In news from the online mapping world, Google has added helicopter views to its Google Maps. The new functionality allows viewers to preview driving directions in 3D. To access the new feature, enter a request for driving directions on Google Maps.
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Kim Vignale's comment,
November 15, 2011 11:20 PM
Before the helicopter view option was available, google maps users would have to read turn by turn directions. Now, helicopter view can help people visualize the directions they are heading. It also gives the opportunity for a regular person to see how airplane/helicopter pilots view the world. This tool gives viewers more of a 3D view of the world and the direction they are heading.
Seth Dixon's comment,
November 16, 2011 7:10 PM
My question is this: does it provide more information to the map user or is it simply a 'cool' technological innovation?
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"Every year, as a result of prenatal sex selection, 1.5 million girls around the world are missing at birth. How do we know these girls are missing if they were never born? Under normal circumstances, about 102 to 107 male babies are born for every 100 female babies born. This is called the sex ratio at birth, or SRB."
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In the Caucasus, culinary nationalism is an extension of the region's long-simmering disputes.
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"There is perhaps nothing more closely bound up with one's national identity than food. Specific local dishes are often seen as the embodiment of various cultures and many nations promote their food as a celebration of national identity. Sometimes, however, a country's cuisine can also be used to highlight national rivalries." This opening paragraph nicely shows how cultural traditions from a similar cultural hearth may have much in common. However, since these groups are neighbors, the geopolitical relationship may be strained despite the cultural commonalities. Tags: food, culture, unit 3 culture. 
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" "There is perhaps nothing more closely bound up with one's national identity than food. Specific local dishes are often seen as the embodiment of various cultures and many nations promote their food as a celebration of national identity. Sometimes, however, a country's cuisine can also be used to highlight national rivalries."
This opening paragraph nicely shows how cultural traditions from a similar cultural hearth may have much in common. However, since these groups are neighbors, the geopolitical relationship may be strained despite the cultural commonalities. "
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January 29, 2:36 PM
This is a great addition to include for my World Food Problems course this semester. Delete the scoop?
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