[Scan-DC] OT: Google maps / satellite

[Andrew Leyden]

Kind of off topic but helpful in tracking down fire calls and whatnot 
is the new feature (last week) from Google.

http://maps.google.com/ allows you to enter an address (standard) but 
then click a button off on the right that says "Satellite" and call up 
a pretty good satellite photo of a street or an area.

You can count planes at PAX River or Andrews (looks like it was awhile 
ago given that the Reserve was flying C-141s in the picture I saw) or 
try to track down the Stinger-Humvees that went up after 9-11 (couldn't 
find any).  Some things are blacked out for national security reasons 
(look up the White House and you'll see).

Anyway, kind of neat.