New Local.Live Maps and Directions Rock

December 19, 2005 By

Have you checked out the new photography and new maps we’ve used on Windows Live Local?  But, even better are the turn-by-turn directions. Huh? Here, check out how to get from the Google Offices in Kirkland to Microsoft’s Headquarters in Redmond. Click on each direction (the ones that say “Turn RIGHT…”). It’ll take you to that turn on the photo so you can get a sense of which way the directions take you and what it looks like. I’ve used that several times already and it’s cool and helps you to see that the system actually picked the best route for you.

Filed Under: Blog Tips, Marc Canter
  • How to get back to the office.

    … from the interview.

  • How to get back to the office…

    … from the interview.

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Heheh!

  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/ scobleizer

    Heheh!

  • Ben

    Doesn’t seem to work in Safari…

  • Ben

    Doesn’t seem to work in Safari…

  • http://will.id.au/blog William Luu

    It’s good. But I wish it allowed us Aussies to zoom in a bit more for our maps.

  • http://will.id.au/blog William Luu

    It’s good. But I wish it allowed us Aussies to zoom in a bit more for our maps.

  • anon

    Since everybody is leaving Microsoft to go to google, shouldn’t those directions be in the other direction?

  • anon

    Since everybody is leaving Microsoft to go to google, shouldn’t those directions be in the other direction?

  • http://www.geekrant.org/ Daniel

    Cool, stuff, but it all falls down as soon as you move outside the big US cities — even for established mapping systems. I recently compared trip planners in my home town. The results were just stupid.

  • http://www.geekrant.org/ Daniel

    Cool, stuff, but it all falls down as soon as you move outside the big US cities — even for established mapping systems. I recently compared trip planners in my home town. The results were just stupid.

  • http://www.vccwestphilly.org/ Jason

    Have to agree. In Philadelphia, it’s great. Move to a burb on the outskirts, I can’t see anything close us.

  • http://www.vccwestphilly.org Jason

    Have to agree. In Philadelphia, it’s great. Move to a burb on the outskirts, I can’t see anything close us.

  • Jimmy

    I’ve been trying to see a bird’s eye view of 87th & Narrows in Brooklyn, NY and it seems to be locked up over some other places

  • Jimmy

    I’ve been trying to see a bird’s eye view of 87th & Narrows in Brooklyn, NY and it seems to be locked up over some other places