Washington DC's Public Art Map

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ArtAround is a Google Map of public art in Washington DC.

The ArtAround map allows the user to search by type of art (murals, statues, street art, museums, etc.) and by location. The map also displays current events and festivals and public art venues. Another interesting feature of the map is the ability to filter the results by date.

A slider control beneath the map allows the user to select dates from a time-line which updates the map to show the relevant results. The slider control is a really useful tool for anyone interested in Washington DC's art history.

America's Gardens on Google Maps

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Find a Garden is one woman's mission to map and visit America's flower gardens. What started out as a personal project to create a map that would be useful in planning garden visits has now become a handy resource for anyone interested in flowers and horticulture.

The map shows the locations of all types of gardens, from small park rose gardens to state botanical gardens. Each of the gardens includes a link to the garden's website and the gardens that are indicated with a tick include the map creator's own photographs and ratings of the garden.

The Wonderful Worlds of Minecraft

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TopoMC is busy recreating the map of the United States using the online block building game of Minecraft.

A number of American cities and regions have already been mapped using Minecraft and data from the U.S. Geological Survey. TopoMC uses the National Elevation Dataset and the National Land Cover Dataset to automatically generate Minecraft maps of cities and regions.

The TopoMC website includes links to download the already created world files into Minecraft or to view the cities and regions in Google Maps. The screenshot above shows the Google Map of New York City recreated in Minecraft using TopoMC.

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The Google Maps Bar Crawl Planner

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The City Swig is a handy guide to the best bar specials, beer prices, and liquor prices in Richmond, Virginia.

If you are heading out for a night on the town then you can use The City Swig to find the best possible route taking in the cheapest beer or liquor. The route planner lets you choose the day of the week and the area of Virginia that you wish to visit and then produces a handy Google Map showing the bars and stores offering the best deals.

Do You Know Your 'Hood?

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How well do you know the neighborhoods of your city? Click that 'Hood will test your local knowledge with a fun little neighborhood quiz.

The game presents you with a Google Maps satellite view of your city with all the neighborhoods outlined on the map. You then have to click on the correct neighborhood when prompted by the app. You have to get 20 right in the shortest possible time.

Currently there are 16 American cities to play. Click Your 'Hood also includes instructions on how you can create your own neighborhood quiz. All you need to do is get the shapefiles for the neighborhoods in your city and follow the simple instructions.

Asteroid 2012 DA14's Path

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Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass the Earth on Friday. At around 7.30pm GMT it will be as close as 17,200 miles to the Earth.

The asteroid will be very faint, it will be thousands of times fainter than Jupiter and 250 times fainter than the stars of the Plough. However if you live in a part of the world where it is dark enough at the time the asteroid passes you should be able to see it with a good pair of binoculars or a telescope.

To find out where the asteroid will be in the night sky then check out the HeyWhatsThat: Close Asteroid Approach. The app uses two Google Earth plugins to show the path of the asteroid. You can set your location on one Google Earth plugin and the asteroid's location will be shown on a map of the night sky. A time-line beneath the map allows you to check the asteroid's position at different times.

Washington DC's Public Art Map

To contact us Click HERE

ArtAround is a Google Map of public art in Washington DC.

The ArtAround map allows the user to search by type of art (murals, statues, street art, museums, etc.) and by location. The map also displays current events and festivals and public art venues. Another interesting feature of the map is the ability to filter the results by date.

A slider control beneath the map allows the user to select dates from a time-line which updates the map to show the relevant results. The slider control is a really useful tool for anyone interested in Washington DC's art history.