Looks like Microsoft is making a competitor to Google maps. Launching this summer
The service is promised to provide:
Satellite images with 45-degree-angle views of buildings and neighborhoods
Satellite images with street map overlays
Ability to add local data layers, such as showing local businesses or restaurants
http://blogs.msdn.com/cthota/archive/2005/05/23/421114.aspx
This post has been edited by Sietse: May 24 2005, 18:04
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MSN Virtual Earth is what it going to be called....sorry
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| Post #3 May 23 2005, 19:17 | |
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Wow, that looks so good! I have a funny feeling about it though, I don't think it will look that good...and it don't think it's going to be free
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| Post #4 May 23 2005, 19:20 | |
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Wow, looks awesome.
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QUOTE(Hypoxiaicon @ May 23 2005, 19:20) Wow, looks awesome. [right][snapback]585961557[/snapback][/right] Yea 
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QUOTE(dadan121 @ May 23 2005, 14:17) Wow, that looks so good! I have a funny feeling about it though, I don't think it will look that good...and it don't think it's going to be free [right][snapback]585961549[/snapback][/right] It will look that good... but only in popular urban areas. These systems are not 'satellite' images but rather taken from a survey helicopter. It takes a long while to photograph the whole USA + beyond! Of course it will be free... but some features may only be accessible via a premium subscription (like downloading content to your PC, a 3D viewer, etc...) It has to be free to compete with Google Maps. |
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| Post #7 May 23 2005, 19:29 | |
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Holy **** that looks awesome!
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Looks pretty good, probly wont cover the uk though..
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QUOTE(KayMan2K @ May 23 2005, 15:22) Of course it will be free... but some features may only be accessible via a premium subscription (like downloading content to your PC, a 3D viewer, etc...) It has to be free to compete with Google Maps. [right][snapback]585961573[/snapback][/right] Yeah, you're right when you put it that way. It looks really cool, but it will take years to photograph USA, and Canada for example. 
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| Post #10 May 23 2005, 19:32 | |
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They might. The Uk is pretty damn small compared to the states of the US let alone the whole country.
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| Post #11 May 23 2005, 19:34 | |
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Seems like NASA WorldWind
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Hopefully we will see more useful use of these services....like this one that overlays crime data.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/23/115204&from=rss |
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Yikes!
 Hmm, but I'd like to see the same isometric view from another country than USA. Because these services usually don't have data for the Earth, and then the service wouldn't be much of use for me either. But since they have the guts to call it Virtual Earth, hm... I have never seen that resolution on international satellites though on even pay services like Keyhole, and neither do NASA's World Wind have it. QUOTE Seems like NASA WorldWind No, it has neither the same features, or the same resolution. The only thing they have in common is that they have some sort of map. 
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| Post #14 May 23 2005, 19:45 | |
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looks better than keyhole, thats damn nice
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| Post #15 May 23 2005, 19:55 | |
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Holy Batman ! Looks incredible.
Awesome find. 
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