I was on my way to grab some lunch today when this guy caught my attention. He was handing out cards for New York Dolls (which claimed they had Best Lunch around City Hall), and I realized I had a perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one proverbial stone: Lunch at NewYorkDolls, and a chance to test out the new Google Maps Mobile features released yesterday!

First I tried using Voice Search to find “New York Dolls”, a term i tried to whisper the first couple times  on the crowded street, but then ended up yelling. Took a couple times, but if finally found it.

Next I routed from current my current location using the “Walking” Directions. This created a familiar turn by turn set of instructions to my destination, though in addition there is an option to turn on StreetView at every turn point. Here you can see the compact view of the intersection where i’m supposed to turn. You can scroll left or right and the imagery view rotates…

Tired of squinting I maximized the StreetView control, and was able to actually make out the corresponding corner i was standing on. It can be pretty tough to see on the Pearl, particularly on darker sections of imagery with shadows,  but overall the image quality is amazing.

GMM street test from benton on Vimeo.

I knew i was getting close by the smell of cheap perfume and sterno buffet, and StreetView confirmed my destination by showing that maroon stripper awning in all it’s glory. Thanks Google!

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