Some of these services find and mark a specific address for you, while others such as
mytelus.com,
Calgary’s online
phone directory,
provide you with specific driving directions. They indicate exactly which turns to take when driving from a one spot to another.
Online maps are zoom capable so that you can move inward for greater detail or outward to see how
your location fits
into the big picture.
These
websites
also allow you to pan. That means move in any direction you choose to see the next neighbourhood for instance.
Some allow you to use a map that fills a larger portion of your screen and to create printer-friendly versions of the map.
gives you driving directions similar to myTelus above. It also allows you to view a satellite photo of the same spot, or even overlay it to form hybrid Calgary street maps.
If you want to see something really special, download and install the software from
Google Earth.
It opens a whole new dimension in map viewing and makes it fun.
Compare the views of the city from each of these web sites.
Have a few tips and instructions for people who are using maps. Figuring out how to find something can be daunting at times and any added info can be a treasure.
If you got it, maybe someone else needs it. Please enter a paragraph or two to show how you did it, how you found it, how you got there.
Some parts of Calgary can be quite confusing and any help will be welcomed.
Thank you.
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