News and Weather Mashups

We'll start our tour by looking at mashups that map news stories and weather-related information. Here's a short list of some of the best news-related mashups:

• Associated Press News Mashup (www.81nassau.com/apnews/) A mashup that maps current AP news stories across the U.S., as shown in Figure 19.3

  Figure 19.3. The Associated Press news mashup.

  

• Maplandia News Centre BBC World News Map (www.maplandia.com/news/) Mapping news stories globally

• Local News by ZIP Code (www.mibazaar.com/localnews/) Enter your ZIP Code and find a list of local news stories

Now let's look at a few of the weather-related map mashups:

• WeatherBonk (www.weatherbonk.com) Live weather conditions, forecasts, webcams, and such, as shown in Figure 19.4, compiled primarily from local weather stations

  Figure 19.4. WeatherBonk weather conditions in Chicago.

  

• Google Weather Maps (maps.gokulsoundar.com) Local weather maps mapped to a Google map mashup

• Personal Weather Stations (www.wunderground.com/stationmaps/gmap.asp) A map of personal weather stations registered with the Weather Underground website

• Storm Report Map (www.stormreportmap.com) Tracks the progress of hurricanes and major thunderstorms, using data from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center

• Floodwater Mapper (flood.firetree.net) Displays floodwater conditions around the globe