The Other Side of the World
As a child, remember thinking you'd dig a hole through the Earth and come out the other side? This gadget/mapplet shows where you'll emerge – so you know what to pack!
The concept has been done with Google Maps before, but this is my take on it. IMHO, it's a more elegant and integrated implementation. And it's good fun to play with.
Want your own?
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Add it to your
home page
- Put it on Google's My Maps
- Or, get the code for including the gadget on any other web page
Technical Notes
This is another cross-API gadget/mapplet implementation, which is fast becoming my preference for development on these platforms. For more details, see my first foray into this area, Earth at Night. It's a better example of the technique because it's uncomplicated by other issues (like the following).
API programmers will also notice that this mapplet includes a separate map
embedded in the sidebar of maps.google.com; to my knowledge, the first example of
such. Feel free to look at the source code, or contact
me for tips if you're interested in using this technique yourself. Hint:
you'll need to use the google.maps namespace for the sidebar map,
to keep the Maps and Mapplets interfaces separated.