How connected are we, really?

Physical distance used to dictate how remote a place was, but no longer. Now that there are airlines reaching around the globe, bullet trains, Autobahn-like superhighways and go-fast boats, the remoteness of the location is measured by how good the transportation is between here and there. In the map above, the darker a location is, the harder it is to get there.

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Google Maps Street View’s Improved Navigation

“Google have added some really cool new navigational tools to Google Maps Street View. The new tools add rectangular overlays on top of Street View that when double clicked zoom you into the view. There are also round overlays that let you jump down a street and other rectangular overlays that let you jump down a street and pan to a particular view.”    (Found on google maps mania)

The new tools in action:

Google Maps adds Webcam Stills

“The latest layer to be turned on in Google Maps is one for webcams. Click the “More” button on the top right of a map right next to the “Traffic” button. When you do that, it shows you thumbnails from different public Webcams around the world. You don’t see video, just the most recent still image captured by the Webcam.

This can come in handy when you want to actually see the traffic on a major highway yourself, or how the waves look like at the beach.”

UK Street View added to Google Maps

“Google has launched the UK version of its Street View service, which allows users to browse a selection of pictures taken along city streets. Street scenes in 25 UK cities from Aberdeen to Southampton can be viewed using the service. The Netherlands version of the service also launched on Thursday, bringing the number of countries covered to nine.”     Full Story