Formula One: 2009 season

March 27, 2009 at 9:03 pm (Formula 1, googlemaps, motor racing)

Hurrah, the new F1 season starts this weekend. The rule changes are going to make it a good one and the BBC here in the UK have the coverage back so no more adverts. FULL UNINTERRUPTED RACING :-) . And everything will be one BBC iPlayer so you can watch the race when you want online. Brilliant stuff.

The first race of the season is in at Albert Park in Melbourne. Here is a Google Street View capture of the track on a normal day:


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Street View is still stunning

March 22, 2009 at 8:25 pm (computing, googlemaps, internet)

Street View has taken over my internet time this weekend :-) . It really is stunning. Found myself in France on a mountain road today. Virtual holidays here we come.


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Google Maps Gems

March 11, 2009 at 9:59 pm (googlemaps, internet, technology)

Still my favourite application on the internet, Google Maps has thrown up some more gems. ‘Time’ had a great article highlighting some of the best ones. Here is my favourite; Where Planes Go To Die (zoom out for full effect):


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Google Maps is unique. There is so much data that I reckon people will be finding odd and interesting landmarks for years to come. Once ‘maps’ has been exhausted then people still have Street View to trawl through. I can still lose hours at a time to Maps, Street View and Earth. This is what the internet is about :-) .

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