MangoOrange™

Google has now turned on a new layer to the popular Google Maps.  The new Google Maps now offers live WebCam views for certain areas around the world. Just click on the “More” button on the top right of each map right next to the “Traffic” button. When you do that, it shows you thumbnails from different public Webcams around the world as tracked by Webcams.travel.

You don’t see an actual video, just the most recent still image captured by the Webcam. But this can come in handy when you want to actually see the traffic on a major highway yourself, or how the waves look like at the beach. While you are at it, you can also click on the other layers, such as Wikipedia Entries, photos YouTube Videos, and public transit.

written by mangoorange \\ tags: Google Maps