Google Maps-based tools are a great resource. They can help you out with anything from finding a hotel for your next vacation to discovering what the weather was like on the day you were born. Whether ...

A Google Maps mashup called Chocomap, property of online school Ecole Chocolat, plots specialty chocolate shops around the globe. Yum. Jennifer Guevin was a managing editor at CNET, overseeing the ...

Outbreaks of swine flu have been identified in Mexico, the United States and Europe, according to the World Health Organization. The super-virus–an amalgamation of strains that circulate in pigs, ...

Google has created a tool to let non-technical users create Google Maps mashups, extending this capability beyond the realm of software developers. The feature, called My Maps, is designed to let ...

Mashups that overlay any kind of data on top of an online map are all the rage. But up until now I didn't know that even I, with no coding experience whatsoever, could make a customized map of my own.

Companies working on alternative fuel charging stations should take notice of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new TransAtlas tool, an interactive Google Map mashup map of alt-fuel hotspots. TransAtlas ...