Jan 21

Cool Maps Service

by in cool

I came across UseAMap.com a few weeks ago on the webmaster forums, but I’m only getting around to post about it now :)
It’s described as:

A free service that provides you with a map that has a short URL, for example useamap.com/ourplace which is easy to remember and share with others. The user can then verbally tell others exactly where your desired location is.


And it’s exactly as described.
If you want to map your location (or any location) you can do so really easily.
For example:
silly little test
You can easily embed the map in your existing site, link to it and customise various aspects of the display.
Nice :)

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12 Responses to “Cool Maps Service”

  1. From Richardo:

    Woops – “The Map mneylon1 does not exist.” :-)

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:10 pm #

  2. From michele:

    It does now – I had to delete it in order to edit it :)

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:10 pm #

  3. From Richardo:

    Nice one Michele.
    Mind that link isn’t forwarded to Tom R!

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:16 pm #

  4. From michele:

    Richard
    Our office address is published on our site. It’s not exactly private.
    Michele

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:19 pm #

  5. From Richardo:

    No, but it’s damn difficult to find if you don’t know Carlow

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:30 pm #

  6. From michele:

    Richard
    That’s hardly my fault :)
    Michele

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:43 pm #

  7. From Richardo:

    Yes it is. If you had chosen a better place to locate……
    Anyway, it shows the value of the mapping service to good advantage.

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:46 pm #

  8. From michele:

    Richard
    Better how? It’s close to the main roads and has ample parking :)
    Michele

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 5:47 pm #

  9. From Richardo:

    So is my place but I guarantee you wouldn’t find it! No-one else can.
    They need more info on that mapping site. I entered my place name and chose my spot, and it just came back and said to enter my place name again etc etc. There is no ‘finish’ button or Step 3.

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 6:14 pm #

  10. From michele:

    Richard
    There’s a thread over on IWF where the developer was asking for feedback:
    http://www.irishwebmasterforum.com/site-reviews-announcements/925-new-site-close-launch-useamap-com.html
    Michele

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 6:18 pm #

  11. From Richardo:

    Thanks. I’ll toddle over there in the morning….

    Posted on January 21, 2007 at 6:33 pm #

  12. From Vincent Glennon:

    Hi all,
    Thanks very much for the post about Useamap.com. For companies in hard to find places, I think it is a very good solution, as you can now verbally tell others of your location, and they will find it, instead of getting lost on famous Irish Green Mile:)
    Vinny Glennon

    Posted on January 22, 2007 at 9:58 pm #