Google Earth

This is such an amazing product. I've used it many times to help customers over the years and it gets more and more sophisticated. The tour informed me of the new "see the sky" feature where you can start at earth and head out to the galaxies via hubble images - fantastic!

Last time I used google earth at the library it was for two older couples who came in to ask if we had a map of Chicago. When I asked a few more questions, I found out that one of the women had grown up there and wanted to show the others the street where she had lived. Imagine her amazement when we were not only able to pull up a map, but to zoom in on the view from above, then look at the 360 images of the buildings, cars, etc. all around. She saw the building where she lived, the school she attended and the park where she played. Much joy all around.

I also noticed that the gps coordinates and elevation change as you move around the map - very cool.