Add Locations

Enables adding new locations to the map database

Custom Google Markers

http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/googlemaps/custom.htm
Marker Shadows: http://www.davidchess.com/words/pngalpha.html -- beyond helpful
Usenet...

Faded Tiles/'SkateAtlas' map type

Improves marker recognition I can't help but think this was one of my more creative and successful hacks. I was inspired by the work done on the onnyturf.com subway maps. The simple backgrounds brought out the detailed subway drawings in a way that caught my eye. I hoped to achieve that same clarity for my locations markers without creating custom map tiles and a bit of tinkering turned the standard map into an interesting variation of the original.

Credits

Originally helped along by fading logic from Keenan Tims
Insperation: http://www.onnyturf.com/subwaymap.php -- amazing

Locate via Place

Locates a place by name on the map Displays named locations in the USA matching the given value and further allows you to quickly center and zoom to that location

Credits

Data Supplied by the U.S. Populated Places File U.S. GNIS

Locate via Address

Locates an address on the map given a standard postal address

Credits

Data supplied by the free WSDL web service http://geocoder.us/

Locate via Lat/Lng

Locates a place on the map given the user supplied Lat/Lng values Decimal Input/Standard Input? Currently only supports input in decimal format

Lat/Lng Paste & Decifer

Attempts to decode lat/lng values copied form other sources Copy coordinates from another website to the clipboard, paste them into this textbox and try the "Attempt to Decifer" function. If it works, it prevents you from having to hand extract Lat/Lng values.

Google Maps

Google API to produce custom maps from geopoints.... http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/

Blogger Atom XSLT

XSLT to convert ATOM feed to HTML It wouldn't have taken long to roll my own XSLT file, but given the number of outstanding tasks, I choose to go with an existing file for now and mod it to fit.

Credits

Thanks again to google for helping me find it and Rich Manalang for making a usuable version readily available.