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Google Earth

Google Earth has gone underwater with this latest iteration of their popular Earth-roaming application. Along with traveling the usual roads provided by previous versions of Google Earth, visitors can now visit the bottom of the Mariana Trench, learn about ocean observations, and even discover new places to surf and dive. On the Google Earth homepage, visitors can take a guided tour of all these...

http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Google Maps Used in Creative and Compelling Manner

Many online mapping tools continue to be used in creative ways to disseminate information about all types of data, ranging from where to find a new vacuum cleaner to looking for which city has the highest rate of child obesity. One of the best known products is the four-month old mapping feature from Google, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company. While many people have just been utilizing the...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2005/0610
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Map Stack

Map Stack allows educators, students, or anyone fascinated by maps to create exquisitely tailored cartographic images via a web-based click interface. The tool uses a system very close to the classic Photoshop platform of layers and palettes, allowing users to design their own maps without having to know any code, install software, or even do any typing. Layers are created using roads, labels,...

http://mapstack.stamen.com/
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Mapme

Maps can serve multiple purposes; one can use maps to chart the top mountain biking trails in America, keep track of upcoming events, or help plan a family trip. Mapme can be used for all of these purposes. After creating a free account, users will find two different formats to explore, Mapme Story and Mapme Classic. Mapme Story allows users to integrate maps, text, images, and videos in order to...

https://mapme.com/
Marble

Marble's developers describe it as a "virtual globe and world atlas." Marble uses OpenStreetMap to provide street maps, satellite maps, and topographic maps. It also pulls in data from other public sources to provide a number of data layers including real time weather, cloud cover information, earthquake measurements, real time traffic, and more. Marble can also display educational and historical...

https://marble.kde.org/
Neatline

Neatline is a set of geospatial additions for Omeka designed to let users construct geotemporal exhibits that contain "beautiful, complex maps, image annotations, and image sequences" drawn from data stored in a digital collection. It is designed to occupy the space between consumer-grade mapping software such as Google Earth and professional GIS applications such as ArcGIS. The developers aim to...

https://neatline.org
Trail Runner 1.0

For those who enjoy a run of some distance across a variety of terrains, this application is definitely worth a look. With Trail Runner, users can create a geographic display of their workout area, plan routes interactively, and also export route descriptions onto their iPod. While the application does not actually contain digital maps itself, it does offer ample directions and instructions on...

http://www.trailrunnerx.com/english.html
TrailRunner 1.8

Everyone's looking for an improved running or walking path, and TrailRunner can help you do just that. TrailRunner 1.8 is essentially a route planning application designed for sports like running, biking, and inline skating. Visitors can create interactive maps, review alternate routes, and export the directions onto their iPod. This version is compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.

http://www.trailrunnerx.com/trailrunnermini.php
USAPhotoMaps 2.49

Designed for those who have a need for maps from the United States Geological Survey, this helpful application will be of general interest to numerous other parties as well. With this program, visitors can download aerial photographs and topographic maps from Microsoft's Terraserver website. After completing this step, visitors can scroll through the maps, mark waypoints, and center the map on any...

http://www.jdmcox.com/