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This tip was printed from the MalekTips Computer and Technology Help and Tips website at http://malektips.com.
SUMMARY: Display satellite images of the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom with Google Maps.
Curious to see how a particular location in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom looks from above? Traveling somewhere and want to get a better idea of your destination? Besides displaying maps, Google Maps also displays satellite imagery of your desired location. Plus, you can pan through the satellite images with your mouse and zoom in or out just like you do with regular Google maps!
(Note that this is current as of June 1, 2005 - Google may add support for more countries in the future.)
To display satellite images, first enter a search query and press the "Search" button. Then, near the top-right of the Google Maps window click the "Satellite" link. Voila! Instant satellite images of your desired location.
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For example, to view satellite imagery of Pro Player Stadium where (currently) the Miami Dolphins and Florida Marlins play:
1. Enter in the following query and press "Search": "2269 NW 199th St, opa locka, fl 33056"
2. Pan the map slightly so Pro Player Stadium is directly in the middle of the map.
3. Zoom in all the way. Pan as needed to display the stadium.
4. Click the "Satellite" link and enjoy!
Weird trivia fact; you'll notice that "Iowa" is painted in the end zone. Why? Most likely this satellite image was taken around January 2, 2003. At the Orange Bowl that day, USC beat Iowa 38-17.
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While satellite images usually work well for heavily-populated areas, for lesser-populated towns or areas in the country, you may not be able to zoom in very far. You'll notice this by the images getting fuzzy, and if you try to zoom in further, Google Maps will state that it doesn't have images available for the current location at your desired zoom level.
Also, sometimes the colors of satellite imagery may tend to shift from green to brown to blue. This is not to signify that the colors of buildings or scenery have actually shifted! This is just a limitation of the current iteration of this satellite technology.
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