There is a newly launched Google Maps mashup called filmaps. It is a mashup that mapping the film and location, with the makers are submitted by the filmaps users. Although tons of Google Maps mashups have been created by using Google Maps API since the API was released in year 2005, filmaps seems to be a different map-based mashup that relied entirely upon its users to plot all the film locations on its interactive map.
On the front page of filmaps, you’ll find some of the popular films’ thumbnail posters shown on the map that powered by Google. Clicking on the thumbnail poster will tell the map to display the info window whenever the poster is clicked. On the upside, the info window will display more detail information regarding the film by showing the film’s title, the location where the film exactly was shot as well as description of the scene. If there is any photo related to a particular film location, a series of five (5) photos to be shown by default from Panoramio so you can discover the actual place where the scene is taking place. What’s more, users that want to plot the film location do not require to figure out the latitude and longitude of the point in which the film was shot, and it is indeed an interesting thing to do in order to waste away their time.
To find the location of your favorite film, filmaps also provided a search function whereby you can perform search on any location in which any film was shot in that particular location. Perhaps if you find some of the film locations are interesting and would like to embed it onto your Web site or blogs, you can just install the widget as prepared by filmaps.
