![]() This is purportedly the largest Coca-Cola logo in the world, created near Arica, Chile, out of something like 70,000 coke bottles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the company:īack in January of 2007, Google publicly announced they were planning to send a plane over locations in Australia to update Google Maps images. This is called the “Escher Effect,” and this sample comes from downtown Dallas: One common phenomenon is when two pics taken at different angles are spliced together, causing tall buildings and other structures to appear to be leaning sharply. ![]() When all the satellite pics are stitched together to allow users to pan continuously in mapping programs, there are frequently some funky effects which can happen at transition edges. Yet more Minis parked on a building-this time the Minis are parked on top of a pub in Great Britain. This thumbprint is actually a large maze designed by Chris Drury.Įvidence of drunken parking? This building in the Netherlands sports a Morris Mini parked on its side. Giant thumbprint in a park in Great Britain. ![]() In the media feeding-frenzy, I got accused of “costing the taxpayers $600k” on a few blogs and forums, and one or two flamewars broke out in the comments on my Flickr page. Navy bowed to pressure from radio commentators and the Anti-Defamation League and agreed to change the building’s profile at a cost of $600k. I pointed out the swastika-shaped building below back in 2006, along with a few other map enthusiasts. It was purposefully built just off Extraterrestrial Highway, near Area 51: Yum! Brands, Inc.’s subsidiary, KFC, built this brilliant ad back in 2006, geared to be viewable by space aliens. In gearing up for this year in local search, I thought I’d give you a pure entertainment piece-here’s a guide to the top coolest things to see in Google Maps. In 2008, we can expect further innovations that stretch the envelope while dynamic map interfaces solidify as basic table-stakes for all local sites. Further innovations like Google’s Street View have caused consternation from privacy advocates while further pumping up the buzz about online mapping. The introduction of satellite images into map search interfaces has excited both virtual sightseers and local app developers.
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