Google virtual Favela tour

Google has been working in the favelas of Brazil to produce a virtual fieldtrip experience which, with the Olympics about to start in earnest (some events have already started) is well worth taking a look at. Thanks to Ben Hennig for the tipoff to this resource.

Favelas are being mapped because "a big part of having an identity is having an atlas".
They are not just a place, they are a people, and to fully understand them, you must go inside...

This is colourful and is well worth experiencing (make sure that you wear your headphones when you do)

New Google Earth Tours

Via GE Blog
Apparently 100 000 new tours...

Tour de France 2012

The greatest sporting event in the world starts at the end of the month and goes on until the end of July: The Tour de France.


Cycling the Alps has produced 3D tours of each of the stages of the race, which are rather nice.


The tours can also be embedded into a blog post as below - press the play button...




As with so many map related posts, I'm grateful to Keir Clarke for the original tip-off.