Archive for the ‘google maps’ tag
Svalbard
Screenshot of Svalbard on Google Maps.
Flying Birds in Google Street View
Flying birds caught in Google Street View – link to the location here.
Studies: Where My Power Comes From
Rokeby Generating Station (8000 SW 12th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska)
Terry Bundy Generating Station (7707 Bluff Road, Lincoln, Nebraska)
8th and J (Lincoln, Nebraska)
[ details here ]
Empty Recycling Bins
McFarthest Spot
Stephen Von Worley of the Data Pointed blog has found the spot in the US that is furthest from any McDonalds. Located in Nevada, it is about 115 miles from the nearest golden arches.
Tesla’s Lab today
GoogleMaps view of where Tesla’s lab stood in the early 20th century. Sadly, it is now a Subway and dry cleaner.
Field in the middle of the UAE
Coast of Dubai
Pizza deliveries cataloged on Google Maps
While looking at a grayed-out military base on Google Maps sent to me by a friend and visible above in the lower right-hand corner, I found a link to the above map. It appears that pizza delivery driver Will Dockery and his fellow employees have documented their deliveries from October 20, 2008 until the most recent update on September 8, 2009.
I love the overlapping histories and trajectories; Dockery’s deliveries bounded by the forbidden zone of the military base. What if every cell phones enabled a simple tracking of a behavior, overlaid on a map? What if this kind of data were as ubiquitous as photography?
