You probably heard about Google buying the satellite imaging company Keyhole a few years ago. Keyhole was a company that launched it's own satellites to image the entire Earth. Their primary source of income was from city planning departments and news organizations such as CNN and FOX.
Keeping true to their philosophy of giving people stuff for free and still somehow getting paid for it Google re-tooled the Keyhole software to enable it to be used by anyone at no charge. The software Google released provides us with higher resolution images than the Google Maps service provides. It also has built in "Keyhole Community" filters that allow you to see place marks that show you where businesses and other points of interest are located.
If you haven't used it yet then you should give it a try. It's totally safe and totally free. The newest version added support for driving directions and a lot of other cool stuff. My favorite feature is the different types of filters you can use.
This time the whole entire world is available to view. The other day I was looking at the insanely crevice filled mountains in Afghanistan and then took a trip to China to check out the Forbidden Palace. Being able to see anything in the world without paying a damn thing is awesome.
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