LDS CIO Joel Dehlin has a link on his blog to a new web site called LDS Maps that will eventually replace the LDS Meetinghouse locator at lds.org and mormon.org. It’s in beta which means they’re still working out some kinks but still very cool. Check it out at http://maps.lds.org/.

LDS Media Talk lists many new features now available on the current meetinghouse locator, including:

  • A dynamic user interface. (No more drop-down lists!)
  • The ability to identify the closest meetinghouses and congregations worldwide.
  • The ability to enter address information or simply point at a location on a map to get information.
  • The ability to switch between map providers Google and Microsoft to get the best map for a given location.
  • The ability to switch between map and aerial/satellite views.
  • The ability to see all congregations at a location, not just the residential unit (for example, Young Single Adult wards and language wards).
  • The ability to select a ward/branch and get additional information, go to the unit Web site, or get driving directions.
  • The ability to provide robust feedback that can identify a variety of issues that can be tracked more easily.
  • The ability to send a link to a friend of a location.

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