Oh My G'Earth
the. most. insane. program. ever.
I have been using computers since 1988 or thereabouts, and this must be one of the only times I have felt "wow the future is here..."

For example, I've just returned from a trip to Japan, its mind-blowing being able to find and re-live so many parts of the trip through something like this (imagine this sequence smoothly zooming in):

Earth

Japan

Tokyo

Daitabashi Area

Where I Lived For A Week

Whats more, I can link photographs (or any media) taken "on the ground" & for me this really adds to the immediacy and sense of real-world-ness:

[mouseOver: click for Interface Img]

What about Melbourne? Bored and looking for a holiday project, I considered doing a pseudo Melboune walking tour, tracking all those lovely little side-streets and hidden cafes that I can never seem to find twice.

Unfortunately the datum on Melbourne is still pretty patchy, we can only get hi-rez images for about half of Melbourne City (eastwards from China Town and Lower Swanston it just looks like a *chunky* can of soup). Images are apparently updated continuously, so fingers crossed...
- posted by Tweck @ 7:17 AM