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	Gmaps Pedometer URL: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ ODP description: A hack that uses Google's mapping application to help record distances traveled and calories burned during a running or walking workout. Page description: What is this? This is a little hack that uses Google's superb mapping application to help record distances traveled during a running or walking workout. Why? As a runner training for a marathon for the first time, I found myself wishing I had an easy way to know the exact distance a certain course is. Looking at Google Maps, and knowing there was a vibrant community of geeks hacking it, I knew there had to be a way.
	Google Maps Mania URL: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ ODP description: An unofficial blog tracking the websites, ideas and tools being influenced by the tool.
	Google Maps API URL: http://www.google.com/apis/maps/ ODP description: Provides an application programming interface to use the tool on any website.
	Google Mars URL: http://www.google.com/mars/ ODP description: Offers an interactive map of this planet.
	Cool Google Maps URL: http://coolgooglemaps.blogspot.com/ ODP description: Weblog relating fun stuff found in the tool.
	Google Maps API Official Blog URL: http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/ ODP description: News of the programming interface that lets put the tool web pages.
	Google Moon URL: http://www.google.com/moon/ ODP description: A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landings.
	Google Maps Plugin for WordPress URL: http://avi.alkalay.net/2006/11/google-maps-plugin-for-wordpress.html ODP description: Provides a tutorial to use the tool on a WordPress blog. Page title: Google Maps Plugin for WordPress :: Avi Alkalay
	Beginning Google Maps Applications URL: http://googlemapsbook.com/ ODP description: Offers news about Google Maps applications development with rails. Page description: with PHP or Rails and AJAX: From Novice to Professional
	Sightseeing with Google Satellite Maps URL: http://www.satellite-sightseer.com/ ODP description: Armchair sightseeing, with links to many famous places and landmarks. Browse by location, category, and most popular.
	Street View Fun URL: http://www.streetviewfun.com/ ODP description: Collection of off-beat images from Google Maps. Page title: StreetViewFun \| Thousands of funny google maps street views
	Google Maps Directory URL: http://www.gmapsdirectory.com/ ODP description: Provides a directory to websites offering maps. Page description: Google Maps Directory covering mashups, tools, resources, developers, websites about google maps
	GMap Creator URL: http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/software/gmapcreator.asp ODP description: Freeware application from UCL designed to make thematic mapping using Google Maps simpler. Download, sample maps, documentation and a worked example. Page title: UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
	Wikipedia: Google Maps URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps ODP description: Offers presentation and history of the application. Page title: Google Maps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	Google Groups: Google Maps API URL: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en ODP description: Discussions group for developers about the API use. Page title: Google Maps API \| Google Groups
	Google Groups: Google Maps Help URL: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps?hl=en ODP description: Provides a discussions group to share questions between the users of the tool. Page title: Google Maps Help Group \| Google Groups