Google Maps Adds Terrain View

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews

If you had checked out Google Maps yesterday, you’d have seen added something new: Terrain View. Check the above image, or go here to play with it in the SF Bay Area.

But where’s Hybrid View? It’s still there, but hidden. Click on the Satellite View button, and you’ll get Hybrid View; you can uncheck the “Show labels” box to get back the original Satellite view.

We Say: While it won’t get people as excited as Street View (nor will it get privacy advocates or Canadian authorities stirred up, either), it gives users an interesting topological view of a map area.