Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Google Maps Revisited + Google Sightseeing

1. Google Maps - via Satellite
   <http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en>

Google Maps recently incorporated satellite imagery.  Currently only USA and
Canada have close-up resolution, but you can get nice long-distance snaps
for other parts of the world.

Here are some interesting places I found tonight:
* Manhattan
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.733,-73.980&spn=0.0699,0.0886&t=k>
* Boston
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.357,-71.058&spn=0.0175,0.0221&t=k>
* Apple Computer's campus
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.332,-122.030&spn=0.00437,0.00554&t=k>
* Golden Gate Bridge
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.814,-122.478&spn=0.00873,0.01107&t=k>
* Las Vegas Boulevard
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.111,-115.173&spn=0.0175,0.0221&t=k>
* Strange blurry area in Las Vegas
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.062,-115.085&spn=0.0175,0.0221&t=k>
* Hoover Dam
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.015,-114.739&spn=0.00436,0.00554&t=k>
* Mount Rushmore
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.878,-103.459&spn=0.00437,0.00554&t=k>
* Grand Canyon?
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.157,-112.036&spn=0.507,0.706&t=k>
* Area 51? - limited zoom levels
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.129,-115.132&spn=0.0175,0.0221&t=k>
* Region around Adelaide, South Australia
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-35.107,138.219&spn=2.2357,2.8345&t=k>
* Italy
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.078,12.854&spn=8.9,11.4&t=k>
* France
  <http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=46.846,2.065&spn=8.9,11.4&t=k>


2. Google Sightseeing
   <http://www.shreddies.org/gmaps/>
"Google Sightseeing takes you to the best tourist spots in the world via
 Google Maps' satellite imagery"

It was inevitable - a blog that collects famous, unusual and generally
interesting locations, as seen using Google Maps.