Size Matters
Tuesday, 19th July 2005 by Alex Turnbull
This isn't a sight I'm afraid, just a quick update... Has anyone else noticed that Google have finally put a scale on their maps? 😀
Update: Yup, sorry it appears I missed the boat. There's an article over on Scavengeroogle about it already 🙂
Update 2: Oops. Googlemapsmania had it first, and apparently we told them about it! Who knew? However, a comment on this post points something very cool out. Tobin said:
did you notice that if you're looking at the initial view (the entire US), when you scroll around the map, the scale changes? I assume it's because the curvature of the earth.
Try it out, it's cool!
About the author
Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
Didn’t notice until you brought it up. Those guys are SNEAKY! 😉
old news! I noticed that just after the Manta Ray post! Something I have just discovered (maybe new too), is that Japan is now fully integrated with vector/road maps – all in Japanese! it’s cooool!!
Re the Japan maps — I wonder how much McDonald’s is paying Google? If you zoom in you can see Golden Arches icons… 🙂
I’ve not found a M yet, but here’s one of the
7-11s
OK, here’s some McDonalds
And I got quite a shock when I saw just how big the Yangtze Three Gorges Dam construction site really was !