Flash Earth
2007/09/30 22:01 Filed in: Cool Stuff
I've tried a number of mapping applications online.
One of the coolest, of course, is Google Earth. But even Google
Earth is a little lacking. For one thing, it
does not have detailed maps of where I live.
Recently I ran across a site called Flash Earth. You can choose from a number of maps. I was happily surprised to discover that one of the maps includes fairly recent data of 3ABN and the surrounding area — the only one that I've ever seen with such detail. You can view that here. If you click that click, and click again on the dark area in the middle to dismiss it, you will see a cross-hair in the middle, centered on 3ABN's Production Center. The Call Center, Sound Center, Worship Center, and school are also visible. You can even see my apartment, but I'm not going to point it out. (Who knows who's reading this?) If any of my friends are interested, they are welcome to e-mail me, and I'll show you where it is. In the upper right corner is the little hick town of Thompsonville.
Recently I ran across a site called Flash Earth. You can choose from a number of maps. I was happily surprised to discover that one of the maps includes fairly recent data of 3ABN and the surrounding area — the only one that I've ever seen with such detail. You can view that here. If you click that click, and click again on the dark area in the middle to dismiss it, you will see a cross-hair in the middle, centered on 3ABN's Production Center. The Call Center, Sound Center, Worship Center, and school are also visible. You can even see my apartment, but I'm not going to point it out. (Who knows who's reading this?) If any of my friends are interested, they are welcome to e-mail me, and I'll show you where it is. In the upper right corner is the little hick town of Thompsonville.
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GDP Map of the USA
2007/09/09 11:49 Filed in: Cool Stuff
Check out this cool map that
replaces the names of states in the USA with the
names of other countries that have the same
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the respective
state. (You may want to copy the main map
onto your desktop, and view it from there. It's
big.)
My own state, Illinois, apparently has a GDP comparable to Mexico.
The page also contains a number of spin-off maps, including one comparing life expectancies of states to those of other countries. Hmmm. Illnois is comparable to ... Kuwait.
My own state, Illinois, apparently has a GDP comparable to Mexico.
The page also contains a number of spin-off maps, including one comparing life expectancies of states to those of other countries. Hmmm. Illnois is comparable to ... Kuwait.