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Map Channels Events
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24 September 2008 * Major Site Update *
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• Interactive event calendars and venue maps
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• Find events by name, category, date or location
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• Ticket price comparison
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• View city tours, attractions and activities
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• Explore venues with Google Street View and Google Earth
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• More features to be added soon - suggestions / requests are welcome
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Example Maps :
Los Angeles (Above)
Racing Events
City Finder
Recommended Browser: Firefox
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Feed Maps
v1.01 Release : 17 August, 2008
Feed Maps - a new API available from Map Channels. Use Feed Maps to easily add a map containing one or more feeds to your website.
KML, GeoRSS, Tab-delimited text and Google Spreadsheet formats are supported.
Options include: Google Earth, Street View, Traffic, Directions, Hotel Search, Name Filters, Description Filters, Visibility Filters, Paging.
Feed Maps are free to use under an Apache License.
Feed Maps contain a separate file of text strings which can easily be translated to present your map using a language other than English.
- Tutorials - Get started with Feed Maps
- API - Complete Feed Maps API Reference
- Language - Present your map in a language other than English
- Tips - Advice to optimize your Feed Maps
- Examples - Feed Maps In Action
- Custom Features - Submit requests for new Feed Map features
View these example maps
View more examples on the Tutorials page.
Update, 25 September, 2008 : Feed Maps in Danish
Thanks to Soren Johannessen for the first translation of Feed Maps into another language.
Soren has used Feed Maps to create this excellent map of Copenhagen Music which combines custom icons, Google Spreadsheets and YouTube video.
The map was featured recently on Google Maps Mania.
Update, 8 October, 2008 : Feed Maps in Swedish
Thanks to Lars Rosenhoff at Tjörnbilder (www.tjornbilder.com/)
Moew information about translations Here.
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Need a hotel ?
Use our Hotel Availability Search to check hotel availability and compare room prices worldwide.
Street Cities
Street Cities is our new site hosting tools to embed Google Street View into web pages. Tools available are :
The Street/Map control
- a compact control to embed a street view and map into any web page. A number of customization options are available.
The Street/Earth control
- view a map and street view alongside a view of the same area in Google Earth. Include the orbit option to rotate the view around a location.
Custom coding services are available to add maps and street view to your website. Please Contact us for more information.
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Dual Maps version 2
Dual Maps - Combine Google Maps with Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps. Dual Maps let you compare imagery between the map APIs, use
the Virtual Earth bird's eye view and the Google Street View.
Dual Maps version 2 features a number of improvements for the display of Google Street Views. Street Views are now displayed in a separate pane above the Google map. A vehicle marker and 'Field of View' overlay
tracks your current location on both maps as you move through the Street View panorama.
Dual Maps are free and do not require registration to use - Click Here to get started.
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Street View Driver
Explore cities currently covered by Google Street View using our Street View Driver.
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Map Channels - Embed, Share and Customize Your Maps
Map Channels is a service that lets you embed a custom map into your website or blog without the need for coding.
An extensive range of options let you tailor your map's appearance to your own needs. Options include a place index sidebar and a tools sidebar.
Tools available include slide show, map filters, multiple map channels, location links and search channels.
Marker tooltips, clickable polygons and lines are standard features.
All the features of the Latest Map Channels map displayed below are available for map channels you create.
The service is free. You can use the map scripts generated by this site for both commercial and non-commercial use.
Update: Feed Maps now offer more features than the original Map Channels embeddable maps.
We recommend you try Feed Maps for creating new embeddable maps.
Get started
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Register for a free user account and access to the full range of Map Channel options.
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Create New Map Channel to embed your map into your website in seconds.
Current Version
The current version of the Map Channels script API is v2.13 (since 10th April, 2008)
Supported Map Formats
Supported Browsers
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
- Internet Explorer (v6 onwards for the PC)
It is recommended to use Firefox when viewing Google maps as Firefox displays maps substantially faster than all other browsers.
Map Ideas
Maps can be useful for a wide range of websites. Here are just a few examples:
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• Community Maps
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• Event Maps
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• Travel Maps
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• Business Maps
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• Photo Maps
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• Video Maps
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View the wide range of map channels shared by users in the Map Channels Library .
Lat49 Mapvertising
Sign up here to include lat49 adverts within maps that you create through Map Channels. No coding is required, all you have to do is register with lat49 and enter your
publisher ID in the advertising section of your channel settings page.
About Lat49
Monetize your map site like never before! lat49 serves dynamic ads right on the map that are relevant to the user's current view.
Targeted by region of interest rather than pushpin-based, lat49 is the mapvertising solution you've been looking for.
Click the banner link below to get started.
Map Channels for Virtual Earth
Use Map Channels for Virtual Earth to embed a 2D or 3D Virtual Earth Map on your website.
• Add one or more KML or GeoRSS feeds
• Feeds are loaded dynamically
• Fast display of large feeds
• Sidebar including filters to display selected feeds
• The sidebar can be displayed or hidden
• Integrated local business search
• Users can add their custom feeds to the map
• 3D Mode - Specify altitude, heading and pitch when starting in 3D
• Bird's Eye View
• Link to a full screen map view
• You can create a VE Map Channel without logging in
Click Here to Get Started
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