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He gives you a view of the street or place you are looking for. Sometimes it doesn't work.
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Are Google Maps done with a satellite?
Google Maps provides satellite and map views in addition to Street Views. The satellite view of Google Maps uses the same backend satellite imagery database used by Google Earth.The satellite imagery are typically from the GeoEye or DigitalGlobe owned satellites, and some of the imagery are actually aerial photos from aircraft using special high resolution cameras.
Where could a person go to find satellite images of their home?
A person could go find satellite images of their home on Google Earth and also on Google Maps. Once you visit their site you are able to enter in your address and it will give a visual for you.
Where can a person go online to download a map of Iowa?
Google maps lets people view maps but these are hard to download. For a streetmap there are some on the geology website. MapQuest offers satellite and traffic maps.
What is the orange thing in Google maps called?
The orange "pegman" icon in classic Google Maps is the tool to activate Street View mode in Google Maps. Normally you drag the orange "pegman" icon onto the map to activate street view mode at that location. The new Google Maps interface is redesigning the street view user interface.
Is Google Maps and Google Earth the same thing?
no Google map is the map of the whole earth, Google earth is the more high tech , it is when you can street view any were in the world, by typing in the address, when u do this, it takes to the doorstep, of the requested address you put in
What do you call the person that takes satellite images for maps?
The satellite image taker?
How did Google make the maps of roads?
google uses satellite photos, then pretty much cartoonizes the photo to make maps of roads and stuff like that
Does Google Maps offer any features that Mapquest does not?
Google Maps map does not consume the whole screen so the directions are visible to the left of the map. Google maps is more known for its street level views of the satellite picture maps.
What does a satellite do when it orbite around earth?
A satellite in orbit around Earth acts as a communications relay, collects data for research, monitors weather patterns, and provides navigation services.
Where can one find a satellite map of the United States?
A satellite map can be found on google's maps page, on a website called "mapquest", Nokia's Ovi Maps also offers a satellite map of the United States.
Are the maps on Google correct?
The maps on Google try to be as accurate as possible. Professional cartographers (map-makers) work on the maps with Google. The streets may sometimes be slightly off, but when looking on satellite view, you can see where streets are better.
Google space pictures of earth?
Google Earth and Google Maps are great tools to view high-resolution satellite imagery of the Earth.
