Technology: Google Maps & Satellite Maps

April 15, 2005

  So what could be interesting about yet another web-based mapping tool?  Well Google Maps have really changed two things that you should definitely take a couple minutes to see first hand.

• First - visit Google Maps - http://maps.google.com  enter an address and see it pop you right to the location on the map - not so exciting yet... but wait... Click and Drag around on the screen and you can move around easier than ever before to move the map in any direction - much more user friendly than MapQuest, etc.

• Second - in the Upper Right - click on SATELLITE - and the view goes from a map to satellite photo's of where you are looking - and you can still navigate your way around as from before!

• Lastly - if you are involved in real estate, or in researching where things are and don't care to travel so much :-) Google just acquired Keyhole ( www.keyhole.com ) and enabling users to view 3D images of any place on earth as well as tap a rich database of roads, businesses and many other points of interest. This company literally was put on the map by providing the Tsunami satellite photo's that were of such incredible quality.