Map Services Hit Your Streets?

Ann Arbor, where SCUP's offices are located, recently became the 47th US city completely mapped out in GoogleEarth. The entire industry and technology realm of mapping has left the illusion of linear growth behind. We are now in an era of obvious exponential growth in capabilities. Map services are definitely hitting the street. Get current with the latest functionalities and offerings in an article by Evan H. Shu from Architecture Week. One example of something you might not already know:

Of prime interest to architects is a very nice viewing option called "Bird's Eye" view. At last report, in over 100 U.S. cities and over 80 European locations, a Bird's Eye view offered aerial photos showing images at higher resolution than the aerial shots and, in some cases, provided quite a bit of detail.

Another nice feature of the Bird's Eye view is that you can use the turn arrows to give bird's eye views from four different aerial angles of your site.