Depending on your temperament, you’ll have a different reaction to seeing a map of literally everywhere you’ve taken your iPhone (or 3G iPad) since you bought it. You might think it’s a neat hack to gain some perspective on your far-ranging life. Or you might wonder why Apple has been keeping this information all along.
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OpenHeatMap takes your standard, not exactly eye-catching spreadsheet data and maps it out across any geographic area, giving you better context and a far more interesting presentation.
Open-source mapping tool Crowdmap creates interactive maps for visualising location-based data on a map and timeline. The tool crowdsources information via a web form, mobile phone or Twitter, though it also uses news sources to document and verify incidents.
It’s interesting to look at trending topics on Twitter to see what’s new and has captured public interest, but Twitter is a big place with millions of tweets flying around. Trendsmap drills down through the data to see local trends.
If you’ve never abandoned your 4th grade obsession with the night sky (and who has?), Star Viewer is a web-based tool for peeking at some of the most interesting and vivid sights in the night sky.
Contemplating a move but want to know a bit more about the area you’re considering and make sure you’ll fit in? Suburb Matchmaker draws on a range of information to help you find the best match.
