Impressive Google Map Feature Worth Checking Out | Street View
November 30th, 2007
Written By: Adam Sussman
I am a bit behind the times when it comes to using Google Maps, approximately 6 months or so. While at the Kelsey SES Local Conference the Director of Google Maps demonstrated a very cool feature.
You can type in an address and it will zoom you right into that location and you can look around 360 as if you’re standing there, right in the middle of the street. This is not a satellite view! The last time I played with this type of stuff was using satellite view and all you could see were roof tops of homes and buildings. This is a much different experience and is very sweet!
I chose to stand on the corner of Marine Dr, San Francisco to look at the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Go to maps.google.com and type in an address. On the top right of the map notice an icon called “Street View”
- Certain areas on the map should turn blue and a little orange person appears.
- Move the orange person into any part of the blue area.
November 30th, 2007 21:55
Shandy,
It is amazing what Google has done with something as trivial as a map… come to think about it, when are they going to make these things live? or adjust them based on the time of day?
November 30th, 2007 23:39
Based on the presentation I saw today by Google they are going to be delivering some very exciting tools utilizing this mapping technology in the next year or so.
December 15th, 2007 16:37
Wow, thats awesome. I need to learn how to use it asap.