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Toledo Mapping Project - I'd like to share a mapping and photo mash-up I started using local.live.com. I've got it started with a few of my own photos and a few I got from Micah's public photos (Micah I gave you credit).

The idea is to include a photo of a location in Toledo or NW Ohio on the map. Here's where you come in. You can add your own photo to the map simply by referencing where your photo is located. For example (http://yourwebsite.com/photos/me.jpg). As long as JR doesn't mind, just refernce your photo's location here. Any photo of a business, park, street,etc. in Toledo or Northwest Ohio is acceptable.

Take a look at the link, play around with it and see what you think. If you hover over the number the photo is displayed,

Toledo Mapping Project
posted by rickreed to technology at 8:57 P.M. EST     (17 Comments)

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Great idea, Rick.
posted by historymike at 07:14 A.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

Great project, Rick! Thanks for sharing.
posted by DoknowDocare at 09:10 A.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

Forgot to mention that I need to load up the photo since the account is under my name. You can just reference your photo here and I'll take the link and add it to the map.

For example: http://static.flickr.com/62/206851158_4c4e3f6bbe.jpg
posted by rickreed at 09:26 A.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

Also...a public link is generated which we be shared with everyone, like the link in the original post. If I can get a few dozen photos the map will be pretty useful I think.
posted by rickreed at 09:28 A.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

Thats really cool! I'm pretty sure that we all can fill that map up.

I know it's not Toledo, but here's a recent pic of the windmills in BG.

http://static.flickr.com/70/205357258_66a039894c.jpg
posted by micah at 10:24 A.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

here is a photo of the Medical University Ohio taken from Arlington Avenue looking south.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f202/tavarish57/MUO.jpg
posted by KraZyKat at 11:55 A.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

This is a link the the Edward Ford Mansion located at 2205 Collingwood. Ford started the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company predecessor to L-O-F.

http://static.flickr.com/40/87136349_59ebdf941a.jpg
posted by Adam at 12:10 P.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

Thanks for the photos. Keep them coming! More pictures have been added. Micah where exactly are the windmills?

For any picture, an exact location and a good size photo, maybe somewhere around 500 pixels would be ideal.

Toledo Mapping Project
posted by rickreed at 06:31 P.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

I've been looking around at this link. Very cool! I'm going to look through my pictures and see if I have anything.
posted by katie82640 at 09:20 P.M. EST on Sat Aug 05, 2006     #

Great idea!! But, why limit it to just Toledo and NW Ohio? Let's include the whole Lake Erie West Region! It can become a great marketing tool to call attention to our region globally.
posted by lew at 11:01 A.M. EST on Sun Aug 06, 2006     #

You know that you could sell ads on a site like this. Businesses associated by location....maybe you're already onto this?
posted by katie82640 at 07:34 P.M. EST on Sun Aug 06, 2006     #

Unless I'm mistaken, this is a google run website, but it has user input. I think Google would be pretty angry if he sold advertisements on their investment...haha
posted by HeyHey at 10:16 P.M. EST on Sun Aug 06, 2006     #

Oops....I meant microsoft.
posted by HeyHey at 10:17 P.M. EST on Sun Aug 06, 2006     #

Anyone ever check out Wikimapia? Sounds a lot like what you're trying to do, but it uses the Google Maps API.
posted by thenick at 11:10 A.M. EST on Mon Aug 07, 2006     #

Ah you have a point there :-) They probably already have something cooking.

Have you seen Google Earth? It's a sat application. You can download it through Google.

Is this something the City of Toledo would be willing to link to?
posted by katie82640 at 12:38 P.M. EST on Mon Aug 07, 2006     #

But, why limit it to just Toledo and NW Ohio? Let's include the whole Lake Erie West Region!
Yep, the entire NW Ohio area.

You know that you could sell ads on a site like this. Businesses associated by location....maybe you're already onto this?
Great idea. Not sure about doing this.

Anyone ever check out Wikimapia?
Never seen it before. I did check it out and no pictures.

I just wanted something local and thought placing pictures in the map would be useful. I guess it's only as good as the personal pictures people offer. I hope to take some photos and add but was hoping for some help. :-)
posted by rickreed at 04:47 P.M. EST on Mon Aug 07, 2006     #

"Let's include the whole Lake Erie West Region!" "Yep, the entire NW Ohio area"

Lake Erie West includes SE MIchigan and a piece of Canada! (The Ambassador Bridge is at milage marker 47 on I-75).

Lake Erie West is defined as the geography that can be reached in one hour's drive time from the intersection of I-75 and I 80/90. (65 mph on the Interstates). Globally, Lake Erie West means something. NW Ohio and SE Michigan causes confusion and appears to be devisive.
posted by lew at 02:34 P.M. EST on Tue Aug 08, 2006     #

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