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Yahoo continues its drive into the realm of geo location data, adding [improved geo support][2] to the recently launched [Yahoo Pipes service][5]. The new features include the addition of interactive Yahoo Maps to the main page of any Pipe containing geodata.
In addition to the new maps Yahoo has added an output renderer which allows Pipes containing GeoData to be exported as a KML file. That means, using the KML data, Yahoo Pipes can now be viewed as a layer in Google Earth.
If your favorite Pipe has geo data in it, there is a new link to near the bottom of the Pipe's page, in the "Tools" section, to download the KML file.
Obviously the geo data is really only useful for Pipes that are location oriented. The Yahoo announcement points to the [Apartment Near Something Pipe][3], which tracks apartment listings and shows surrounding businesses and other notable landmarks.
Other cool examples include the [Photos Near Napa Wineries][4] (pictured above), a Pipe that annotates Yahoo Local results for Napa Wineries and includes images from Flickr that were taken nearby.
In addition to our enhanced geolocation support, Yahoo add a couple other nice touches to Pipes, including inline editing for the "Title" and "Description" text of your Pipes and some improved date filtering options for sorting Pipes.
[via [O'Reilly][1]]
[1]: http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/05/yahoo_pipes_add.html "Yahoo Pipes Adds Geo Data Support"
[2]: http://blog.pipes.yahoo.com/2007/05/02/pipes-adds-interactive-yahoo-maps-kml-support-and-more/ "Pipes Adds Interactive Yahoo! Maps, KML Support (and More)"
[3]: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?location=94109&what=parks&mindist=2&_id=1mrlkB232xGjJDdwXqIxGw&_run=1&=Run+Pipe "Apartment Near Something"
[4]: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=bMPFtO342xGrr53VyzUFzw "Photos Near Napa Wineries"
[5]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/yahoo_launches_.html "Yahoo Launches Pipes"
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