New The Oldest Google Map Known To Man

Over the weekend Mapperz asked me if I knew which was the oldest Google Maps mashup that nevertheless worked. So I dug out my Indiana Jones chapeau & whip together with began searching through the dusty annals of the Google archives.

At starting fourth dimension I idea it was a rattling tardily inquiry to answer. Paul Rademacher's HousingMaps is good known equally the oldest Google Maps hack together with the terminal fourth dimension I had checked I'm pretty certain that HousingMaps still worked. However checking it i time again this calendar week I constitute that it has sadly taken a dive into the dead pool. HousingMaps seems to receive got fallen prey to the discontinuation of the Google Maps API v2 dorsum inward November.


The mo always postal service on Google was virtually the pop Google Sightseeing website. Google Sightseeing is nevertheless rattling much last together with equally pop equally ever. But, if my retentivity serves me correct, inward its early on days Google Sightseeing was non a hack of Google Maps simply used screenshots together with links to Google Maps inward its never ending hollo for to convey y'all the best satellite images from Google Maps. So sadly it doesn't qualify equally the oldest Google Maps mashup.

One of the earliest clever Google Maps hacks was past times the
In June 2005 Google officially released the Google Maps API. Soon later on its unloosen Google Maps Transparencies was created. Google Maps Transparencies used the API to practise a clever map that allowed y'all to overlay a satellite sentiment on pinnacle of a map layer. And it nevertheless does - because yes Google Maps Transparencies is nevertheless last together with well.

So I'm happy to pronounce Google Maps Transparencies equally the oldest surviving Google Maps Mashup. Unless of degree y'all know improve ...

0 Response to "New The Oldest Google Map Known To Man"

Post a Comment

Iklan Atas Artikel

Iklan Tengah Artikel 1

Iklan Tengah Artikel 2

Iklan Bawah Artikel