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July 05, 2005
Google Earth
Wow.
Really.
Another pie that Google have dipped their fingers into. They've taken the next step after Google maps and moved on to imagery with Google Earth.
The data is pretty good. The imagery, for Dublin at least, appears to be about a year old. I'm basing that on the Luas Red Line, which seems to be still under construction. The neatness comes from Google's interface wizardry. There are a number of deft touches, like the fly-through zoom it uses as the user jumps from place to place. The terrain model is impressive too.
The Google Maps street data, which matches up almost perfectly, is a little older - my guide here is the Coombe Bypass which I have yet to see on anyone's digital map.
I wonder how MapFlow feel about this development in their market?
Posted by Richard at July 5, 2005 02:33 PM