After a while of silent ExploreOurPla.net adapts to new Google Maps 2. Google made major changes to their code and map database. The update will give you overlays and more detailed maps.
Google Satellite Maps provides more high resolution pictures, mainly of Germany which is now 99% covered. Google Street Maps includes from Portugal to Warzawa now the bigger part of Europe.
Next days you’ll find updates here with more detailed descriptions of all new features.
Geotagged mp3 sound files from all over the world collected by the Freesound project let you feel the audio atmosphere from other countries.
Listen to japanese kids performing for Undokai, Beach ambience recorded at Playa del Medio or a Santa Clara Vanguard drum line warming up in Denver. Currently there are about 500 files and the list updates every day.
Viewing a semi transparent map on top of an other is called an overlay.
So indicates the ‘DMSP/NOAA human settlements night lights of the world’ the use of electric energy and therefore human population.
Look at both parts of Korea to get the picture. South Korea has two times more inhabitants per square kilometer, though a nearly 18 times higher electricity consumption makes the different visible.
The ‘lights’ overlay is available for all users. To avoid projection shifts with lower levels (<6) choose Landsat 7 as base map.
All maps indexed at ExploreOurPla.net are loadable as overlay, however not all support transparency. The map page now has links to load layers as base map or overlay.
In general vector maps mostly have tranparent areas, where raster maps have not.
Using multiple overlays stresses your browser and your Internet connection. With Firefox ExploreOurPla.net loads maps faster and navigates smoother. If the screens remains complete or partial grey while switching maps in Internet Explorer, zooming in and out helps to refresh.
Geonames.org has unleashed a new JSON service and syndicates RSS feeds to geoRSS-feeds.
Registered users of ExploreOurPla.net get latest news from RSS-Feeds mashup-ped with go coordinates.
When ever the service detecteds an appropiate keyword it will add latitude and longitude to the RSS-entry.
You can choose any open RSS-feed and append the URL to the list in your extended profile manager.
