Thursday, August 27, 2015

Best New Mapping Tools


We’d be lost these days without Google Maps, but there are plenty of other good mapping tools that offer features it lacks. Robert Irvine directs you to the best

Try the new and improved Bing Maps


Microsoft’s mapping service (www.bing.com/maps) has always been overshadowed by Google’s, but it recently relaunched with a much-improved design that makes it faster and easier to use. Bing Maps lets you switch instantly between road, aerial, birds-eye and street-level views; see real-time traffic information, including roadworks, closed lanes and accidents; save collections of your favourite places; and get accurate directions and journey times based on traffic and transport conditions. If you haven’t checked Bing Maps for a while, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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