Google Tip of the Day

Here’s a quick two-and-a-half minute video which might save you some time one day, if not now!

Measuring distances and areas in Google satellite view

(A direct link is here, in case you can’t see the embedded video.)

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4 Comments

Your title is too clickbaity. Can you at least add a real description in the post?

OS Maps already has a similar feature (ok, it’s not free) where you can mark out routes and describe, save and share them. It works on any device and also records elevations too!

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