June 2005
Intermediate to advanced
568 pages
24h 7m
English
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Route Planning Online #2
Chapter 1, Mapping Your Life
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HACK
To open the map in a new window, add target ="new" to the <a href=…> tag
of the HTML generated by the “Link to this Map” tool.
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/maps//maps/extmap/*-http://maps.yahoo.com//
maps_result?csz=Sebastopol%2C+CA+95472-
2811&state=CA&uzip=95472&ds=n&name=&desc=&ed=XoqU8Op_0Tr6wxOZ_wJuoU_
JkBnmUzEwp9bv_wQLnUDySVOd0moR1cXYV0L2deROzT3S.LFdfE3iuDpTymm7_211.Jys.
0UcFKpvvOw_mVLH7a2kwgtg8i6dtg--&zoomin=yes&BFKey=&mag=9" target="new">
You can also create direct links to driving directions using Yahoo! Maps.
Your friends can click on the link and jump to the Yahoo! Maps driving
directions page where they can enter their current location and then
generate the driving directions to your location. Read the instructions at
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/maps/maps-26.html for lots of fun.
See Also
For a source of U.S. maps that allows you more freedom in generating maps,
albeit a less polished effect, see “Make Free Maps of the United States Online”
[Hack #14]. In the Preface, we address the recent release of Google Maps.
—Edward Mac Gillavry
HACK
#2
Route Planning Online Hack #2
Many map services offer a route planner. How do they work and why do they
fail?
Maps not only assist you in indicating where you are now, but also help you
plan where you want to go next. To help you out, most online mapping ser-
vices such as Map24, Maporama, ...
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