Randy Troppmann

Google Maps is about 2 years old now, but it still doesn’t seem like old news to me. Google continues to amaze me with the work they are doing with this web application and their free desktop application Google Earth. Yesterday they launched a new feature on Maps called “Street View” which is available on select US cities. Panoramic images (such as Quicktime VR) have been around for a decade. Street View is again proof that old data given a geo-context takes on new meaning. My friend sent me this link to his apartment building in New York.

People around me know that I think AJAX is generally an abomination. With Street View, Google is overlaying Flash on top of AJAX in a way I have never seen before. Astounding!