Microsoft 3D views are catching up with Google. Google bought “Google Earth” from Keyhole and acquired the 3D building technology a few years ago, Google Earth runs as an application on a desktop but it needs an internet connection as none (?) of the data is actually stored locally.
Microsoft’s 3D views don’t store locally either, […]

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In the last post we talked about some of Microsoft technology for locating users.
As you can see, we use Microsoft Virtual Earth maps for MapVisitors.
However, we couldn’t use their geocoder because it runs on the client side in Javascript, and I couldn’t figure out how that would work with our architecture, because we only want […]

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Not sure we have you mapped correctly? Our primary source of data is http://www.hostip.info.

If they do not know where you are or have you placed incorrectly, it is likely our service is mapping you incorrectly as well.
Go to their site http://www.hostip.info. On the upper right it will say whether they are detecting your IP address and […]

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Although your Guide is always available to answer your questions, using the forum will be more beneficial since your message will reach a greater number of people. As a result, a large number of Italy travelers can contribute to or benefit from the discussions. Feel free to use this forum to ask questions, express your […]

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I need some help I am trying to install the world map module, but when following the instructions something do not match. if i understand Ok i must give my site url to get the 8 nummers to activate the module but in the map-amung us page there is no field to enter the url.

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I always want to know when I travel internationally that how to map out between the two cities, as due to the flight route change, I would like to know the differences and at what hour I would pass which city or continent, in case I am awake on the airplane, then I could try […]

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Macquarie Island is surrounded by vast fields of thick bull kelp, anchored to rocks in the ocean (often at depths of over 20 metres) and waving slowly in the waves. It is impressive to view, but also is something of a hazard for the propellors of zodiacs and small boats.

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Looking to advertise on MapVisitors? We are offering “feed hosting” on the home page of MapVisitors, see http://www.mapvisitors.com/.
See the blue and green boxes on the left? They consist of title link, subtitle link, and 2 to 5 article or post links within the box. You can have a box like this on our home page […]

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We are proud to introduce a new service, you can submit a custom button that matches your site’s colors and layout for just $11. You must design the button yourself, we will not design it for you.
First make payment using this form – paypal or credit card.
Then send the button (PNG format only!) to use at website@mp2kmag.com. […]

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Here are a couple of requests and items we plan to work on next. Note that Jon has now moved from temporary housing into a new house and it getting settled in and should be back to help tackle development in the near future.

From Cindy: “avoid having the legend on top of the map and thus […]

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