Mr. Agarwala started scrolling through the county planning department's map of parcel lines, turning to Google Maps to get a satellite view of streets that looked promising.
The majority of maps features that matter are all here: traffic, turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, walking directions, satellite view, street view, indoor photos, Zagat restaurant reviews, and a bit of integration with your Google profile.
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In the lower left is a button that brings up your current location, and in the lower right is a tiny icon that lets you switch to satellite view, to see public transit and traffic information, or to launch the separate Google Earth app.
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One of the most hyped additions to iOS 6 has been the Maps application, which includes Siri navigation, 3D building view and satellite imagery.
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Vistar uses even cheaper technology--leased space on a geosynchronous satellite that is in view of all of North America--but its devices can't transmit as much data per burst.
It may be tempting to have satellite TV within your comfortable view, but since it's just the beginning of your tech-break trip, take in the entertainment value of your private patio instead.
Under the Polar View initiative, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have been providing snow melt maps for Norway and Sweden, as well as snow cover maps for Eurasia, for the last 18 months.
You can view maps in terrain or satellite and utilize GPS with altitude reading and position mapping features.
Satellite imagery and street mapping available on a single view.
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Several powerful members of Congress have expressed a different view: that it doesn't matter satellite TV competes with cable TV or other media, a monopoly in satellite TV is to be avoided.
And about 40% more will be able to view the digital signal through a digital cable or satellite set-top box on an analog TV they already own.
The ICR partnered with Polar View in a trial of the maps to examine how satellite observations could help by gathering information on snow change in a timely manner for such vast circumpolar regions.
Data provided over just the last few years by the Grace satellite mission - used in this study - is giving researchers a closer view of regional variations across the territory.
Using satellite-based snow melt maps supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) backed program Polar View, herders are able to view the depth of snow and judge where the best foraging spots are to take their reindeer.
From the police's point of view, however, it would be better if they could actually stop a runaway car by satellite, not just track it.
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