02-09-2005, 07:37 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Google maps up and running . . . check it out
Google never ceases to amaze . . . . . .
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=blues%...20in%20chicago |
02-09-2005, 10:39 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Über-Rookie
Location: No longer, D.C
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i found google maps earlier today and began testing it. I was able to find everything fairly quickly, although a bit of a lag time when dragging the map around at full zoom as i followed a road I knew fairly well to see if it missed any of the roads Very detailed and quick.
I definatley put that high on my list of websites that i will frequent. |
02-10-2005, 06:23 AM | #8 (permalink) | |
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Also, this thread is a dupe... Tilted Forum Project - Google Maps
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02-10-2005, 07:11 AM | #9 (permalink) |
So Hip it Hurts
Location: Up here in my tree
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Seems to be some glitch in it North of the border. When searching for stuff in Calgary Canada it shows the results (ie. Blues clubs) but there's no map until you zoom out to over half way on the sliding scale on the left. Must not have all the maps entered yet.
Looks like a cool site though.
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02-10-2005, 07:16 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Location: I'm workin' on it
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This is great potential, but they should realize that getting from the Albany NY area to Waterloo Ontario via Syracuse to Kingston to Waterloo is pretty retahded.
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02-10-2005, 07:28 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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Geez, I just stumbled upon this as well. The drag feature is pretty unbelievable. But the directions are a little weird. I tried a few normal routes that I drive. And although the directions get you there, it didn't really show the fastest or shortest route...
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02-10-2005, 09:08 AM | #12 (permalink) |
Knight of the Old Republic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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Wow, I just "drove" from my dad's house to my mom's house on the map with the mouse. That's amazing. I wonder what kind of algorithms and gee-whiz technology they used to get this working.
-Lasereth
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02-10-2005, 06:08 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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Location: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains, i.e. Oklahoma
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Awsome find went into a new bookmark folder for all the related Google stuff. Thanks.
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02-11-2005, 12:15 AM | #16 (permalink) |
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Wow, I just found my parents farm in "NoWhere", Ontario. Cool.
So far, it's pretty impressive.
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02-11-2005, 05:59 AM | #17 (permalink) |
Desert Rat
Location: Arizona
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Wow, the simple graphics and easy to use interface really adds to the google tradition. I really like it, thanks for bringing it my attention.
Now how can we google hack Google maps....
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02-11-2005, 07:28 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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From just looking around quickly, I love the symbology, showing which roads are the 'major' arterials in yellow. I'm a GIS buff though, so this kind of thing is awesome. I can't wait until aerial/satellite photography is integrated with it...
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02-11-2005, 11:04 AM | #21 (permalink) |
Wehret Den Anfängen!
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Driving around using click-and-drag is fun. We worked out what a friend meant when describing a shortcut around a busy exit in Toronto by looking at the onramp/offramps.
I can't wait until A9's "storefront pictures", satalite photos, and GIS like maps converge, and they can build a driving simulation of every real city. "You have a Porche 911. Get from home to work as fast as you can. Go!"
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02-12-2005, 05:33 PM | #25 (permalink) |
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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this is great....more than great.....AMAZING. you can search for anything, i mean anything. try it.
strip clubs in _______ pet stores in _______ bars in _______ the only problem i've found so far is the lack of locations that you can find. for example....i tried apartments in tempe and only got apartments that were in a 2 block radius of eachother. but it'll probably get upgraded with more complete content. |
02-15-2005, 11:20 AM | #27 (permalink) |
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Location: Ohio
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Don't get overly carried away with the google worshiping quite yet pals o' mine. The addy's it spits out are sometimes pretty f-ing far from what you search for.
Examples from my experiance today: I put in: 5458 WEST POINTE PLAZA DR COLUMBUS OH 43228 it spit out: 771 South 30th St Heath, OH 43056 Somehow I think it's confused. I'm sure many of you will feel compelled to post how well it works for you. That's nice. Pretty much, it's been working really well for me too. I played around with adding and leaving out ZIPs and got vastly different results for searches. It will move an address completely out of a city, and return addys without even similar street names or numbers. Just remember it is a beta, not a gift from god.
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02-15-2005, 11:48 AM | #29 (permalink) | |
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It seems to not recognize it as an address, and does a search for that location instead. There's a 'submit problem' link...
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02-15-2005, 07:47 PM | #30 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Southeast Ohio
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Wow, I'm really depressed... there's less to do where I live than I even though... Thanks google maps, I think.
I typed in "Something to do in Marietta, Ohio"... I got nothin'. Kinda nice to find out there were a few new restuarants to try though, it is amazing what the guys at google did with this. |
02-18-2005, 06:36 AM | #36 (permalink) |
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Location: Right Behind You
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Love the maps. Google is trying to be the next microsoft by taking over everything, with one noticable exception, their stuff works.
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02-18-2005, 09:16 AM | #37 (permalink) |
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Location: Poland, Ohio // Clarion University of PA.
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I do very much enjoy the speed that this bastard works at.
The scroll feature they have is awesome too, don't have to reload every damn time you touch the mouse to the screen like on Yahoo! Maps. Although, in terms of overall detail, it's about the same at Y! Maps. I think the major thing most people will like, as mentioned numerous times before, will be its speed.
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