Big thumbs up for google maps!

[trmiv]

I'm driving somewhere I've never been this weekend. I tried looking online, but could not find the address of the place I'm going, even on their website. So I searched for the city, and was able to find the place using the google satellite maps (easy to spot, it's a race track). Anyway, then all I had to do was plug in the street it was on, my address, and boom, directions! So I call my dad, and he says he hears there's a shortcut there using some small highway (hwy 88). Of course google maps won't give me those directions by default. So I flipped back to map mode, found the little highway, and was able to trace the route all the way back to my house, making my own directions!

Google maps > *

Try that Yahoo maps!

 

[Mrvile]

Nah Yahoo Maps and Google regular Maps are definately better. Google Satellite maps are just for fun.

 

[imported_xaguynamedguyx]

thats the way to go...mapquest gives pretty horrible directions some times

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Nah Yahoo Maps and Google regular Maps are definately better. Google Satellite maps are just for fun.

Not in this case! I had no clue what the address of this place was, but since it's pretty easy to spot on a satellite image, I figured out what street it was on and was able to map to it.

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I'm driving somewhere I've never been this weekend. I tried looking online, but could not find the address of the place I'm going, even on their website. So I searched for the city, and was able to find the place using the google satellite maps (easy to spot, it's a race track). Anyway, then all I had to do was plug in the street it was on, my address, and boom, directions! So I call my dad, and he says he hears there's a shortcut there using some small highway (hwy 88). Of course google maps won't give me those directions by default. So I flipped back to map mode, found the little highway, and was able to trace the route all the way back to my house, making my own directions!

Google maps > *

Try that Yahoo maps!

Fear the upcomming Microsoft/MSN Virtual Earth.. It looks very much like Google Maps but has a few newer/neater looking features.. Should be out by middle of July if things keep on schedule..

 

[trmiv]

Do you have to pay for that?

It would be cool if google maps had the ability to specify a route you want to avoid, or a certain highway/freeway you want to use. Then again if it did, it probably wouldn't be free.

 

[spacejamz]

not sure how old the satellite images are...

my subdivion is 2 years old and on the satellite map, it just shows the ground being broken for it...