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Mel
 Post subject: Google maps
PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:43 pm 
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Google maps have uploaded their street view images for the majority of the UK. This means you can now take a virtual 'walk' in the area where your ancestors once roamed.

One of the cars used for recorded these images followed me last summer for about 3 miles. I've had a right giggle this morning following my car, we had the roof off so you can see me at one point when I turned right.

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 Post subject: Re: Google maps
PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:35 pm 

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Mel, how do you get into the 'virtual walk' of an area from Google Maps? I think this may have been on the forum before but I didn't make a note of it.

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 Post subject: Re: Google maps
PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:37 pm 
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Personally, I zoom into the area of interest and then drag the little orange man (left corner of the map, above the zoom) to the street, district. The circular 'shadow' below is the area that will appear in street view. (Hop this makes sense!)

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 Post subject: Re: Google maps
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Thanks, Mel! It made perfect sense and it worked. So easy when you know how.

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