Has anyone else looked at google's new map service?
http://maps.google.com/
Wow, this just blows me away. How do they update and scroll so fast? This is more responsive than most map software you load directly on your computer (assuming a fast internet connection of course).
I don't see any obvious way to link to specific locations, but click on the url above, pan and zoom the map to your desired location, then switch to "satellite" using the link at the top right of the window.
These maps look far better than terraserver, they appear to be satellite photos instead of ariel, they're in color, but the speed is what really impresses me. You may find that you have to upgrade to a newer web browser however. It wouldn't work under Safari 1.0x or IE on my laptop, and you need MacOS X 10.3 to support the new version of Safari which google wants. So I downloaded firefox and it works fine on that.
http://maps.google.com/
Wow, this just blows me away. How do they update and scroll so fast? This is more responsive than most map software you load directly on your computer (assuming a fast internet connection of course).
I don't see any obvious way to link to specific locations, but click on the url above, pan and zoom the map to your desired location, then switch to "satellite" using the link at the top right of the window.
These maps look far better than terraserver, they appear to be satellite photos instead of ariel, they're in color, but the speed is what really impresses me. You may find that you have to upgrade to a newer web browser however. It wouldn't work under Safari 1.0x or IE on my laptop, and you need MacOS X 10.3 to support the new version of Safari which google wants. So I downloaded firefox and it works fine on that.