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August 17, 2005

Mapping roundup: new ways to shop, eat, traverse

The wonders of technology and people with too much free time on their hands. Luckily for the rest of us, there is a bumper crop of new maps of New York City with all sorts of quirky features. Here are some of the best new ones:

Food212.com’s maps of Chinatown, Gramercy and West 40s
iPod subway map of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens
Another NYC subway map, route finder
A9 photo mapping of New York City
Williamsburger – reviews via pushpin
CityLaunch maps of sales and discounts in NYC
New York coffee shops via Google Earth
Do-it-yourself sex map from the Museum of Sex
Wifi at campgrounds and truck stops across the U.S.
A twisted one: effects of high-yield explosive detonations
Measure exact short distances with a Google Map Pedometer
Unofficial Google maps tracking blog

Earlier: HopStop.com adds NYC city guide, airport directions
MTA mulls satellite tracking for bus stop schedules
Trips123 to offer e-mail notice of transit snafus
Long Island Rail Road sending e-mail service alerts
New travel helpers: Google Local and RideFinder
Electronic city guides: Vindigo, HopStop, Rough Guide
You can get there from here
Tri-State trekking resource

Update: Another list like this at Howard Sherman's Nuggets and see Google Maps Mania for Google maps for your Blackberry.

August 17, 2005 11:50 AM in Foodology, Maps, Shopology, Techology, Transportology

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