Google Maps

maps.google.com

search for your favorite airport identifier, then click on the satellite
view in the upper left hand corner.

Google keeps putting out amazing stuff.


Google's interface is nice, and I'm sure I'll be using this feature a lot in
the future. However, I'd just like to point out that this kind of
functionality has been around for almost a decade now at the site
terraserver.microsoft.com . I usually use terraserver to get a feel for the
surroundings before I fly to an unfamiliar airport.

Anyways, I think google's great, and I understand that they're really hot
now and therefore get a lot of media attention. For some reason though, all
the recent press coverage really annoys me. The cnn.com front page title
"privacy concerns as Google unveils satellite map feature" particularly
annoys me, since again, this is nothing new - it's just a more user friendly
interface.

- Ray