New Google Maps Feature

[nachoman]

I did a lot of fooling around with Google Earth and Bing Maps this week at my job. You can spend hours just "looking". Believe it or not, I use these tools all the time at my job, and they save a ton of time and money. I can investigate an area using google Earth instead of having to pull a map out of the drawer, or taking a field trip. So, when someone is trying to describe a certain segment of a stream, I can go to Google Earth and understand exactly where the person is referring to. The one thing I wish they include is a layer that has USGS topographic maps. And as noted, it's a great tool for model railroaders as well. The other day, I was looking at old railroad grades, following the line as it wound around canyons and through tunnels.