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Examples Collection Localities of Puya View Puya Locations 2 in a larger map The Boston College Guide to Ulysses Google Earth Science A selection of Google Earth kmz files related to geology and physics. This site is maintained by Declan De Paor, who has other Google Earth related projects on his website Plane Finder Wikipedia Vision A real time display of locations of anonymous updates to Wikipedia. Google Maps Mania A blog that records examples of novel Google Maps projects. Create your Own Google Map Link to PDF Handout This handout will describe the step by step process of creating a basic Google Map. Google Maps Help Google's help page for Google Maps. Other Applications for Mobile GPS Enabling/Disabling Geotagging on Smartphones You can configure most Smartphones to log GPS data for your pictures. This site tells you how to disable the feature (for privacy reasons) but you can use the same instructions to enable the feature. Foursquare and Social Networking Sites Many social networking sites allow you to post your location in order to meet up with friends. They also allow you to share places you like. Geocaching Geocaching is a real-life treasure hunting activity. Using GPS enabled devices, players mark locations and hide caches for other players to find. It can be a great way to explore places you might miss otherwise. There are several Geocaching sites, but the largest is geocaching.com Page Coordinator: Nancy Schafer nschafer@odu.edu This URL: http://www.lib.odu.edu/subjectguides/page.phtml?page_id=180  |