New Google Maps Website
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:54
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Dustin
I thought a few of you might be keen for a look:
Google Maps Website</a
Its very fast at finding any address with minimal input, put in an address in any format and it comes back with solutions very quickly, much faster than Whereis etc.
"Google today unveiled Google Maps Australia, an online mapping service providing Australian business listings and driving directions that are accessible from a PC or mobile phone."
Reply By: Dustin - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:55
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:55
For some reason the link didn't work, I'll try again:
1. Cut and paste : maps.google.com.au/
2. 2nd attempt to past a link: Google Maps
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Reply By: Scubaroo - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 12:11
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 12:11
Are there any new features over maps.google.com? Australian addresses have been searchable on that for a while, not sure about the driving directions.
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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 13:52
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 13:52
How is this any different to the Google maps we already know..? Can't see anything different..? The traffic of course won't work here.
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Follow Up By: Scubaroo - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 16:51
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 16:51
Ah - article in The Age suggests that additional features like driving directions and "nearest business" have been added to make it functionally equivalent to the US version.
So queries like "pizza near carnegie" return all the pizza shops near
Carnegie VIC.
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Reply By: John R (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 14:12
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 14:12
Is it possible to get gps coordinates out of google?
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 15:42
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 15:42
Apologies Dustin, I don't mean to hijack your thread, but does anyone know how often the satellite pics are updated. I just checked my street and they are over 2 years old. The guy next door has built a h-u-g-e house (in the last two years) which does not show on the sat pics.
Thanks in advance.
Jack
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Follow Up By: Taz & Milka-Queanbeyan - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 22:37
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 22:37
There is no time limit.
Google have financial or other arrangements with many organisations to receive satellite imagery.
Most of these organisations are commercial or government agencies so Google would have to pay for imagery or wait until it is released to them.
Updated imagery usually only becomes available if a customer pays an organisation such as SPOT to conduct a specific tasking of a specific area or a government agency has an interest in an area.
If no imagery has been taken then you will only be able to view the green tinted low resolution LANDSAT radar images. Take a look at the UK. There is very little imagery available in comparison to Australia even considering the huge difference in land mass. My assumption would be that searching for mineral wealth is conducted by imagery first as it is cheaper than mounting expeditions into the outback with no guarantee of success.
Cheers ... Taz
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Reply By: Member - Fizz (NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 23:02
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 23:02
To get an idea of how Google does things, go here:
www.google.com.au/australiaday2007
Unfortunately, the weather wasn't good. and they only achieved part of what they had intended.
Sydney CBD missed out!
Graham.
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Reply By: Sparkiepete - Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007 at 09:34
Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007 at 09:34
Damn, that works fast.
I just typed in my address and as fast as it could change pages it found it.
Looks like a good to add to my extras.
Even found my address typed in as a business
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