Friday, April 20, 2007

Firefox Mapping Extensions in a Single .XPI Package

Lots and lots of fantastic mapping extensions for the Firefox browser. Which ones, you ask? Well, the 16 extensions listed below.

There are also a couple of extensions that allow users to back up all the extensions installed in their browser and package them into one .xpi extension file. The extensions are Firefox Extension Backup Extension and its partner Compact Library Extension Organizer.

So, I used FEBE and CLEO to backup and package all of the extensions in the following list into one convenient .xpi extension file: FFmapping.xpi. Install this file and you will have just about every Firefox mapping extension that I am aware of...Well, those that are compatible with Firefox 2.0 anyways. Now, the server might not be configured properly for direct extension installations, so you might need to download the extension first (right-click/save as), and then File/Open and browse to the file. This will get it installed.

Why use Firefox over IE? Well, here is one reason.

Google/Yahoo!/Live Local et al Map Extensions

  • Full Map
    • See more of the actual map on Google Maps. Rotate through 3 modes.
  • Map+
    • View a Yahoo! map of a selected address without having to open a new window or tab.
  • Map This
    • This extension will let you get a Google map for any address on a web page.
  • All Your Maps Are Belong To Us
    • Translates URLs for other mapping sites to Google Maps.
  • Firefox Toolbar for LookLOCAL Maps
    • The LookLOCAL Firefox Toolbar is a convenient extension to the Firefox browser that enables you to map a location, get directions, or search for products and services from any web page you are on without first navigating to an online mapping site...
  • MapIt!
    • Highlight an address and get a map and/or driving directions using your favorite online mapping site.
  • GDirections
    • Finds directions on Google and Yahoo Maps based on your selected text and one of various home addresses.
  • Freeway Driving Directions
    • Uses your favorite driving directions web site -- Expedia, MapQuest, or Yahoo! Maps -- to display the driving directions in a new tab when you highlight an address on any web page.
Region Specific
  • Streetmap
    • Simple UK streetmap search from context menu.
  • BuscaDirs
    • Gets a map for a selected address in Argentina, as well as for some cities in other Spanish-speaking countries that use the same address format.
  • Locate Address in Israel
    • Enables you to locate Address written in hebrew using mapa.co.il map database.
Geotags (Websites & Images)
  • Shazou
    • The product called Shazou (pronounced Shazoo it is Japanese for mapping) enables the user with one-click to map and geo-locate any website they are currently viewing.
  • Nearby
    • Shows you Flickr photos, provides GeoURL links and Degree Confluences nearby the website your viewing.
  • GeoURL
    • Opens useful sites for pages geographically marked with ICBM or geo.position META tags.
  • Photo Map
    • Display user contributed photos on a map...
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3 comments:

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