Wikimapia

blueerica · 03-18-2007, 01:40 PM

I'm not sure if anyone's found/linked this before - but whilst doing some researching, I came across this funny little thing.

www.wikimapia.org

It's as though Google Earth and Wikipedia had a baby - and this is what it looks like. Go to just south of the Huntington Beach Pier to find some tasty waves.

I could spend days on this. Har har.

Alex · 03-18-2007, 03:14 PM

It didn't take off like they hoped but you might find this interesting as well: Paceopedia. It is user supported and connected specific locations in Google Maps to appropriate articles in Wikipedia.

Alex · 03-18-2007, 03:45 PM

I've been going through the town of Vancouver, Washington, and labelling all the homes where I or family members used to live.

I'm sure somebody will find the little corner house labeled with "My great-grandmother used to live in this house. But she's dead now, so my uncle and his family live there." very helpful.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-18-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I've been going through the town of Vancouver, Washington, and labelling all the homes where I or family members used to live.

I'm sure somebody will find the little corner house labeled with "My great-grandmother used to live in this house. But she's dead now, so my uncle and his family live there." very helpful.

I don't know, I could see the real estate market seizing onto it if it lasts a while and address have a chance accumulate a history of entries.

Jazzman · 03-18-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I've been going through the town of Vancouver, Washington, and labelling all the homes where I or family members used to live.

I'm sure somebody will find the little corner house labeled with "My great-grandmother used to live in this house. But she's dead now, so my uncle and his family live there." very helpful.

Actually, this being Vantucky and all there's not really much that's noteworthy, so your previous haunts could become something like tourist attractions. It'd be like The Clark County Map of The Stars.

Alex · 03-19-2007, 07:06 AM

At least people will now know where the IGA on St. Johns is.

Jazzman · 03-19-2007, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

At least people will now know where the IGA on St. Johns is.

Those Rosemere locations (Grandma's House, etc.) wouldn't be yours, would they? I used to live in the house at the corner of 29th and U, just kitty corner to Grandma! Small world, huh? (Congrats on surviving Rosemere, by the way. That's a feat in and of itself.)

Jazzman · 03-18-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

I could spend days on this.

Oh, believe me, that is all too easy to do. First you look up your hometown, then you check out Disneyland, then famous cities, then obscure cities...

It's dangerous...

JWBear · 03-18-2007, 06:02 PM

It doesn't seem to be working for me. All I get is the "Loading Map" page, then it hangs.

Kevy Baby · 03-18-2007, 06:25 PM

Yeah, it gets hung up a lot. The hybrid mode isn't working for me.

But I did find this place

03-18-2007, 01:40 PM	#1
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Wikimapia I'm not sure if anyone's found/linked this before - but whilst doing some researching, I came across this funny little thing. www.wikimapia.org It's as though Google Earth and Wikipedia had a baby - and this is what it looks like. Go to just south of the Huntington Beach Pier to find some tasty waves. I could spend days on this. Har har. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It didn't take off like they hoped but you might find this interesting as well: Paceopedia. It is user supported and connected specific locations in Google Maps to appropriate articles in Wikipedia.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I've been going through the town of Vancouver, Washington, and labelling all the homes where I or family members used to live. I'm sure somebody will find the little corner house labeled with "My great-grandmother used to live in this house. But she's dead now, so my uncle and his family live there." very helpful.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	At least people will now know where the IGA on St. Johns is.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	It doesn't seem to be working for me. All I get is the "Loading Map" page, then it hangs. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Yeah, it gets hung up a lot. The hybrid mode isn't working for me. But I did find this place __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Kevy Baby : 03-18-2007 at 06:32 PM.
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