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FAQ Updates

Just a quick heads up to let you know that I've updated the FAQ page. You can now learn how to find the moved 'satellite' link, use the "z" variable to set a specific zoom level, and also how to…

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Friday, 1st July 2005

RSS Feed: Oops

The RSS Feed should be back to full text again (it was on "summary" mode for a short while). Thanks to everyone who sent an angry e-mail demanding it changed back 😉

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Wednesday, 29th June 2005

Google Earth

Wow, Google Earth is pretty impressive. If you haven't heard about this yet, it is a cut down version of Keyhole that Google have released completely free. Google bought Keyhole last year and most of the recent mapping technology has…

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Wednesday, 29th June 2005

Google Maps Updated

Today Google quietly updated its map service to add high-resolution aerial photography for much more of the globe than the previous limited coverage of North America. New additions include Scotland, Iceland, Kuwait and many, many more. Here at Google Sightseeing…

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Tuesday, 21st June 2005

1st Annual Google Sightseeing Volcano Day!

Today we are proud to present to you, the 1st Annual* Google Sightseeing Volcano Day! Yes that's right, we have an entire day of posts lined up entirely devoted to volcanoes. Please note: This event may not actually occur annually…

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Monday, 20th June 2005

Map Updates

Some of you more perceptive readers may have noticed that I'm seriously lacking on the post count front. I think James has managed 105, whilst I'm on a measly 35. My reason (excuse) for this is that I'm working on…

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Wednesday, 8th June 2005

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.