hobolinks » Mashups http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks Links for the internet hobo Wed, 07 May 2008 17:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Geotag Icon http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:13:29 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/ Bruce at bioneural.net proposes a standard icon for geotags. I might have to start using it with my geo mashup wordpress plugin.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/02/23/geotag-icon/feed/ Full Index of US Army World Topo Maps http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:45:47 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/ These maps have been public for a while from the Perry-Castañeda Library of the University of Texas at Austinj, but this Google-map index of them make finding the one you need much easier.

(Via Free Geography Tools)

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2008/01/28/full-index-of-us-army-world-topo-maps/feed/ Google Maps Icons http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:10:10 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/ Mostly for myself: a nice script that displays all of Google’s map icons. They’ve added some nice ones.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/09/21/google-maps-icons/feed/ SOLMETRA PHP Mapping library http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:25:20 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/ The Google Maps API and GeoNames are two of the most potentially useful web services for outdoor stuff, and the SOLMETRA PHP library makes use of both - something I need to check out.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/08/31/solmetra-php-mapping-library/feed/ Rock Climbing Map of Sydney http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/02/rock-climbing-map-of-sydney/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/02/rock-climbing-map-of-sydney/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 15:00:42 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/02/rock-climbing-map-of-sydney/ Looks like a visit to Sydney, Australia provides a climber with a wide variety of locales.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/05/02/rock-climbing-map-of-sydney/feed/ TrimbleOutdoors.com http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/16/trimbleoutdoorscom/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/16/trimbleoutdoorscom/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:29:28 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/16/trimbleoutdoorscom/ The new “outdoor trips” layer in Google Earth has led me to trimbleoutdoors.com. This company is selling navigation tools for cellphones, and compiling an outdoor trips database. Not huge yet, but seems to be good quality.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/16/trimbleoutdoorscom/feed/ My take on My Maps http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/05/my-take-on-my-maps/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/05/my-take-on-my-maps/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:20:08 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/05/my-take-on-my-maps/ Google has again managed to generate impressive buzz with it’s new “My Maps” feature at Google Maps. I happy to see it, because I hope it will save me from having to write a map editor for my software. Instead I just import a KML file, which can be created or edited with Google’s tools.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/04/05/my-take-on-my-maps/feed/ GPS Tracks http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/08/gps-tracks/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/08/gps-tracks/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:29:35 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/08/gps-tracks/ I haven’t tried it yet, but GPS Tracks has nice, simple, utilitarian interface for uploading and viewing GPX files on a Google map.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/08/gps-tracks/feed/ GO Guide http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/05/go-guide/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/05/go-guide/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:39:05 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/05/go-guide/ This is a nice outdoor activity mashup for Southwestern Pennsylvania. Quite useful if you live there, I’d imagine.

]]> http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/03/05/go-guide/feed/ The Outdoor Map for Bloggers http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/02/24/the-outdoor-map-for-bloggers/ http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/02/24/the-outdoor-map-for-bloggers/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:17:57 +0000 cyberhobo http://www.cyberhobo.net/hobolinks/2007/02/24/the-outdoor-map-for-bloggers/ If you have a blog that refers to outdoor places, my map site theoutdoormap.com has something new to offer: automatic links back to your blog posts. Take a second to consider it.

We often name outdoor places when we write. Maybe we link the name to one of a great number of web sites relevant to the place. I think we could reap many benefits by sending these links to the location pages of The Outdoor Map:

  • If your link comes from a blog with an RSS feed, The Outdoor Map will scan the feed and attempt to add a link back to your post from the location page. (Here’s an example). This will create a chronological list of blog posts relevant to the location, including yours. All it takes to accomplish this is:
    1. Search The Outdoor Map to find the location.
    2. Copy the URL for the location’s detail page.
    3. Use the URL in your post to link the location name.

    That’s it - you don’t even have to have an account at The Outdoor Map.

  • I’m committed to gathering the best online resources for outdoor locations available for every location.
  • If you are a member, you can add relevant links to the location detail page, and rate existing links.

That’s a brief summary. There’s more there, and I’m always working to improve it. You can help me just by using it. If something is preventing you, please tell me what it is. Thanks!

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