Google takes to the streets
p2pnet.net news:- Google says it’s adding a new feature to Google Maps.
As well as eye-in-the-sky views, users will get 360° panoramic street-level map views of various US cities.
The new feature in is available for maps of the San Francisco area, New York, Las Vegas, Denver and Miami, “and will soon expand to other metropolitan regions,” says Scientific American.
“Users looking at Google Maps through a Web browser can navigate around a city, ‘virtually’ walking the streets, “and even zoom in on bus stops or street signs to make travel plans”.
But Google is only playing catch-up with street-level viewing features, “following in the footsteps of A9.com’s BlockView mapping feature introduced in early 2005 and showing street-level views in roughly two dozen major U.S. cities,” Reuters points out.
And Microsoft has been offering a “birds-eye” view on parts of its MSN Virtual Earth three-dimensional mapping service for several big US cites since late in 2005, says the story.
Also See:
Scientific American – Google adds some street-level views to U.S. maps, May 30, 2007
Reuters – Google adds some street-level views to U.S. maps, May 30, 2007
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April 16th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Aloha,, Loved your post on Google takes to the streets. I’m interested in street signs and on Wednesday found a similar comment in a local newspaper. Couldn’t have said it better myself!