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February 12, 2008
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Not really a hockey post today, but something many of you might find interesting...
I am a frequent contributor at virtualglobetrotting.com, where people share cool and interesting scenes found on Virtual Earth and Google Maps. As someone who loves to travel, but doesn't get to do so as much as I'd like, this is the next best thing... Picking a random area and exploring it using the internet. Google and Virtual Earth keep expanding their sites, and earlier today, Google added Street View scenery of much of the Milwaukee area.
Sometime last summer, a car fitted with a 360 degree rooftop camera drove around the area, taking a panoramic photograph every few seconds. Those photos were then married with the Google Maps web site, allowing users to go on a virtual drive around the area.
A small view of the Bradley Center...
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Click and drag your mouse to experience the panoramic photograph. Click on the arrows along the street to advance to the next panoramic scene. For best results, when viewing Street Views using the Google Maps site, press your F11 key to get a larger image to appear. (Press F11 again to exit that mode).
Click here to see what parts of southeastern Wisconsin are available.
There are now 30 metro areas in the United States with Street View coverage available. Most of the cities, including Milwaukee, are in low definition, but some cities (Bay Area, Phoenix, Tuscon, San Diego, and downtown Chicago) can be seen in a higher resolution. The difference... when zooming in on something in low definition, it does not become easier to see... in high definition, when zooming in, things appear much more clearly. Google adds a few cities every month, and soon cities in Canada and Europe will be available.
Feel free to send me links of any cool scenes you may find in the area.
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Comments:Can't wait to see the "interesting" Google Street View Sightings that will be added to the Google Street View GalleryPost a Comment: February 12, 2008 7:03 PM
