Terri March 13th, 2007
Paolo Tosolini has produced a great tutorial on how to use the Google Maps and the Microsoft Virtual Earth programs. Google Maps is a free service and Virtual Earth can be purchased from Microsoft. Microsoft offers a free map program with fewer features called Maps Live, which is not covered in the tutorial. A native of Italy, Paolo uses Italy as an example to show how you can see tourist sights , businesses and more on these two powerful programs. Most interesting to me is the driving directions feature. You can get street-by-street directions to various cities with just a few clicks of the mouse. Paolo explains it all simply right on the screen with his great You Tube demonstration. He also writes a blog called Italy from the Inside, which is also worth a visit.
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Terri January 21st, 2007
Google Maps has acquired Endoxon, a company that focuses on mapping within Europe, which will allow Google to continue expanding it’s European mapping services. Good news for us!
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Terri December 2nd, 2006
Google Maps provides highly interactive and easy to use maps. Simply click and drag your mouse to move around the map, and easily zoom in and out with the controls on the left. At the top right of the map, you can also choose between Map mode, Satellite mode, or Hybrid mode.
Terri November 26th, 2006
Hotels-Finder is a very handy Google tool for locating hotels throughout Europe. It uses Google maps, which lets you drill down to almost any city you want. Once you zoom in close enough on a particular town or city, you can view the precise locations of most popular hotels.
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Terri November 7th, 2006
MultiMap is not as interactive or simple in its display as Google Maps, but is very useful for zooming in and viewing a lot of detail about an area.
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Terri October 24th, 2006
RailEurope offers and interactive rail map that lets you zoom in and view major rail lines and hubs throughout Europe. Very handy!
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Terri October 7th, 2006
Venere is a hotel site just for Europe. It uses unique interactive maps that let you search by landmarks and neighborhoods, and also offers great pricing!
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