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Google Street View in Hawaii?

April 17th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Hawaii, Technology, The Web

Google Street View is an immensely popular, though sometimes controversial, feature of its mapping products (like Google Maps and Google Earth). It allows you to go beyond “zooming in” on a map or aerial photo and get a driver’s eye view of cities and neighborhoods. It’s available all across the U.S., Japan, Australia and New [...]

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Google Earth ‘Oceans’ Reveal Underwater Hawaii

February 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Technology

Today, Google announced the addition of an “Oceans” layer to its popular and powerful Google Earth software.  With the Google Earth 5.0 upgrade, you can now zoom in and navigate the hills and canyons of the ocean floor the same way you always could navigate through mountains and cities on land. Fortunately, the waters off Hawaii [...]

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