Memorial Day Google Maps Mashups

• Michigan casualties of Iraq War
  (For other states check out iCasualties.org)
• National Cemeteries maintained by Veterans Affairs and National Park Service and Army
• IRAQ War Casualties Count (both Dead and Wounded) by State
• Women Casualties of IRAQ War

America's Best Pizzas - Mapped!

GQ has published a list of 25 Best Pizzas in America. There are 4 of them here in my backyard (Detroit!!). Check this Google Maps Mashup I created which shows locations of "25 Best Pizzas in America". Is there one close to you?

Google Mapping Chrysler Dealers who got dumped in Michigan

Chrysler announced that it was going to dump approximately 789 dealers around the country. Since I am from Michigan, I decided to look at dealers in Michigan who got the bad news. The affected dealers in Michigan are shown above in Google Maps.

Google Maps Street View Marker changed for Mother's Day?

Just noticed that Google Maps Street View Marker has been changed for Mother's Day. Here's a Street View image from Detroit Michigan (in front General Motor's Renasssaince Building).

Coca Cola Logo as seen on Google Maps

Here's a look at a Giant logo of Coca-Cola on Google Maps. It is located in Northern Chile in South America.

BTW, A Huge 123rd HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to Coca-Cola.

(geocoding info found at Google Earth Blog)


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Kids are home today - Schools closed because of Swine Flu Scare

Plymouth Canton Schools in Michigan, the district I live in is closed today and tomorrow because of suspected Swine Flu case. Its the 3rd largest school district in Michigan with approximately 19,000 students. There are other schools which are closed here in the Metro Detroit area also. (source Detroit Free Press)

Last week I created a Google Map+Twitter Swine Flu Map which showed tweets from various regions in United States and Europe.

Now that this thing has hit very close to home, I decided to look at tweets related to Swine Flu in the state of Michigan. With Lansing, Michigan as base I searched for Tweets within 175 miles radius from Lansing, Michigan. Check out the Swine Flu related tweets in Michigan in this Google Maps Mashup.