Using Google Maps to see the streetscapes of the areas that interest you in Australia

[Guest treesea]

Rather than trying to imagine what the areas you are interested in look like, a lot of Australia is mapped on Google maps down to the street view level. I really recommend this - it will enable you to see and "tour" the areas you are interested in. A picture can be worth 1000 words....:-)

 

Type in the suburb and city you are interested in, and select in google maps. If you then click on the small figure on the left hand side of the map, it will take you to the street scape level. Clicking on the street arrows takes you along the street as if you were driving. Whenever you pause, the picture will come into focus. Just above the small figure is a circle with an N on it. If you rotate this N around the circle, it will give you a 360 degrees view of the area wherever you have stopped.

 

This will work for all the big cities, and some streets in the smaller cities like Cairns or Albury.

 

If you want to look up a specific house, e.g. if you see one you like the look of on www.realestate.com.au and want to check out the area, just type in the whole address. With house numbers though, it's sometimes not quite accurate, so if it says that the street number is approximate, maybe check the places next door if the map doesn't take you to the specific house.

[Petals]

Its a good idea but only use it as a guide as these maps are not up to date. Any new developments, shopping centres do not appear on the maps. The new shopping centre where I live is not shown even at an early stage of the build.