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Specialized maps pinpoint crime, cheap gas, more (USA Today)

With Global Positioning System units and websites offering turn-by-turn driving directions and information on nearby businesses, fewer people may be using boring folding maps these days. However, online maps are seeing a resurgence, due in large part to the success of Google Maps.

Israel disappears from world maps sold by Ikea in Abu Dhabi (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

TORONTO - Ikea is investigating how Israel was blacked out from world maps that the Scandinavian furniture store sells in its Abu Dhabi store.

Google Pumps up Mobile Maps, but Not for IPhone (PC World)

Google Maps is among the most useful and, dare I say, most beloved apps on the iPhone. But while the Google Mobile Maps team…

Web site maps crimes on campus (Daily Illini)

Deciding what route to walk home at night is easier with a new Web site that shows when and where crimes happen in Campustown. The University is now included on UCrime.com, a Web site that maps criminal activity on college campuses. The Web site has a University map with icons where criminal activity took place.

Google pumps up Mobile Maps, but not for iPhone (Macworld)

Google has added some new features to its Mobile Maps application for Blackberry and Java-enabled phones, but not for the iPhone.

Google’s mobile maps leaves iPhones out (UPI)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) — Internet search engine giant Google says its new version of Google Maps will help U.S. pedestrians envision where they might be going.

Google Mobile Maps New Street Views & Walking Directions Not 100% (Search Engine Roundtable)

Are you a heavy user of Google Maps for Mobile? Google has announced that both Street View and Walking Directions have been added to the handheld application. If you want to see it in action, go to google.com/gmm from your mobile browser and then download the application for your phone. While this is promising and I’d love to see it myself, some forum members are reporting issues with …

Microsoft Launches New Live Search Maps India & New Virtual Earth Imagery (Search Engine Land)

Microsoft has announced they released a new Live Search Maps India plus new imagery to Virtual Earth. Click to continue reading…

Appeals possible with FEMA flood risk zone maps (The Daily News of Newburyport)

SALISBURY and mdash; For the 250 property owners whose flood insurance rates could rise as a result of a proposed new flood risk zone insurance maps, there is a 90-day appeal process that will go into effect once public notification appears in local papers.

NovaMind Connect allows sharing of Mind Maps (MacNN)

Brainstorming software company NovaMind has announced a new system for sharing its Mind Maps online, NovaMind Connect. Maps created in the program can be exported into HTML format for others to view and use. While browsing through the shared maps, the branches are shown in outline form, allowing for navigation between each section. Content that has already been uploaded can still be edited, …

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