Compare maps using Flash Earth

Flash Earth is a very cool mashup which lets you enter an address, find a location and switch between several mapping application aerial/satellite views - like Google Maps, Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps, and more. This is a very handy way to quickly check to see if other aerial databases have a different view of a selected location.

There is something more...Flash Earth can now be used within Google Earth 4.2! As you move around the globe a little white arrow follows you around, simple click it to get an approximation of the current view in FlashEarth in a popup balloon. Click here to download the application.

Yahoo! MapMixer (Beta)

The world is a big place. There are thousands of maps out there that provide unique details about any given destination. Yahoo! MapMixer is a new site that combines your maps with Yahoo! Maps to give you a better view of the world.


It's easy to mix your own map. Upload an image of your map, use the layering tool to align it with Yahoo! Maps and They will do the rest. Your map will have all the features of Yahoo! Maps (zooming, panning).

You can also embed it on your own site or blog. It is a pretty simple process, just paste the url in your blog page. Scroll the opacity bar of the below embedded map to adjust the transparency . This is an example of a map created using MapMixer that shows how to access Kensington Town Hall.