Transit maps in Google Maps
People are finding all sorts of innovative uses for Google Maps, whose satellite maps I once praised in this space. Some innovators have now produced a map of the Chicago CTA and the Boston MBTA in Google Maps. I could not get the MBTA map to work, but the CTA one is quite good.
I am amazed at the technical know-how of the folks who did this, as I have no idea how people manage to fiddle with Google Maps as they do. Those who worked on the two maps above (and on another amazing project I saw, which shows craigslist apartment listings in Google Maps) are to be applauded. Even so, that doesn't stop me from dreaming a bit...wouldn't it be neat if one could overlay bus routes or subway stations on a Google Map, just as Google overlays driving directions on the political maps and satellite photos?
Oh, and sorry IE users...the maps work in Firefox only! Get Firefox.
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massysett | 9:13 PM |
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Hey. What's not working on the MBTA one? I'm trying to track down the problem.
