MS strikes back, answer to gmaps

liquid_smoke · 07-26-2005, 01:32 AM

http://virtualearth.msn.com

kind of cool, not sure if its better than gmaps or not (is it open?), but its here.
Looks like MS and Google are getting ready for the big fight night, lol.

sorry if this is a repost, didnt see anything posted.

DarquePervert · 07-26-2005, 07:36 AM

So which one is going to rule the world?

Google has more current satellite photos, for hat it's worth. Google Maps is far smoother and much faster.
http://virtualearth.msn.com/default....e=h&lvl=15&v=1
This is Texas Motor Speedway in Satellite view on MSN Visual Earth. The photos are over a decade old, as the track has been there at least that long and they show a bunch of farm or ranch land.

Peoples · 07-26-2005, 07:40 AM

seems cool, the road maps are much higher res except the arial views are b&w...but the search is much slower

Peoples · 07-26-2005, 07:43 AM

holy ****, these photos are from the 80s!!! frederick has not looked like that in a long long time

djmickyg · 07-26-2005, 07:45 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert

So which one is going to rule the world?

i hope i win, i'm the unknown 3rd contestant

djmickyg · 07-26-2005, 07:50 AM

its also missing something very important that google world has
AUSTRALIA!!

xBrady · 07-26-2005, 04:01 PM

Nice find. Looks like the MSN maps are using the images from the terraserver. The color urban maps are < 4 years old and have a lot more detail than the Google ones. I love how the MSN maps have the street names on the sat. images! That makes it so much easier to find your house. Microsoft still has a ways to go to pass Google's maps. This is great competition!