Google, the search engine can help you access satellite
photos of North America’s most significant landmarks and
locations, including the Grand Canyon, Alcatraz and Mount
Rushmore. You need to enter in a zip code and a photo from
space of that location – if available – is then shown. At
the moment Google only offers satellite images of locations
in the US and Canada but Keyhole Corporation, which Google
bought last year has data for the whole globe so the
service could be rolled out for other countries. The detail
in some of the Google photos is impressive – putting zoom
at the highest level lets you pick out individual houses
and even cars. The catch? There’s a fee to use the service
though a free 7 day trial is available. See: