11 great new US Google Maps Mashups!

Google Maps + Ed.gov = Map of all US accredited schools:

David Glasser has created a map based search tool called The EDU Map to help you "locate your future". It takes the database of schools found from the U.S. Department of Education website and mashes it up with Google Maps in a simple and useful mashup to help you find *any* accredited school in the US. It's actually quite surprising how many schools there are in a given city. For primary schools try this mashup. [Found via ProgrammableWeb]

Google My Maps Mashup: DC Taxi Zones:

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Google Maps Mashup of US Tornado Paths - Just in time for the 2007 tornado season the University of Michigan AOSS department is offering a new website for exploring tornado paths. The paths of all tornadoes from 1950-2005 (so far) can be viewed. When you click on one of the tornado icons you will see a place to add information and you can "Fly the Path", which throws you into Google Earth for a 3D tour of the tornado's path showing nearby schools.

Mashup for weekend trips around major cities:

71Miles.com is a new domestic travel site that uses Google Maps to help you plan weekend trips. I'm really liking the use of the "Expand Map/Shrink Map" creating a really nice, seamless integration of Google Maps into the design of the main page. Google Maps is also used throughout the site for every destination that's covered. For now the site has launched for only Northern California but soon it will include Washington DC, New York and more, along with some "interesting uses of KML" apparently on the way as well.

More US-based Mashups:

• Yahoo! Personals + American Singles + JDate + Craigslist... + Google Maps... = DatesNearby.net
• 911 Truth Movement Map - Maps 911 "truth groups" from across the US.
• The Tour Map - Concert Tour Maps, Music Videos and Biographies. Current tours: Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Keith Urban, Rod Stewart and The Police.
• One Trick Towns in the USA - From http://www.mibazaar.com/
• Indeed.com adds GeoRSS location data to rss feeds - Indeed is a jobs search site that searches job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.
• HotJobs + (Other major jobs websites) + Google Maps = JobSearchMaps.com
• Harley Davidson Dealers + Google Maps = HogShop.com

11 New U.S. Google Maps Mashups

New York State Traffic Map - The New York State Transportation Federation has put together a great Google Maps mashup that displays "real-time transportation status" throughout the state. Map markers plot traffic cameras, roadworks, critical incidents, weather alerts/forecasts and present traffic speeds. To get a close-up view of metropolitan areas, zoom in for more detailed conditions and data points.

Fox5 New York Heavy Snow & Ice Risk Map [Via The Google Earth Blog]

MTBA Transit Planner:

Boston's MTBA Transit system (commonly referred to as "The T") has integrated Google Maps into their official website. In a special "Trip Planner" section T users are asked to: "..Enter an address, intersection, station or landmark below and we'll supply the best travel routes for you." Simply click on your start and end point, departure time, bus or rail, what you'd like to minimize along the route (transfers, time or walking) and if you'd like accessibility built into your route. The Google Maps powered trip planner will then provide a full itinerary (or more than one) for the journey, complete with price. The tool itself seems to work well but only T riders can put it through the true test! :) Elsewhere on the site Google Maps is being used in the 'T Stations' tab of the Rider Tools page to display a map pane within each individual station page.

Also: MTBA Station Map - A user created station map.

• Morgan Stanley Branch Locator - Search by city, state or zip code and plot locations on a Google Map, with the option to get driving directions as well.
• This Hiking Trail (LA) - The weekend warrior's Hike Finder for Los Angeles and surrounding areas
• VisitCarmel - Uses the Google Maps API to display listings from the MLS database using a RETS compliant client. Check out the real estate search pages and the area information pages for dynamic uses of the API.
• DC Condo Prices - Condo Sales Statistics for the Washington DC Area
• Walking Tours for US cities - Includes Boston, New York City and Las Vegas
• 2007 College Football Recruiting Map - Showcases college football recruits by town and University
• GooTube - Real Estate videos from YouTube, Google mapped.