Virtual Earth: MSN's answer to Google Maps

Posted By: scobleizer | May 24th, 2005 @ 12:22 AM | 591,400 Views | 59 Comments
I spent some time today interviewing the Virtual Earth team. This is MSN's answer to Google Maps, coming in July 2005. As you see in the video MSN Virtual Earth goes noticeably further than Google Maps or other mapping services.

Later today we'll put the video I shot of them up on Channel 9.

Here's first look: WMV video of Virtual Earth Team. 133MB.

Also, there have been a ton of news stories about Virtual Earth. Here's some links:
News.com article on Virtual Earth.

And in 85 other articles on Google News.

This stuff is mondo cool!
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#May 24th, 2005 @ 12:32 AM
scobleizer
scobleizer
I'm the video guy
The people you see are:

Steve Lombardi, program manager (guy talking most of the time).
Cody Ebberson, sitting on left side of couch, software design engineer.
Harish Jayanti, software design engineer.
Tom Barclay, researcher
#May 24th, 2005 @ 12:37 AM
Steve411
Steve411
Yeeha! Here we go. Virtual Earth is a propper name for it as well.
#May 24th, 2005 @ 1:46 AM
Tensor
Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

My favourite result from google maps - go to maps.google.co.uk, zoom in to an area, search for "pub" in tha map area below.

It takes you Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colarado, USA.

Err... I'm not sure thats in my local area...


#May 24th, 2005 @ 2:01 AM
leighsword
leighsword
LeighSword
cool, all wrote by javascirpt,
'{this.baseURL="http://mt.google.com/mt?";
if(window._tv&&window._tv.length>0)
{this.baseURL+="v="+encodeURIComponent(window._tv)+"&"}}}'
from http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/maps.keyhole.3.js.

but where is china?
#May 24th, 2005 @ 2:12 AM
Jaz
Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come
cant wait to watch this when i get back home. Now heres a question though.Will this allow me to draw my own routes on it? 
#May 24th, 2005 @ 2:17 AM
Jaz
Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come
Another Question, If you added RSS feeds to areas so that you could see any changes going on i.e a bypass built
#May 24th, 2005 @ 2:19 AM
markus
markus
This is so cool, can't wait till this is launched...
#May 24th, 2005 @ 2:41 AM
scobleizer
scobleizer
I'm the video guy
Jaz: I asked that question after the taping is off. Answer? It's on their list.
#May 24th, 2005 @ 2:45 AM
Jaz
Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come
which one scoble?
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