And On the Eighth Day . . . Google Maps Was Created
January 26, 2007 – 12:41 pm
When Google Maps first came out, there was a lot of chatter about it on the internet. Bloggers and podcasters went on and on about how cool it was but for me, it was a real yawner. It was sort of neat to zoom in and see the Colosseum or to see what my neighborhood looked like from space but, after the spending an hour or two playing around with it, I lost interest.
Since then, I have run across some innovative uses for the program, but very few of them have really impressed me – until now. I enjoy reading about historic figures and events but I have to admit my geography skills are lacking. I find it difficult to keep up with which county is located where since, in certain parts of the world, you need a score card to keep up with the ever changing names of the countries.
Of course this name game is not new. If fact it has been going on since Biblical times so good luck trying to picture a place mentioned in the Bible. This is where the innovative use of Google Maps can really come in handy by helping you find Biblical locations on today’s maps using BibleMap.
BibleMap is really simple to use. First you select either the English Standard or King James versions of the Bible. Next, you select a book containing a geographical landmark or region you want to locate, click on the hyperlink location and you are virtually transported to the location (well not really – you just see it on a Google Map). The hyperlinks include cities, regions, geographic features and more. Once your location is marked, it works just like any other Google Map. You can see satellite views or zoom in and out on the location. Check it out!
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