[SDCBC] MapQuest aerial view function

[Declan Fleming]

Hi -

I use Google Earth because it has elevation info...  Gotta know what hills
are coming.  :)

It's free too, but requires a downloaded client.  I had to spend $20 to
upgrade it to Plus to enable route tracing.

For the Ride Across California last year, I pre-plotted the legs and posted
about it here:

http://www.declan.net/?p=187

Declan

On 1/31/07, Gene Carman <gcarman at san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> I've used both, and when mapquest removed the satellite view feature a few
> years ago, google had just released their maps.  Great timing for google.
>
> Personally I think google refreshes faster, and the hybrid mode gives more
> to the maps, and the special features (API and "hacks") that are available
> through google maps makes google the heads up better tool.
>
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps for some of these special
> features.
>
> See http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ for a tool to click off miles and
> determine best routes.
>
> At 09:02 AM 1/31/2007, Serge Issakov wrote:
>
> Thanks.  I didn't realize mapquest added this future.  I stopped using it
> a year or two ago.
> The satellite view at maps.google.com does the same.
> The hybrid mode allows you to overlay the map on the satellite view.
>
> Anyone use both and prefer one over the other for any reason?
>
> Serge
>
>
> On 1/31/07, *John Eldon* < j.eldon at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>  When planning a bicycle route, I like to use MapQuest's new aerial image
> function, which in many cases helps me size up
> difficult/scary/advanced/fun/etc. intersections, such as fast free merges
> and diverges, in advance.
>
> John E.
>
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