I had not expected to find a topical use for this new mapping service so quickly - but today's ice storm did present an opportunity.

This is a very incomplete example (and is not being actively updated) but does show how maps can be more useful than just a text story in some situations.

Here is an abridged version of some of the storm related emergency services calls this morning:

 If you would like to add some map locations to this example, please feel free. Hopefully this is the type of thing we will start using in the main Telegaph site in the near future.