Google maps terrain + extra features

[rogainer]

I was playing with google maps (not google earth) and noticed that the Terrain feature has 20m contours when you zoom in close enough.

www.maps.google.com

Is this new, or have I been blind? Not all that usefull in the urban environment, but great for checking out those longer cache expeditions out in the wilds. The 3D shading effect when you zoom out and pan around is quite good too.

Also noticed that you can turn on Wikipedia entries or photos under "More..."

I probably should have posted this under GCA web site topic - but how hard is it to add the Terrain feature to GCA maps? (you can access the terrain feature through GC)

[CraigRat]

I probably should have posted this under GCA web site topic - but how hard is it to add the Terrain feature to GCA maps? (you can access the terrain feature through GC)

Shouldn't be too hard.
I'll have a look when I get some time (unless that powerhouse c@w beats me to it)

[caughtatwork]

Tada
http://geocaching.com.au/cache/gc1axfk.gmap

[rogainer]

love your work

thanks c@w

[CraigRat]

Tada
http://geocaching.com.au/cache/gc1axfk.gmap

Some of us actually WORK when we are at work

Good stuff!

[caughtatwork]

Some of us have a few minutes for lunch

[McPhan]

Now that's service.

Top stuff.

[PesceVerde]

Many thanks for the pointer to this feature.

[If]

I don't suppose you have also noticed that if you mouse click on the bigger of the two Google maps on the Geocaching.com cache details page that it will open a new page that shows Google Maps with a cache location enabled add-on and a selection of 'Map', 'Satellite' or 'Terrain' options that you can zoom, scroll and pan to your hearts content (complete with the afformentioned contours)
'Stremely useful

[McPhan]

Now I can't see these features on either the GCA or GC maps except for the cache page map.

Any one else having this issue?

[caughtatwork]

Now I can't see these features on either the GCA or GC maps except for the cache page map.

Any one else having this issue?

Nope. Using FF3 I can see and use the terrain button.

[McPhan]

And now so can I.

But I swear it wasn't there last night and this morning and I too am using FF3.

Time for a computer upgrade.

[caughtatwork]

A lot of the javascript comes from google itself in realtime, so it's very possible that with introduction of street view there were a few hiccups at a time that you were looking.

Happy to hear it's all OK now.