It was rumored for some time that Google was replacing the incumbent street centerline provider and we confirmed via Tele Atlas
that Google would use its own street data for Google Maps in the United
States. To everyone's surprise, Google has also added parcel data to
selected cities.
Google's
Mano Marks, geo developer advocate, confirmed that the company
partnered with a provider for the parcel data, but he could not share
anything more.
We'll keep digging. Anything our readers can share would be appreciated.
The Zappos Real-Time Order Map
shows what shoes (and some clothes) are being ordered, where, in
real-time! You can indicate whether you like the shoes or not, and
click straight through to order yourself a pair. Copyright Zappos.com.
Click for larger image.