Eye in the sky

Inventive web users are putting Google's free satellite maps to good use, with virtual sightseeing the newest game online. Wanna have a look at the Grand Canyon, Bill Gates' house or the Statue of Liberty? Just point and click.

Google acquired the maps through its purchase of digital map maker Keyhole and though the free service covers only the US thus far, Keyhole's coverage extends to the whole world. Europe is only a matter of time, we hope.