Hey, What's That? A Map Hack
1,502 views · Published 9 October 2007 · 50:48 · Indexed 5 October 2026
Channel: Google TechTalks · 2007 · Howto & Style
Google Tech Talks May 8, 2007 ABSTRACT Designed to answer the question "What am I looking at?" when standing on a hilltop or pulled over at a scenic overlook, HeyWhatsThat.com has garnered reviews like "Just when I thought I was in danger of becoming a jaded customer of the mass mapping space, here's a site that effortlessly returns me to a state of slack-jawed wonder" (OgleEarth). In addition to peak detection and identification, it offers viewshed computations, elevation contours, elevation profiles, and integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This talk -- given by Michael Kosowsky, designer and proprieter of HeyWhatsThat.com -- will focus on what it is and how it got to be that...
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