From Google Maps Mania, I was alerted to the (as usual) unheralded release of new content in Google Maps. This time, it’s maps for us and the kiwis.
The maps are excellent in coverage and detail though the hybrid view shows up a little bit of inaccuracy in my suburb at least, though this is not uniform across Australia.
The biggest problem seems to be with searching, something in common with the Euro maps, that the search only allows very general searches. It doesn’t even respond to suburbs, let alone streets. I can see this severely limiting the number of mash-ups we see, at least until there is a reliable way of geocoding street addresses.
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Cracking good stuff.
Awesome maps for Melbourne East and for North Canterbury.nz
Nice one.
Hi there,
Following the Oz and NZ street level release, we’ve changed the speed camera locator for Australia and New Zealand to use Google Maps. We’re now adding a lot of features and seeking feedback from road users. Enjoy!
Ant Burnett
Roadwatch Admin
You can even search streets at the following site
http://h.new21.org/mayo/
dear sir;
i want to now that in which ocean did titanic dip
nahid: according to wikipedia, right here
Here is a new Google Maps site offering easy real estate searching and free listing of properties!
http://www.homemap.com.au
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Bikely likely to portray the way
New route mapping service http://www.bikely.com provides local knowledge on cycling routes in Australia – with a cool Google Map….