April 05, 2005
Google Feature Incorporates Satellite Maps
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online search engine leader Google has unveiled a new feature that will enable its users to zoom in on homes and businesses using satellite images, an advance that may raise privacy concerns as well as intensify the competitive pressures on its rivals.
The satellite technology, which Google began offering late Monday at http://maps.google.com, is part of the package that the Mountain View-based company acquired when it bought digital map maker Keyhole Corp. for an undisclosed amount nearly six months ago.
link to article in the New York Times
Posted by Perry at April 5, 2005 07:21 AM | TrackBackComments
oh dag! i'm one step closer to abandoning yahoo maps.
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at April 5, 2005 10:10 AM
can't get as close as you can with Keyhole, but damn it's quick, and the drag n' pan feature is very cool.
Posted by: brad at April 5, 2005 10:12 AM
my brother send me a picture of my home two weeks ago with the subject "i know where you live" and believe me, that was spooky...
Posted by: marientina at April 5, 2005 10:29 AM
my brother sent me a picture of my home two weeks ago with the subject "i know where you live" and believe me, that was spooky...
Posted by: marientina at April 5, 2005 10:29 AM
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