Team Geared Up

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - We know less about our oceans than we do about Space. Google are about to shift things a little and produce a consumer tool (a version of Google Earth) that lets you fly around the seabed, through canyons and over buried treasure. Announcing Google Ocean: The company ha[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Google have announced the addition of global contours to their free mapping service. Very nice indeed, especially when combined with the satellite images. The above screenshor is of Lugnaquilla in Wicklow, Ireland. Now this is becoming a serious tool to plot adventure p[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Exploring a maps & aerial photos of an area you’re travelling to is a key part of any adventure travel. Google maps was always too limited to just Western Europe & USA. No longer! Here’s the full list of 54 new countries in pretty good resolution:[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Google Maps have just added line distance. Could this be the start of the end for Gmaps Pedometer? Google Write: As many of you have discovered, the line tool in Google Maps is a great way to create maps of your bike routes and hiking trails. But something has been mis[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - TGU Reader Alan left a comment alerting us to his RunIreland.com Event Map. Alan has done a Google Maps mash-up with all the upcoming running events being held in Ireland marked on a big map. RunIreland.com is a fantastic listings resource, you can even map Irish Runni[...] Read More »