Google Map Killer

[suse920]

I searched and ddint fins any refrences to this it is Windows Local Live Beta.

The birds eye views are amazing, if not a little creepy.

http://local.live.com/

 

[Jon855]

It looks and seems nice. I think it could zoom in and out a little more smoother but nice nontheless.

 

[upsciLLion]

I can't get it to work in Safari.

 

[Vich]

looks nice

 

[JLGatsby]

Google Maps killer? AH! It's in black and white for my city.

Try again Mr Gates.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

thbe birds eye view is too clunky. Also, its aerial photography vs. satellite imaging.

 

[walrus]

Yea the birds eye views are amazing, but the header takes up 1/3 of the map, and that direction/size thing on the left takes up too much of whats left.

 

[UlricT]

they has cessna aircraft fly @ 2000ft to take those photos

 

[talyn00]

repost - http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1753144&enterthread=y

The reason the bird's eye view is better quality images than google, is cause its aerial photography not satellite images.

 

[jfall]

lol @ microsoft copying everything google does

 

[AgentEL]

i don't know about google killer, but it did kill my browser :-(

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: jfall
lol @ microsoft copying everything google does

True, but it at least it has a bit of its own flvor. The birds eye view is actually a really good idea.

 

[Toasthead]

cool

 

[daveshel]

The images of my house are more recent than I have seen on other mapping services.

 

[Indolent]

minor bug, but if you click and drag the map and drag your mouse out of the browser window and let up, if you move your mouse over the map it is still dragging. Might be a firefox thing but it doesn't happen in google's.


yup, just checked. It doesn't do that in ie.

 

[ShadowBlade]

google earth = google maps killer

 

[Mark R]

Not bad, but the aerial views aren't as detailed as googles.

No 3d earth application either.

Shows promise though.

 

[YoshiSato]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Google Maps killer? AH! It's in black and white for my city.

Try again Mr Gates.

At least your city is in the system. No Birds eye view for parts of PA.

 

[CKDragon]

I don't like that I can't seemlessly pan from one picture to the next. I'm not crazy about it.

2 advantages so far:
-Obviously the bird's-eye-view pics are closer/clearer
-Pics seem more recent, at least I can tell that the pic of my campus in Philadelphia was taken last winter.

I'm not liking the interface much, though.

 

[alien42]

hey, there is my old truck i totalled last year, lol

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: CKDragon
I don't like that I can't seemlessly pan from one picture to the next. I'm not crazy about it.

yeah, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented so far

 

[aphex]

The maps themselves are older than google.

My street dosent even show up on this one and its been there for 2 years.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: CKDragon
I don't like that I can't seemlessly pan from one picture to the next. I'm not crazy about it.

2 advantages so far:
-Obviously the bird's-eye-view pics are closer/clearer
-Pics seem more recent, at least I can tell that the pic of my campus in Philadelphia was taken last winter.

I'm not liking the interface much, though.

I agree...plus it's still buggy....it's showing no pictures for zoomups of places that should have. Like parts of Wayne State's campus arent showing up, I hit reload it then it says other spots on the map cant be shown....etc etc

 

[MikeMike]

grr, how do you link those pics?

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: aphex
The maps themselves are older than google.

My street dosent even show up on this one and its been there for 2 years.

OK, mine are actually more recent. Case-by-case basis, apparently.

CK