Google: How To Leverage the Power of Internet Searching

About Google Maps

Putting together a presentation where a map will enhance your work?

Google Maps enables you to look up and study addresses in many other countries. You can:

• research public transit options
• get business information
• view maps in satellite, terrain, and StreetView

Google Maps has many easy-to-use features that allow you to:

• refine your search to a specific business and review businesses
• perform two or more consecutive searches
• save and send your maps

See Google Maps Tips and Tricks for many details on how to leverage the power of Google Maps.

Here are some examples of how you can use Google maps in your course work:

• History: take virtual tours of museums
• Physics: use Google maps to learn about speed, velocity, and displacement
• Earth Science: try Google Maps Mashups to locate and learn about tsunamis, earthquakes, mudslides, and more

Introducing Google Maps

Map Your World

Google Maps: The Many Dimensions of Modern Maps

Google LatLong Blog

Learn more about using Google Map by reading the LatLong Blog.