Monthly Archive for May, 2007

Ordnance Survey maps return in Multimap

The Multimap site has been revised. The changes resulted in a temporary loss of the OS maps; gloomy news for geography teachers, however I’m delighted to report that they have now been restored and that the service is better than ever.
This page details the new improvements. The old version of the site is still available.

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The hybrid function that overlays a layer of OS maps on top of the aerial photograph is retained which is very good news indeed as it’s a really useful teaching feature:
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The OS maps are somewhat hidden away. It’s necessary to mouse-over the map button on the top left side of the view and click the OS image that appears:
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The Hide Sidebar button reveals a larger expanse of OS map than any other web-based service I’m aware of. If Digital Geography gave out awards, MultiMap would be highly commended!

More on embedding Google Maps

Another demonstration of the usefulness of the Google Map Embedder tool.
The original Earth As Art Google Map was created by Jonathan Perkins. I’ve taken his KML overlay of images from the NASA/USGS website Our Earth As Art and displayed them on the map below, using the satellite view instead.

Our Earth As Art

Here’s a great classroom example from a UK geography teacher who has created a map of a local fieldwork enquiry:

Embedding Google My Maps in a blog or website

I’ve completed a “how to” guide for embedding maps into a website or blog, like this one: