Bing might just be a lot of hype when it comes to search, but Bing Maps kicks the poo out of Google when it comes to satellite photos.
The Jasper House (my home… at home)
- Bing
- Google (Google does get bonus points for the fact that my old car is in the back driveway)
Mississippi College
- Bing
- Google (these photos are from 2002, at the latest — no new parking lot by New Men’s dorm)
Great screen shots of things spotted on Google Earth.
Chelsea created this little map for reference points for those headed down to our wedding.
Google Maps has added ‘Street View’ to the Jackson, Mississippi metro area.
I’ve posted this map before. The comparison of what people call Coke… Soda… or (ugh) Pop.
Pop? Seriously? What… are we in a 1950′s TV show, er something?
Here’s a state-by-state comparison. Don’t forget to place your own vote.
I’ve recieved this question all too any times since I left home 5 weeks ago, so I figured that it’s best that I show you using Google Maps.
The map below is an overhead view of the city of Seattle. The area zoned-off and highlighted in pink is a small portion of our neighborhood, Queen Anne, and also includes a portion of the adjacent neighboorhoods, Lower Queen Anne, Westlake, and South Lake Union.
Circled below you can see our relation to Key Arena (where the Sonics play), the Space Needle, the floating house of Tom Hanks in Sleepless In Seattle, the location of “Seattle Grace Hospital (which actually houses our favorite sports bar and is the home of KOMO 4 News) , and of course… Meredith’s house from Grey’s Anatomy, which is in our neighborhood and about a 3 minute drive from our house.
Although it’s hard to tell from this view, we sit at the top of Queen Anne Hill. The Space Needle is at the bottom of the hill.
Google finally launched a product it should have launched a while back: Google Transit
However, after testing it the product seems to still have a few flaws. For example, to get to church via bus I must first walk through someone’s backyard and down the steep part of the hill our house sits upon in order to catch the bus I need.
It’s nice to have if you’re visiting town where you have to/should take public transportation (ie-NYC, Boston, DC) or if you are lliving in a major metropolitan area and you’re gonna go all crazy and venture into unknown territory.
It’s a good product, but not a great one.
Oops. In the rush to get my computer to the shop the other day, I created theBigmove map without marking Arkansas.
This is not the first time somebody forgot about Arkansas.
It won’t be the last.
For all you LOST junkies, this is quite possibly the most detailed map you will ever find.
It chronicles everything from the island itself to the Hanso Foundation – but it’s big, really big… so give it some time to load.
As of Saturday before last I have been an official resident of Jasper, Alabama for 25 years (oops) 22 years.
I love this town.
Yes, it’s a little small. Yes, there are alot of trucks, rednecks, and people we refer to as “Alabama fans.”
But anyone from Jasper can tell you: we are much different than your typical “small town.”
But living in a small town has its perks… like being able to find your car on Google Maps.
Look at this map to the house in the center of the screen. My good ole Grand Am; right where I left when I went to Europe. I must assume this seeing as I always park in the front of the house so that all the 13 and 14-year-old kids in the neighborhood who only have golf carts and bikes can salivate over my low-mileage speedster.
Bite me, kid.
A question I do not mind answering, but one that can consume too much time once I begin explaining and others begin asking questions.
London, England was my starting point, then I worked south, going somewhat-counterclockwise to Paris, France… Bern, Switzerland… Florence, Italy… Torino, Italy… Pisa, Italy… Rome, Italy… Cortona, Italy… Venice, Italy… Vienna, Austria… Budapest, Hungary… Prague, Czech Republic… Berlin, Germany… Amsterdam, The Netherlands… Bruges, Belgium… and back to London, England.
Miles : 3,500 [approximately, point-to-point]
Number of Cities : 15
Number of Countries : 10
Favorite Small City : Bruges, Belgium
Favorite Large City : Berlin, Germany
A nationwide map, county-by-county to see the gas prices in your area.
Walker County is one of the cheapest in Alabama. If you wanna… come to town, fill ‘er up, and we’ll go eat dinner at Pepito’s.
Post-Katrina images of New Orleans on Google Maps
Map showing where all the evacuees went
The federal response to Katrina was not as portrayed
Katrina Information Map
Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina
UFO’s.
You’ve probably never seen one. But you kinda wish you could, right?
Well, if little green men happen to come trouncing through your bedroom any night in the near future, please share the experience with others.
This is a pretty cool application that uses Google Maps to mark UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center.
