contours!

weird mapping

i'm loving the different geographies produced by tags and how our mental model of place changes.. the open data is prett cool too

seeing edits in near real-time

geocoding - the interesting thing here is how they approximate boundaries, which for anyone snagged by OS rights (i.e. most of us) is a *very* interesting approach

The future? If you have maps on fabric then nappy maps and shirt maps are clearly on the horizon. No longer will you raise your arm to look at your watch, your cuff will be a printed map.

grab and go geography

enter your location and it will tell you your nearest pubs, cashpoints, hospitals and megaliths. also available with fire eagle!

sorry, this is just so utterly fascinating. the next step is UPSing colossal things - KPIs [speed, engine performance, cargo weight] ETAs etc.

an 'accurate' geographical representation of the London tube

radical geography - differing interpretations of the territory

travel data r us. :)

Many cab companies, including San Francisco's Yellow Cab, outfit their cabs with GPS to aid in rapidly dispatching cabs to their customers. Each San Francisco based Yellow Cab vehicle is currently outfitted with a GPS tracking device that is used by dispa

nice searchable database of people donating to the US presidential candidates. wish there were easier ways into the data - but it's neat all the same.