Newscientist.com has put up a google map in support of its article on best places in the world for treatment of four different types of cancer.
Click here to view the map at Newscientist.com
Jul 102008
Do you think you are happy? Rate your happiness level on a scale of 1 to 10.
That was the question on which 95 nations were ranked depending on the level of happiness their citizens reported, by the folks at the World Database of Happiness.
Denmark ranks topmost with its people basking in joy and glory at an average score of 8.2. They are closely followed by the Swiss at a happiness of 8.1 . Interestingly, five of the 13 happiest nations are Scandinavian.
I have used "My Maps" to create a listing of the 13 happiest nations with average happiness level and a happy fact for each country.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/23/happiness-world-index-oped-cx_hra_0423happy.html
Apr 052007
Google has come up with a new enhancement to its Google Maps service. The My Maps feature enables users to mark up, annotate and draw lines and polygons directly within the Google Maps interface. With this new feature, making mashups is no more restricted to only the developers who make use of the Google Maps API.
Google Maps and Google Earth go hand in hand. Once a map is created, you can export it to KML and thereby view it in Google Earth. Use the KML link to download a KML file of the map you’ve created, and then open the file in Google Earth.
For more assistance on making use of this amazing feature, check out the User Guide
