Google Maps Feature

Google adds new Satellite Overlay Control

from Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media by Matthew Hurst

I've just noticed a new feature on Google Maps. To help with discoverability and understanding of the satellite imagery (as opposed to the basic map) they have introduced an overlay window in the top right hand corner which exposes the satellite image for that part of the map:



As you pan and scroll the map, the image changes tracking these movements.