I decided a mashup of Google Maps and Colorado Springs traffic cameras would be a nice way to try out the GMap API. My goal was to make it so visitors could click on a map marker and see a live camera feed in the popup balloon. The result: SpringsCam.

The trickiest bit of the endeavor was tracking down where the cameras actually are, but after that the whole project took only a few hours. I spent more time on look-n-feel stuff than I did on the programmatic side, which goes to show what a great API the GMap stuff has. (I created the graphics in Inkscape, a sweet open-source vector graphics tool.)

In the off-chance my experiment generates some (web) traffic, I added a weather banner and links for local transportation sites, bus schedules, road conditions, etc. Enjoy!

6/29/2006 Update:

My hosting provider has had some server issues related to disk space. If you visited the site today and had problems, give it a try again. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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