minimap Firefox Extension adds GeoRSS to your sidebar
August 6th, 2007
minimap is a Firefox extension that adds a very feature rich geo-sidebar to your Firefox browser (also available as a Flock plugin).
The extension offers incredible integration with online mapping and search services. When you first open the extension, you see a Google Map to which you can add locations or just explore. You can also drag and drop addresses, plain text or Microformats - minimap also offers Operator support - which show up on your map as saved locations. At any of these locations you can get directions, view in other mapping services, find books or services at the location, or general local search Google, Platial, Tagzania, and hopefully more soon via OpenSearch-geo.
The newest release, 0.1.4.7, adds GeoRSS and KML support. You can drag and drop (or use the menus to add) any GeoRSS or KML link and the markers will show up in the sidebar map.
So now you can view your feeds from services like Mapufacture or your Yahoo Pipes mashups within your browser and mix it with content you’re viewing on a site.
August 11th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
[…] What’s really neat now is if you mix Minimap Firefox plugin I mentioned earlier, drag and drop the GeoRSS feed from the Flickr tags into it, and now you can view a map of the Flickr photos in the sidebar while you browse the actual photos on the Flick Page. […]
August 13th, 2007 at 8:44 am
[…] What’s really neat now is if you mix Minimap Firefox plugin I mentioned earlier, drag and drop the GeoRSS feed from the Flickr tags into it, and now you can view a map of the Flickr photos in the sidebar while you browse the actual photos on the Flick Page. […]
October 21st, 2007 at 1:53 am
This is fantastic! Thanks so much for this. Quick question to anyone who reads this…do you know any blog sites that are free, open to the public, easy to subscribe to, and are GeoRSS compatible?
Thanks!
December 18th, 2007 at 9:58 am
fantastic.
Nice to share.
December 28th, 2007 at 11:11 am
It is always exciting to see how the whole extension concept of Firefox is not just only about “adding something” - in fact it is really enhancing the core product significantly by opening whole new views on how to browse the web. Very interesting post!