Flock – Y! Maps extension

For those that are in the ‘GIS = desktop software’ camp, this post will maybe not appeal, but for others you may be interested in the release of a new Flock extension (my browser of choice).

They have embedded the Yahoo Maps GIService into the browser, via an extension download – actually it is technically a re-release as it was part of the earlier developer previews.

In a nutshell, it lets you create a Yahoo map using the addresses or address links you find on web pages. This feature provides a quick way to map a list of addresses of interest in a specific area. However, Yahoo Maps lack of good support for anywhere else but the US is still apparent and I could not get it to recognise UK addresses.

I would love to see the ability to drag and drop geotagged photos or display of GeoRSS and/or geotagged RSS feeds and hope the guys and gals at Flock could improve this.

I urge you to try out Flock, it really is a good, opensource browser worthy of a little experiment – you’ve got nothing to lose!

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