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People need to stop complaining about other countries not being included and bugs in the system. It says right on the site "BETA." Have people forgotten what that means?

I find it dead on though. I searched for my parents new house, built less than a 2 years ago, and it pops up. It doesn't show on ANY other map program I have ever used. Also, the width of the roads is beautiful to give a sense of proportion. The dot of the pin was more dead on then the tip, but it was maybe 100 yards off. Not bad.

For a new beta map search, this is stellar. I like the simplicity of the interface over any other map program I use. Yahoo maps has always given me the best results, but I hated the interface and it was relatively slow. Of course, AAA members can get really great map search from the AAA website. (you need a membership number to access the maps section).

Google looks like they're really on the right track.

If you think that's awesome (and yes I agree it is!), check this out - Keyhole

You'll see that the technology used in Google Maps is derived straight from Keyhole....well you will if you download the trial and play with it. If you've got a decent hi-speed connection, you'll spend hours on it, trust me! I've always been into satellite mapping though and paid for the full thing, so maybe it's just me :laugh:

Anyway, Google bought Keyhole last October and this is obviously one of the things to come out of that. Don't be suprised if they add even more over time.

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