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www.terrafly.com
Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and IBM, this site gives you a birds-eye-view of the United States.  Type in a street address or choose a locale offered on the Web site and view your town or city as though you were soaring overhead. You can zoom in and out, check your latitude and longitude and change your flying direction. The Java applets that run on this site make it somewhat slow to load and there is a noticeable delay when you try to navigate. However, while sitting at your desk, it's the closest thing to flying.

Jann Vendetti