Google Maps - terrain view

Haircut · 2 Dec 2007 at 09:56

Just noticed this on Google Maps now, pretty cool new feature.

Norway looks very cool like this...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=UT...9,8.355103&spn=2.261326,8.657227&t=p&z=8&om=1

LordSplodge · 2 Dec 2007 at 09:59

I noticed this the other day when planning my trip up Kinder Scout.

Fairly cool.

I <3 Google

SiD the Turtle · 2 Dec 2007 at 10:06

Wow that's quality.

Rosbif · 2 Dec 2007 at 10:08

Would love to have a look but Google maps for me has been dreadfully slow for about a month now

gumbald · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:10

Very cool. I read something about it a while ago, but presumed it was just America that would be done first, it seems not

Sirrel Squirrel · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:28

I think the street view thing is really cool, major US cities have a 360 degree view of almost every street.

Macro · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:40

I tend to use the MS version which has had the terrain view for a while now (maps.live.com). Take a look at the normal terrain map at the lake district or the birds eye view / 3d stuff for London and cities, some of the stuff is very cool...

Makes a change to see Google playing catch up to someone else, although I think the Google maps directions and trip planning is a little better.

Sirrel Squirrel · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:55

Athanor said:
I tend to use the MS version which has had the terrain view for a while now (maps.live.com). Take a look at the normal terrain map at the lake district or the birds eye view / 3d stuff for London and cities, some of the stuff is very cool...

Makes a change to see Google playing catch up to someone else, although I think the Google maps directions and trip planning is a little better.

Still can't beat the AA or RAC sites for directions though, I tried a route on Google Maps and when I followed the route using the satellite images it was taking me the wrong way down a one way street lol.

LordSplodge · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:55

Athanor said:
I tend to use the MS version which has had the terrain view for a while now (maps.live.com). Take a look at the normal terrain map at the lake district or the birds eye view / 3d stuff for London and cities, some of the stuff is very cool...

Makes a change to see Google playing catch up to someone else, although I think the Google maps directions and trip planning is a little better.

Get out of this thread Bill Gates lover.

Google is God.

Tom0 · 2 Dec 2007 at 12:25

Google is awesome, its getting packed with ads these days, but even then it still manages to try (most of the time succeed) and provide the user what they need.

Nice update to the map feature

Dharok · 2 Dec 2007 at 12:34

Yeh google is great, they just keep expanding. Like first it was a search engine only, and now look where it's at.

danman2k · 2 Dec 2007 at 13:12

nice addition, like it

Macro · 2 Dec 2007 at 13:15

LordSplodge said:
Get out of this thread Bill Gates lover.

Google is God.

You're obviously confused and got the G & d round the wrong way there

mrk · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:49

Did you know you can now lock on your position (close enough) using your mobile? just browse to www.google.com/gmm on your phone browser and install the app. It was accurate for me to within 2 roads on my K800i.

Has both plain and hybrid view.