One of the coolest things to come out of Google Labs recently is the Google Earth project.  If you haven't seen this, do yourself a favor and check it out.  Google Earth, formerly known as "Keyhole", is a desktop application that combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search.  With it, you can enter just about any address or GPS position and "fly in" to that location.  You can zoom, tilt, rotate, get driving directions, e-mail, print and so much more.

Google has recently posted a virtual tour page on their site, highlighting some of the more interesting spots around the globe.  Other Websites have done the same, making it possible to tour the Earth without ever leaving the comfort of your keyboard and mouse!  Jetlag be gone!  In many cases, the resolution is truly spectacular! 

As you've probably noticed, we recently licensed and incorporated this awesome Google Mapping technology directly into our own site.  Now members can access satellite images of their favorite dive spots with a single click. 

After seeing some of the other virtual tour sites, we decided to take a good look at some of the dive spots on our own site -- close-up -- to see if we could spot anything interesting.  What we found was pretty cool!  Here?s one: Carysfort Lighthouse in Key Largo, Florida.  Click on the Map button, switch to Satellite mode, and then zoom all the way in.  You can actually see the lighthouse on the satellite image!  We'll be posting other interesting sites periodically.  Let us know if you find others -- happy hunting!

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	Posted by raf, Aug-21-2005 @ 07:52 PM CDT UPDATE - Here's another cool spot you can see from space: Check out the USS Massachusetts. Use the map, switch to Satellite view, then zoom all the way in. You can see the ship in 30 feet of water.
	Posted by WillyVolk, Dec-8-2005 @ 08:26 PM CST Very cool, Raf. But I don't know how to "switch to satellite view." (Shh...don't tell.)
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