華盛頓特區街樹地圖使用UFA (Urban Forestry Administration) 所種植及維護的街樹資料配合光達(LiDAR)取得樹高資料而建立的。如圖進入DC Street Tree Map 有四大樹種加上其他共五種分類後可放大縮小平移，點選樹木會跳出小視窗顯示基本資料如樹木經緯度位置、俗名、拉丁學名、胸徑、高度及街景連結(Click to Street View)進入街景後可看到你所檢視的街樹(拍攝時間因素，街景及衛照不見得能反映現況)。 行動裝置 (iPad/iPhone/Android) 請點選 這裡 進入地圖。
These data were collected by UFA (Urban Forestry Administration) as they planted and maintained street trees in Washington DC. The tree data as well as LiDAR elevational information were downloaded from DCGIS OCTO and then joined together to produce this dataset. The street tree data were last updated in September 2010, and the LiDAR in 2009.
There are five groups, including the four most popular genera, and then a group for all other genera.
Different patterns of street tree planting are visible.
Click each tree to bring up a popup window of tree characteristics. Blanks in the popup window indicate that the data may be unreliable. Street View and satellite imagery may not reflect recent plantings.
In Brazil the Street View trike has been hitching a ride on a number of boats to capture imagery of the Amazon. In Canada and Switzerland the Street View camera has been mounted on snowmobiles to capture Street Views on piste.
Now, in Switzerland, the Street View trike has been attached to the front of a huge and powerful locomotive to capture Street View imagery of the Rhaetian Railway. The rail journey from Albula and Bernina has been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites since 2008 and soon we will all be able to experience this beautiful journey via the magic of Street View.
If you can't wait for the new Street View imagery to appear on Google Maps you could have a look at this video map of the Glacier Express that I created a few years ago (and miraculously still seems to work). An even more impressive video map is the Trans Siberian Express map produced by Google (from Moscow-Vladivostok).
Or you could check out this video of the Street View trike in action on the Albula and Bernina line.
Asheville, North Carolina never really recovered from the 1960's. If you visit Asheville in Street View you can see how the whole town is still stuck in a weird psychedelic time-warp.
Chaos in Your Town lets you create a blockbuster robot film featuring your very own street and house. Using Google Maps Street View as the background to the scenes Chaos in Your Town creates an incredible Flash based movie that shows robots walking down your street, targeting your house and blowing it to kingdom come.
This is the best thing you will see this week. Don't believe me? Then just have a look at the screenshots below - and then go and create your own movie.
via Keir Clarke, Google Maps Mania
