While many of you out there have used Google Maps, I think far fewer
people have tried Google Earth.
It's a bit of effort to download and install, but the experience of
flying around real-time 3d accelerated satellite maps is worth it.
Works on Mac and Windows.
One of the cool new features in Earth is a
very recent 3
inch scale overhead photo of Las Vegas. Touring the strip is fun;
at 3" you can make out the bathing suit styles at the pool. I'm most
taken by the incredible reflection off the Luxor; the image has about
8x more zoom in it for detail.
See also the
unofficial Google Earth blog
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