Here’s something that puts to use, the new ‘Reverse Geocoding’ feature of the Google Maps API.
This Digital Inspiration page lets you click on a Google Map and returns the nearest street address.
Also, a search box is included to find an approximate location before you click to get an address.
Did you ever wonder, where your current location could be on the other side of the planet?
Well, here’s a simple tool that serves the purpose – antipodr
This tool works with any address, city, state or zip code and uses Google Maps to display the entered location and its relative location on the other side of the planet, along with their coordinates.
Here’s a sample:
I should be able to turn myself into some aquatic creature if I ever decide to live on the other side of the planet.
From Matt’s Geography Blog:
The Mother Jones website has an interactive map depicting the presence of U.S. troops around the world for every half-decade since 1950 plus 2007.
Use the slider at the base of the map to see a timed animation of troop strength from 1950 through 2007. Zooming into a region and placing the map cursor on a country lists the number of troops and stationed sites. The site describes the source being Pentagon worldwide troop data.
