For some reason, measuring distance was what I needed most. Thanks Adam S, Andrey S, James M, Seth L. VISIT LINK: New in Google Maps Labs: Distance Measurement, Short URL, Maximum Zoom… (tags: google maps distance googlemaps labs new tools map …)

"What would a real-world place like New York City look like as an 8-bit video game map? I started wondering, so I created 8-Bit NYC, mixing the lo-fi overhead world maps of 1980s role-playing and adventure games with the kind of geographical data that drives today's web maps and GPS navigation. It's interactive (like Google [...]