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SOLMETRA PHP Mapping library

cyberhobo — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:25:20 +0000

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.

Applications for Google’s AJAX Feed API?

cyberhobo — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:12:01 +0000

Among all Google’s APIs, I will be most interested in how the most recent AJAX Feed API gets used. May not sound like much, but could it make it so easy to rip off content from blogs that bloggers will have a disincentive to create good content? Or will it just give birth lots of neat, properly credited aggregations, like a master map of the GeoRSS feeds from all of our outdoor blogs? Will traffic be properly channeled or plain stolen? I’m both trepidatious and tempted to dive in.

PCT Planner Online

cyberhobo — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:55:28 +0000

I bet that nearly everyone attempting a through hike of a national scenic trail produces at least one horribly complex spreadsheet in the planning process. Only a matter of time, it seems, before somebody puts their planning process into some free online software. This one’s just for the PCT.

Google Maps API steps toward open source

cyberhobo — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:56:57 +0000

It’s easy to wish for things in the Google Maps API once you get started using it. Chances are that others want the same things. Google has taken the first step towards letting us work on their API by opening parts of it on Google Code.

Travellerspoint

cyberhobo — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:59:03 +0000

A site that aggregates information from individual traveler’s blogs, among other traveler features. There’s a new mapping feature as well - not sure if this creates a map automatically from your blog’s geoRSS feed, but that would be cool. I think blog aggregration is a technique that’s going to start popping up everywhere.

Outdoorzy.com

cyberhobo — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:34:52 +0000

A new outdoor community site opens its doors with nice array of features, but no maps (that I found).

(Via The Adventure Blog)

Javascript Libraries

cyberhobo — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:24:39 +0000

I know I can’t keep hand-coding javascript on my sites much longer - browser incompatibilities alone will eventually eat me alive. This article was most helpful in getting a quick sense of the current state of free javascript libraries.

Docking Boxes Script

cyberhobo — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:07:58 +0000

Changing the order of things is so nice to be able to do on a web page, but I haven’t even wanted to think about the scripting. Nice to see that brothercake is sharing their implementation.

Google Maps announces geocoding

cyberhobo — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:34:08 +0000

Yes indeed, that’s mailing address to geo coordinates right there in the API, along with a big imagery upgrade, Google Earth for Linux, etc, etc. I guess now I’ll have to get cracking adding address entry wherever coordinates are typed…

Google Web Toolkit

cyberhobo — Wed, 17 May 2006 02:37:33 +0000

It sounds a little heavy, but can I afford not to check it out?