Michael, my mailman and the world's biggest Manchester United fan walked into the store Monday morning with my gas bill. He also tipped me off about an exciting new feature introduced on the Google Maps UK site.
Google has been driving around the Queendom in vans with cameras on the roof taking detailed, high resolution pictures at street level. Now when you visit http://maps.google.co.uk you will find a new symbol on the maps.
Take a look at the image above. Inside the red circle you will see an icon of a little man. Grab the little man with your mouse, then drag and drop him onto a road on the map. If the map displays blue fringes around the road the new feature has been enabled for that road.
Your screen will now change to show a detailed, high resolution street level image. But wait, it gets even better!
Arrows will also appear on your screen. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to "drive" along the street, make turns and zoom in on individual buildings. Check out the last house house you lived in; did the new owners repaint the living room yet?
Google hasn't imaged the whole United Queendom yet but major cities like London and Manchester have lots of imaged roads. Give it a try.
Have fun.
I discovered this on Monday and have been loving it. I took a 'walk' around the Granada Studios,saw where friend's live and have found a few places I'd like to visit on my next trip!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Deborah.
ReplyDeleteI went to the Granada studios too (online). I "drove" around the back to the gate leading to the Coronation Street set. You can clearly see the bottom end of the set from the gate.
I'll be discussing this in next week's Corrie Fan newsletter.
John.
I've stood at those gates for many hours, know it well! LOL
ReplyDeleteAround the back of the studios, you can see the old Davenport set. You can't make it out, but the police station is next to it. In front is a huge parking lot where they keep the cars, taxis and milk float used on the set.
If you go to Little Quay Street, you can see Liz Dawn's pub The Old Grapes.