Map software..Going 3D….? So, you have a friend…

Map software..Going 3D….?

So, you have a friend who suggested Google Earth, then you downloaded this mapping program and used it full of awe? Well, guess what…Earth has evolved to Beta 4, incorporating 3D mapping to building locations, something done (with greater detail but for a minor subset of cities-locations) in Microsoft’s Microsoft Visual Earth 3D Beta (Windows XP SP2 only).

Tempted to try the new versions out? Here you go…:

Google Earth (available under Windows/mac/linux): http://earth.google.com/
Microsoft Visual Earth (usable under Windows only, use IE 6 or 7 to download, not Mozilla based browsers – somewhat predictable behaviour, don’t you think?): http://local.live.com/

More, yet less impressive or resources consuming, map services and sites:
http://www.mapquest.com
http://imageatlas.globexplorer.com/
http://www.multimap.com
http://maps.google.com
http://www.driveme.gr (Greek)
http://maps.flash.gr (ditto)

or you can always navigate to http://www.showmyip.com, see the whole amount of info that is exposed while you surf the web (don’t tell me you thought you were anonymous!?) like location etc and click on the location-tailor made links to map services as mapquest, multimap.