BBC Sport's Olympic Map Released

update in blue (see below)
BBC Sport's Olympic Map Released


BBC Sport has a nice custom maps using Microsoft Virtual Earth.
Image Source:Firefox screenshot of BBC Sport's Olympic Map

BBC Sport's Olympic map for the 2008 Beijing Games.

How to use the map Yellow sport icons indicate venues Click to find out more about a venue Blue icons indicate landmarks Click to find out more about places in Beijing Red icons indicate blog posts Click to read an Olympics blog post Green icons are Twitter posts Click for an update from a BBC journalist Image Source:BBC Sport

There are more than 30 venues in Beijing.
Sailing in Qingdao on China's north-east coast.
Equestrian sports in Hong Kong, to the south.

Clicking different icons allows to find more information about venues.

• Find out more about the 37 Chinese Olympic venues

• Read articles from journalists on BBC Sport's Olympics blog

• Read Twitter updates from BBC Sport's journalists in China

The BBC would like feedback...
We would like to hear your feedback on our Olympic map - you can leave your comments on BBC Sport's Olympics blog.

This Map was created using the Virtual Earth API and Custom Maps added using MapCruncher.
If you are interested in the methodology of how this has been created here is a good starting point.
http://msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com/2008/07/16/bbc-sports-olympic-map/
"The inclement weather and a thick cloud layer over Beijing for the last few MONTHS, it has been incredibly difficult to get good satellite imagery. This makes the MapCruncher overlays a huge benefit to the application. The imagery we’re serving up was taken just a few months ago - obviously tons of progress has been made to the get the stadiums ready for August, but what a great addition to compliment the Virtual Earth platform"

View the Map
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7493757.stm