jVectorMap is a jQuery plugin for visualizing data on vector maps.
jVectorMap has a number of fancy functions like callbacks on hover/click; labels; changeable colors; etc.
As of now, the plugin only has a single pre-set map — the world map — and you have to code region-specific maps yourself.
jVectorMap is useful for creating data maps and statistic maps not unlike those we can find at Wikipedia.
FindTheBest is an objective comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and select the best choice for you.
FindTheBest is an objective, socially curated comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and decide what’s best for you. Ultimately, FindTheBest allows you to make faster and more informed decisions by allowing you to easily compare all the available options, view expert ratings on products and services and read and write reviews on millions of listings.
FindTheBest is organized into nine broad categories including: Arts and Entertainment, Business and Economy, Education, Health, Reference, Science, Society, Sports and Recreation and Technology. Each category includes dozens of Apps from Adventure Travel Vacations to Job Websites. Each App consists of a variety of related listings—from Vail and Whistler ski resorts under the Ski Resorts App to Barack Obama and Angelina Jolie under the Celebrities App—and each listing can be sorted by numerous key filters.
gMap is quite a well-known plugin for Google Maps. Its newest release has features for the new V3 Google Maps API.
gMap is very tiny, weighing only 5kb, but offers a nice feature set for such a small plugin.
Among the most notable features are custom captions and icons; setting a default zoom; and removing user controls to preserve a neat design (hard to do with maps, really).
“Looking to hang out? Find out what your friends are up to, have a conversation or get a group together. Ditto makes it easy to get recommendations about restaurants, movies and things to do. Download the app, and start Dittoing!”
See what your friends are doing, when they’re looking for a friend to join them for coffee, what movie they’re going to see, and what their evening plans are.
The app is notable because it was created by Jyri Engeström, who previously founded Jaiku, a Twitter competitor that Google bought in 2007. Engeström was then Google’s “head of social,” but left dissatisfied in 2009. Pieces of the never-released product he’d been developing at Google showed up in Google Buzz, Profiles and Latitude, according to Engeström.
Head for the iTunes download link and enjoy :)
MobilyMap is a small plugin for making maps out of image files.
The points on the map are added via an HTML div; the coordinates are supplied in the “id” selector.
The correct coordinates can be found by fooling around a bit with the map.
MobilyMap supports events, and is easier to implement than you’d expect from a map plugin. It also weighs a mere 5 kb.
You’ll notice a lack of a ‘zoom’ function. However, Martin (the developer) says that it’ll be added in the nearest future.
SpryMap is a dependency-free JavaScript library for making drag&drop Google-Maps-like maps.
The plugin weighs a mere 2.8 kilobytes, and has quite many features for such a small library.
For example, you can specify the default position in the map; you can also beautify the animations with an animation cooldown, and even lock the edges of the map.
A nice plugin overall.
14 May, 2011
By Lauris Veips
