I am not sure if you have checked out Google maps lately but I have one thing to say. WOW!  I completely did not expect t see what I saw here. This is truly incredible detail. There is a new view that they have.  Street view.  It is like you are actually driving own the road.

Yonge and Dundas Street view

Amazing. I looked up my parent’s place and my mom was on the front lawn.. Now I understand this is not live but an image taken, but damn. The last time I googled my parent’s home on Google Earth it showed my car that owned over 4 years ago.

Have you seen a car with big camera looking contraption on the roof driving around?  Well that is how this incredible service was created.  The images are so clear.. It allows you to zoom into the scene.  If you check out the images o n BlogTo’s site you can see what I mean about zooming and the detail of what you can see.  There are some weird pictures on the site where they are showing things going on the sidewalk. I suggest you check out BlogTO’s page is this found here

We tried to see if we could find us walking our dog Emma but to no avail.  I even looked up my brother’s home  in California.. and yup there it was… I believe this is one of the best improvements Google has made to maps.  I can’t wait to try Google Earth.   I am the type of person that likes to see landmark building or something to remember where I am going. This now does that.

Google Maps Will Now Show You Traffic Conditions On The Back Roads.  According to Tech Crunch, “Google Maps just added a nifty feature that will show you live traffic conditions on arterial roads (non-highway roads) in selected cities. Google Maps will also show traffic patterns on main highways as well, helping you see what the least-trafficked route is for your commute.”  I think this is wonderful.. Especially when you connect using a mobile device and get real time traffic results.

AWESOME.

I say way to go Google. This is a major step forward in the mapping and GPS world.  Thank you for doing this and still keeping it free.  I’m excited to see what is next on horizon for Google and Maps.