> I look at all kinds of places with Google maps almost daily. The
problems I've had lately are with all areas of this country and others,
at literally any zoom level in satellite mode. In other words, even
zoomed out to a view of the whole country, it may give me a "zoom level
not available" message.
> I dug into the Google maps help blog a little and tried some of the
things they suggest to no avail. They admit that they are having some
problems with satellite mode and say they are working on it.
> It's working better this morning. Slow to load, but no "zoom level
not available' problems.
>
> Thanks for the links. I love looking at maps. I'll be going up to
Maine in a couple weeks to camp at Hermit Island and visit relatives, so
that's one of the places I'm looking lately.
There are a lot of places where the zoom is just not available for the
closest level. So it may be partly due to that. I've had some luck with
Google Earth instead of maps.google.com. Since last year, Google has
added a lot more satellite photos at close-in zoom levels, but needs to
tweak the database. Have you looked at the photos that are linked to
Google maps? Here's Phippsburg, Maine with uploaded photos. You can add
your own when you get home. http://snipurl.com/34l57 hermit island,
maine - Google Maps [maps_google_com]
I like maps so much that I have several atlases, hundreds of local,
state, regional, international maps, road maps, soil maps, natural
history maps, history maps and even Merriam-Webster's Geographical
Dictionary, http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/book.pl?geog.htm&9.
No, I don't have a GPS. Don't need one. I have a compass, lots of maps,
and two cell phones, and I usually don't care if I get lost. That's
simply another adventure. Enjoy yourself in Maine, and don't forget the
Cutter bug spray! Get lost, too--it's fun.
Betty
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