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April 07, 2005

Satellite and Aerial Images on Google Maps and Google Local

Google Maps and Google Local now provide satellite and and aerial images of locations.
These interactive satellite views allow you to explore locations by zooming in, zooming out, or panning in any direction . Google claims, "it's just really cool".

To access this view, click "Satellite" at the top right corner of the Google Maps page. Your locations will appear as aerial images until you click “Maps” to toggle the view back.

Two disclaimers from Google:
1. Image resolution varies by distance. At the lowest resolution/farthest distance, you can identify large landmarks like mountains and lakes. At the highest resolution/closest distance, you can locate specific cars and buildings.
2. Satellite images are current, but not real-time.

Posted by erushton at April 7, 2005 12:52 PM