Mapping The Globe
| Friday, November 10th, 2006 | --jr |
As the Pope might have said, "Hey! I can see my house from here."
Congrats to the Maps team for releasing the new international maps including:
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France (including Corsica )
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia )
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Spain (include Ceuta , Canary Islands, Mallorca, Menorca )
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- United Kingdom ( England , Scotland , Wales , Northern Ireland , Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar )
- Vatican City
and major coverage (mostly major cities, railways, etc.) for:
- Czech Republic
- Poland
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Estonia
- Greece
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- FYRO Macedonia
- Kaliningrad ( Russia )
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Comprehensive Metro and Railway Stations in many cities in Europe (better coverage than Google)
(quite a laundry list, no?)
They've also improved the satellite imagery for most of the European cities, and I hear tell there may be a few more Easter Eggs lurking about.
Big Congrats, Alan and the rest!
November 15th, 2006 at 9:35 am
Oooh. I can see my house from here!