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Saving Oil by Encouraging Good Behavior

May 12, 2008 Leave a Comment

I was standing at the gas pump this afternoon in awe as I watched the dollars spin upwards as I filled up my car with gas.  I suddenly had a vision of a new feature for the online mapping services that we use on a daily basis.  Don’t just providing distance, time estimates, and directions for driving from Point A to Point B, but also tap into a feed of average gas prices within metro areas of the US and provide an estimated cost of fuel for that trip.

Doing so would give people a better sense of  how much all their driving is really costing them when they are in the planning stages for that driving.  That is the way to change consumer habbits and start eliminating the dependency on oil.  Waiting until the consumer feels that cost at the pump is just scolding bad behavior, not encouraging good behavior.

I just check on Google Maps, feature doesn’t exist (yet).  I’m licensing this idea Creative Commons Attribution.  Anyone feel like implementing this and be part of the solution?

Filed Under: Technology Ramblings Tagged With: Google Maps, Oil Dependancy

Google Maps for the Palm…Yeah!

October 16, 2006 Leave a Comment

This weekend was a series of technology distractions…something that happens from time to time much to the chagrin of my ever growing “not done yet” list…

Somehow, I discovered that Google finally ported their mobile Google Maps to the Palm OS. When was this released and how was it that I missed it until now?!?

Google maps running on a BlackBerry was one of the envy’s of mine since I first saw it. To have the power of Google Maps in my Palm Treo while traveling would be pure luxury. Especially with the nature of business sales travel…rushing to a meeting without directions, sudden changes to schedules, new customer locations, not knowing where the nearest Peet’s Coffee is…oh how business travel has changed with technology.

After using Google Maps for the past few days, I think it has made to the list of “must haves” for my Treo. The real time traffic info was a life saver already. And the satellite imagery is as cool as always…I was amazed at the zoom level on the phone…it almost seems to allow a closer zoom than Google Maps online. I guess I finally have to get around to trimming that tree in the front yard and figuring out who’s white car that is in my driveway? 🙂

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Google Maps, Palm, Treo

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