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Michael Corey is a news applications developer at the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, California.-
Recent updates
- Tutorial part 2: Create beautiful hillshade maps from digital elevation models with GDAL and Mapnik
- Tutorial: Create beautiful hillshade maps from digital elevation models with GDAL and Mapnik
- Google Maps API hands-on training, part 2
- Location-aware potholes map lives!
- Google Maps API hands-on training, part 1
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Projects Archive
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Location-aware potholes map lives!
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 1 CommentWe launched a beta today of our mobile potholes map, which features extensive use of geolocation using the user’s Web browser. This has been on my and James Wilkerson’s plate for a long time, and it feels really good to... -
New project: Killing potholes with user input, local government support
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsLocation awareness, Facebook Connect and the first time we've ever sent data TO a local government. -
User-submitted RAGBRAI photo map
Posted on August 1, 2009 | No CommentsRAGBRAI riders share their photos in droves, as long as you ask them in the right way. -
Iowa’s top air polluters
Posted on July 14, 2009 | No CommentsThe Google Maps Flash API drives a Des Moines Register analysis of the top emitters of six health-threatening chemicals. -
Denmark workplace deaths
Posted on June 25, 2009 | No CommentsSite design for tracking premature deaths in Denmark's largest union. -
Personalized garage-sale shopping
Posted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsPick your favorite sales, print them on a custom map, and sign up for personalized e-mail alerts. -
Buddy Holly crash anniversary mini-site
Posted on February 28, 2009 | No CommentsMusic history in an Iowa cornfield: 50 years after the crash that changed rock 'n' roll -
Flash project: The Falcons rise again
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsMeet the team that survived a massive tornado and returned to its rightful place as the lifeblood of Parkersburg, Iowa. -
Des Moines’ million-dollar homes
Posted on August 26, 2007 | No CommentsProject link: http://www.DesMoinesRegister.com/milliondollarhomes Google Earth Video Production: Michael Corey Data analysis: James E. Wilkerson Voiceover: Doug Peterson Reporting: Dave Elbert [flv:http://www.mikejcorey.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/MillionDollarHomesFinal_1Mbps.flv 480 360] We used the MovieMaker functionality of Google Earth Professional to create a virtual tour of the 10...


