26 November 2008
Google Map’s Pegman hits the Big Screen
Google released a new UI for Google Maps yesterday. The new interface features a pop out Pegman who is now draggable on to the map. Dragging Pegman on to a StreetView-able location will launch StreetView in full screen view. Holding Pegman over a StreetView-able location will show a preview of that location.
There is also a new compass feature that lets you change the viewing direction simply by dragging your mouse to the desired angle.
When in StreetView, the old map interface exists as a mini map in the bottom right corner, but this can be extended to half the screen.
As a result of all this, gone is the ‘StreetView’ box next to the old ‘Traffic’, ‘Satellite’ and ‘Terrain’ boxes.
Watch the video for all the features and to listen to Pegman tell you about all the features himself, visit Blogoscoped for a comparison with the old UI, or read the Google LatLong blog for a full overview of the features.
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Ed Hardy bags says:
i like it
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