Here is a quick rundown on some new developments here at MapWith.Us…

Komen Oregon

We recently launched a partnership with Komen Oregon and Race for the Cure.

The official MapWith.Us + Komen Oregon Race for the Cure route and event map up and running at www.komenoregon.org. Check it out for race & event details, parking, and great photos from last year’s event. Stay tuned: this map will become the platform for real-time mobile photo & video postings from this year’s event!

We are also helping Komen Oregon show off the incredible work they do providing grant money across the state of Oregon. Map of Grantees:
http://www.komenoregon.org/Programs_Grants/

Farm Fresh Guide

The 2009 Farm Fresh Guide to SW Washington is live at the Columbian.com:
http://marketplace.columbian.com/farmfresh/

Come along for the STP ride!

Seattle Times reporter, Sanjay Bhatt, made the trek from Seattle-to-Portland this weekend, riding in the annual STP bike race. “This 200-mile bicycle ride is the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest, with up to 10,000 participants riding from Seattle to Portland in one or two days.”

Sanjay took MapWith.Us along for the ride, using his BlackBerry Storm, and blogged about the adventure here: http://80rpm.blogspot.com/

200 miles! Way to go, Sanjay!

I hit the water with MapWith.Us Mobile this weekend! Our mobile app for BlackBerry performed wonderfully on a sunset cruise of Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle on Saturday night. Photos were taken with my BlackBerry Curve, and posted to the map in real time.

After a sunny day in Seattle, it was a beautiful evening on the water.

A clear night and gorgeous sunset over the Olympics.

The complete, interactive map of the cruise is posted here: Seattle Lake Tour Map

Earlier in the day, I took advantage of the weather and ran around Queen Anne hill, which may have more scenic viewpoints per mile than any other loop in Seattle…especially on a sunny day.

To learn more about our mobile mapping products for iPhone and BlackBerry, check out: http://www.mapwith.us/mobile

Any questions about getting set up? Feel free to contact us: helpdesk@mapwith.us

We have revamped our map creation tools, making them easier to understand and all-around more user-friendly.

Publication:

• Publish & unpublish with one click.

• Make public/private or password-protected.

• Make your map embeddable and plug it into your own website.

• Create RSS feeds and make available for updates.

Select from other categories to customize and further optimize your map:

About – Set the map’s title, keywords, and description (be generous with keywords to improve search results).

Visuals – Set your thumbnail & logo images. The thumbnail will show up next to your map on our listing, and the logo will be positioned over your map info on the preview pane.

Views & Overlays – Set your default view to lock location & select view (map/terrain/satellite). You can set up additional map views such as “downtown” vs. “city”, and map overlays to categorize your map content. Example: SW WA Visitors Bureau.

Sharing – Allow others to contribute to your maps by adding and editing new items. Create a group map for collaboration.

Browsing – Set limits on the number of items displayed per page (10-100 per page). Set the length of time that items will be displayed (1 day – all time).

Mobility – Make your map mobile, so you can post real-time content from your mobile device while on-the-go. More on Mobile Apps.

Comments – Enable or limit user commenting on your map.

Reporting – This refers to “report abuse” functionality. By selecting this option, reported items can be auto-removed.

We welcome feedback from our users, so if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to share them with our team: http://www.mapwith.us/contact