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Google Maps and Mash-ups

Learn about Google Maps and Google Maps mash-ups.
Map a List of Addresses With Google Maps and Google Spreadsheets
Map a List is a third-party tool developed by Brian Sobel that lets you take a list of addresses from a Google Docs spreadsheet and turn it into markers in Google Maps.
How to Plan an Alternate Route With Google Maps
Do you want to avoid a toll road, make a side trip, or avoid heavy traffic? It's easy to change your route in Google Maps. Just drag and drop.
RottenNeighbor.com Web Site for Finding Bad Neighbors
RottonNeighbor.com is a new Web site that is designed to help you find out about your neighbors before you move. Users can search zip codes to see the density of rotten neighbors, and they're encouraged to contribute rotten neighbors of their own.
Find Your Way with Google Maps
Google Maps is Google's search engine for locations and directions. It resembles a miniature Google Earth that runs in your web browser instead of on your desktop.
Google Sightseeing
Go on virtual vacations. Google Sightseeing shows interesting spots you can visit with Google Earth.
Summer of Green
This is Google map of environmentally friendly locations, complete with videos for the flagged locations.
Flood Map
This is a third-party map using Google Maps and NASA informatio to simulate the flooding that would be caused by global warming.
Frappr
This is a third-party tool that uses Google technology to create a personal map that your online friends can flag, so you can see their location all over the world.
Google Maps/Yahoo! Maps Mashup
This mashup combines the map interface from Google and the traffic data from Yahoo.
Zip Code Boundary Map
Here's a Google Mashup that lets you find US zip codes and see the boundaries that define where a zip code begins and ends.
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