Google always seems to come up with incredibly creative applications that make it difficult to imagine how I could have gotten by without them (Google, Google Maps, and Google Translate are just a few that come to mind). While the Street View function in Google Maps has always been really helpful for helping to plan out trips to unfamiliar destinations, you can also now get a bird's eye view of your trip as well. You'll need to download the Google Earth plugin in order to do this, and once you do, you'll have the option of viewing your trip in 3D. Here's an example of a trip along the California coast on Route 1...
Cool.
ReplyDeleteBing [ http://www.bing.com/maps/ ] has had this feature for some time, but it looks like Google's application of it is more composite and uses a long horizontal field of view.