Google Adds Keyhole Satellite Support

[stevey]

Just when you thought they were out of ingenious ideas, Google has just enabled Keyhole Satellite support for its popular 'Maps' and 'Local' services. The system allows you to zoom in on almost any spot in North America, and seamlessly transfer between a map or recent satellite view of the area.

"Have you ever wished you could see what someplace looked like before you got there? A house? A hotel? A freeway exit? We thought you might find it useful. Now when you type an address into Google Maps, you can click the 'Satellite' link and see a view of the area. You can zoom, move the view by dragging, and even resize the window just like the normal 'Maps' view. Looking for a new apartment or house? Type in an address you're considering, get a view from the air and, with a quick local search, find out if you can walk to your favorite Saturday morning cup of coffee."

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[VisualDigits]

That feature is so cool, no more travel surprises

 

[namewaiter]

yea, ive had my on on this a while now. im in real estate and was toying with the idea of using this, but some of the photos you pull up are over 4 yrs old. i'm sure google has plans to bring it up to date as best they can.

 

[Jack Gordon]

I used Keyhole several months back when I was searching for a business site... it is very cool. Google has the magic touch right now!

 

[JuniperPark]

Mapquest did this about 6 years ago, but then made it a pay service, then it went away.

 

[Poker]

That is wild...can look at where you grew up, went to college, where you live now...