We all love Google Maps for giving us the correct driving directions from one point to another. But sometimes, if you are touring an unfamiliar location, it can be a little hard to translate the map in real world. This is because we humans prefer photographic memory of landmarks, than memorizing street names for driving directions. Google has now combined street view with driving direction to solve this dilemma. This way, you can get an actually real world preview before hitting the road.
When you look up traffic direction, you’ll notice camera icons wherever street view is available. Clicking on these icons will popup street view of that turn or intersection. You can follow the arrows in street view mode to get a better view of the road you are planning to hit.
I think it’s a pretty neat integration of two cool map related services. At this point not all cities are covered, so if your city isn’t covered, you won’t see camera icons in driving direction.
[Via: Google LatLong]
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