http://armlessbear.com/categories/house/birds_eye_view Comments for "Bird's Eye View" en http://armlessbear.com/categories/house/birds_eye_view <p>A while ago I discovered http://maps.live.com and the &#8220;Bird&#8217;s Eye View&#8221; feature available.<br /> After peering closely at the pictures I could tell the approximate date the photos were taken, i.e. late April. Here&#8217;s a nice <a href="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&amp;cp=r5cgpz7jh060&amp;style=o&amp;lvl=2&amp;tilt=-90&amp;dir=0&amp;alt=-1000&amp;scene=20553967&amp;encType=1" rel="nofollow">neutral photo of Memorial Union</a>.<br /> It&#8217;s nice how they got the early spring shots before the trees completely leafed out obscuring everything. Microsoft is a little vague on who actually supplied the photos for each shot, but whomever it is, they&#8217;re waaay more detailed than the folks at Google Maps (which is still my favorite mapping site).<br /> But I digress&#8230;</p><p><a href="http://armlessbear.com/categories/house/birds_eye_view">read more</a></p> http://armlessbear.com/categories/house/birds_eye_view#comments House Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:21:20 -0700 kirstin 440 at http://armlessbear.com