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| Can you see your rooftop? Test drive Google Maps |
| As you read this I will be starting a week of genealogy research with Mom at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Wish us luck. It's our maiden voyage and we're likely to be overwhelmed. Just for grins I used Google Maps to find the exact location of the Family History Library and then the satellite view to see the buildings in the neighborhood. Would you like to see your neighborhood and maybe even your rooftop? First go to www.Google.com Directly above the long white Search Box, click Maps. You will see a new Search Box in the top left corner of the screen, just to the right of the Google logo. In this Search Box type your street address, city and state. Then click Search Maps. The first map you will see will be a street map of your neighborhood with your address marked. Close the little white box that shows your street address by clicking the tiny X in the top right corner. Now look in the upper right corner of the map and click on Satellite. This will show you a birds-eye view of your neighborhood. Now look in the top left corner of this map and you will see a vertical bar with little "notches" and above that four directional arrows. At the top of the vertical bar you will see a + sign. Each time you click the + it will magnify the view of your neighborhood. If your home slips out of view, use the directional arrows in the top left corner to move the area of the view until you can see your house. If you keep clicking you will see a message on your screen stating that the magnification can't be shown (or something like that). I got so close I could almost see the bunnies in the back yard that drive my dogs NUTS! |
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