maps

Check out this cool data mash-up called JunkHunt.ca that takes the geographic information from for sale listings on Ottawa Kijiji, and plots it onto a Google map. So you can see what kind of things people are selling in your neighbourhood. ...

There are lots of streets that are (likely) named after celebrities in Ottawa. Paul Anka Drive, Shatner Gate, Lightfood Place. And there’s, um, Alanis Private.  (via [ Adrian Archer's blog ](http://www.adrianarcher.com/post/2831822083/alanis-pvt-ottawa-on) ) ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Maps Guide

Here’s another nifty open source aps, designed to help you find a “nice bike route in Ottawa”. It’s called BBBike @ Ottawa . ** ** You enter a start & finish point, and then you get a Google map with a route suggestion. ...

Liz from the Ottawa Dog Blog sent along this note, to tell us about a new Dog Park Finder feature: I wanted to email to officially tell you that the Ottawa Dog Park Finder has FINALLY been launched! It was created by Ottawa Web Developer, Thomas J Bradley ( [ http://thomasjbradley. ...

My pal DT just sent this link to an interactive traffic map from the City of Ottawa. Built on Google Maps, you can view a variety of information overlays, such as construction zones, “incidents” (is that accidents or other significant traffic delays? ...

The Ottawa Citizen is tracking the Google Earth Streetview car . They’ve set up a page with reports emailed in from readers, and one photo so far as well. ** ** A sample report: “Google st view car sighted 12:30 (Wednesday) on Rue Laurier out front the Museum of Civilization, then turned right up Rue Victoria. ...

Here’s a cool Ottawa-based site that lets you estimate the cab fare between two locations. It’s called Taxi Me . For example, the cab fare from City Hall on Lisgar Street out to Scotiabank Place is about $55.77. ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/Search-CrimeReports.com_1225238784281.png) The Ottawa Police have launched an crime mapping tool for Ottawa , built by combining police call data with Google Maps. From a police press release : A new Google-based crime mapping tool is being launched this evening on ottawapolice. ...

OC Transpo bus routes and trip planning is now available on Google Transit , as part of their powerful Google Maps tool. We’ve been using Mapquest and Google Maps for years to find driving directions – it’s great to be able to access bus routes at the same time. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/skating-rink-map.png) Check out this great map showing the locations of all of Ottawa’s outdoor skating rinks . ** ** Chris Taggart created the map, and says: “I just thought I’d point you to this Google Map of all the outdoor rinks in Ottawa. ...