New The Google Maps Of The Week

Probably the well-nigh discussed too shared Google Map of the concluding calendar week was besides the simplest. Earth at Night 2012 may survive merely a map containing a elementary picture overlay - but what an overlay.

Last calendar week NASA released a spectacular 'Black Marble' picture of the world from space. The picture differs from NASA's famous Blue Marble picture of the world inwards that it shows the world at night. In this stance solely the lights of the Earth's cities tin survive seen.

The map is illuminating inwards to a greater extent than than ane way. It helps to exhibit the place of Earth's major urban centres, it is useful to astronomers inwards showing areas amongst high levels of calorie-free pollution too it besides glaringly shows how much to a greater extent than calorie-free pollution at that spot is inwards the northern hemisphere than the south.

BlockAvenue has graded every neighborhood too metropolis block inwards the the world for the character of life on offer. The variety for each block is based on a divulge of factors that are of import inwards determining the character of life inwards an area, such every bit criminal offence statistics, the availability of populace transit too the divulge too the character of local restaurants too stores.

The BlockAvenue Google Map uses lettered map markers to exhibit at a glance the variety for each metropolis block. If yous similar the variety given to a peculiarly block yous tin zoom inwards on the neighborhood too notice the locations of local cafes, restaurants too other points of interest.