UMapper | creating real-time twitter maps

Who’s saying what and from where in the world? The latest UMAPPER service has embedded Twitter real-time feeds for you to view tweets on location. Pretty snappy and easy for exploring. Type a key word on the built-in search window for test drive! Want to create a Twitter map? Go to UMAPPER.COM

Create My Map in Google Maps

Go to Google Maps Help for more info.

Breaking-news visual story telling

This post was created on Dec. 10, 2008 for another blog with much wider display format (for learning purpose.) This shows how you can use free Web hosts like Slice.com and Google Maps/Streetview features to visually tell a major breaking-news event quickly, from any location using a computer with access to the Internet.

F/A-18 jet crashes into homes

A Korean immigrant who lost his wife, two children and mother-in-law when a Marine Corps jet slammed into the family’s house said Tuesday he did not blame the pilot, who ejected and survived. (AP photos show in slide below)

Smoke rises from a fire in a suburban neighborhood, foreground, after an F-18 military jet crashed in San Diego Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. In the background is the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. (AP/Denis Poroy)

View F/A-18 jet crashes into homes in a larger map with picture.

Below is interactive Google Street View showing the destroyed homes and neighborhood before the accident. Click and dragmouse to activate:

Google Street View (undated) of the homes before the crash:

View of the destroyed homes immediately after the Dec. 8 crash. (AP/Matt Rose):

H1N1 flu tracker map by Recombiomics

Here is the link to this comprehensive map. Below is the introduction excerpt:

“ Tracking the progress of H1N1 swine flu

This map and the data behind it were compiled by Dr. Henry Niman, a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza Labs and Google. The map was compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions. ”