Google Maps Wow!

[Trapezium]

If anyone hasn't seen this beta version yet... check it out, very cool stuff

maps.google.com

--Jon

[Da_elf]

WOW!!! just the states and canada though it seems

[RErender]

the satellite view is sweet.

They don't have any footage online yet but video.google.com is pretty cool too

[Trapezium]

Yeah, I'm stoked at how much time I can waste..erm "use wisely" with this new "tool"

Just thought it might be somewhat useful for all you ArchVizers

It's so interactive and fast! I like the little extra flags it puts up in the general area when searching for a business. I also found you can just type in a business name and a city for quick searches too.

The video should be really useful, didn't know about that, can't wait to see what they offer.

Hey Elf, can you search your island or does in not go down into the Caribbean? I'm sure these photos are from the past two or three years so there has to be some site that offers image of the whole world. Maybe I can find who Google gets their images from.

BTW, my coworker just told me of another one that's pretty cool for zooming www.map24.com It also has Europe, Brazil and the Middle East.

--Jon

[CCS]

Not bad. But if you like that, you should check into World Wind - free from NASA.

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

[ezrhythm]

Thats nice.... i'll be waiting now for some really cool photographic sceneries for XPLANE or Fligh Simulator