14 Dec 2007...02:00
Google Maps Street View
Not sure if you’ve seen the power of Google Maps’ newish Street View feature. They’ve recently expanded and now feature 360 degree street-level photography in 21 US cities.
I’ve just recently discovered it since they’ve expanded to Boston. I would say that 95% of streets in Boston are covered. Google used special cameras attached to vehicles that drove through every street. Coverage even expands out into suburbs.
So not only can you see a location from above by satellite, but you can zoom down and see what it looks like to stand there. Let’s say you’re planning a trip to Boston and you want to see the State House. Take a look before you get there. Just enter a location or click any highlighted road on the Street View map and you’re there. Pan around.
It’s great if you’re going somewhere for the first time and you don’t know what the business or house looks like.
Heading to Boston by Amtrak? Check out South Station. Check out Macy’s in Downtown Crossing. Check out Flamepoeira, my favorite coffee shop in the North End. How about the Prudential:
1 Comment
14 Dec 2007 at 10:25
I find it most useful when you’re meeting a friend at a bar or restaurant in a neighborhood with which you’re not too familiar. It makes that part of your evening that much easier!
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