Amazing Underwater Panoramas in Google Maps

Google Sea View

Google Sea View

Do you know you can use Google Maps to find a sea turtle swimming among a school of fish, follow a manta ray and experience the reef at sunset.

Google added  underwater panoramic images to Google Maps, the next step in our quest to provide people with the most comprehensive, accurate and usable map of the world. With these vibrant and stunning photos you don’t have to be a scuba diver—or even know how to swim—to explore and experience six of the ocean’s most incredible living coral reefs.

Now, anyone can become the next virtual Jacques Cousteau and dive with sea turtles, fish and manta rays in Australia, the Philippines and Hawaii. [Read more...]

Access to One Million Public Transit Schedule Info Worldwide

Left:Mobile map with all modes of public transit shown; Right: Transit Lines layer in Subway mode

Are you looking for sales information? Are you tired of searching for public transit or nearby station from time to time? Now, Google Maps provide you with the palm platform to get access to one million public transits worldwide, in nearly 500 cities including New York, Tokyo, London and Sydney. [Read more...]

View all timezones on one web page

Timezone difference could be a headache for some travelers especially when you travel across multiple timezones. timezonecheck.com makes it easy for you to understand the current timezones across the world.

Is 2012 really the end? Mass animal death globally! Tracked by Google Maps

Have you heard that the recent mass deaths of birds, fish, crabs, manatees, penguins and other animals? The New Year’s Eve midnight fall of birds over Beebe, Arizona, in which sources claimed more than 5,000 blackbirds, starlings?

Google Maps is tracking the mass death of animals. [Read more...]

MRT Circle Line & Circle Line Map

MRT Circle Line is a fully underground orbital line, linking all Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines leading to the city.

33 kilometres long with 29 underground stations, the Circle Line runs through some of the busiest corridors in the city, starting from Dhoby Ghaut station and ending at HarbourFront station. [Read more...]

Google Street View Singapore Officially Launched

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Google Street View has arrived in Singapore! We are the first in Southeast Asia to have a virtual street guide based on photographs. [Read more...]

Find out how updated Google Maps Help Singapore Travelers now

Google Maps Singapore

Google Maps Singapore

At least, it’s an exciting news to me. Singapore is the first country in the world to launch a comprehensive range and nation-wide coverage of land travel planning tools, from walking to public transit to traffic, on Google Maps.

Commuters and motorists can now better plan their trips on Google Maps through a unique collaboration between Google and LTA. Mapping, directions and route planning for various forms of land transport modes – from buses to trains to cars to even by walking – are now all available for free on Google Maps. [Read more...]

HDB Launched Where2Shop@HDB Website

Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education, Ms Grace Fu, was the Guest-of-Honour at HDB’s inaugural retail seminar and launch of its new website, “Where2Shop@HDB”.

Where2Shop@HDB is a new website that provides comprehensive information about HDB shops in 148 Town / Neighbourhood Centres and Neighbourhood Complexes island-wide. Accessible via the HDB Infoweb at www.hdb.gov.sg/where2shop, it will make it easier and more convenient for residents and customers to search for products and services provided by heartland shops.

The main features of Where2Shop@HDB include the following:

  • Customers can search for popular products and services via quick links, e.g. eating house, supermarket, clinic, fast food, cake shop, hairdressing salon, market and food centres
  • It will provide the address, shop name, and trade of all HDB shops so that customers can search for them by town, address, shop name and trade
  • It will indicate the bus numbers in service and specific MRT/LRT stations near the Town / Neighbourhood Centres and Neighbourhood Complexes. A map is also provided to guide customers to the shops
  • It will highlight the available facilities in the vicinity and other interesting characteristics of the Town / Neighbourhood Centres and Neighbourhood Complexes, e.g. community clubs, schools, library, market and hawker centre, Government offices, places of worship, etc.

Source: HDB

See the Location of Your Friends and Loved Ones with Google Latitude

google-latitudeGoogle Latitude is a new feature for Google Maps on your mobile device. It’s also an iGoogle gadget on your computer. Once you’ve opted in to Latitude, you can see the approximate location of your friends and loved ones who have decided to share their location with you. So now you can do things like see if your spouse is stuck in traffic on the way home from work, notice that a buddy is in town for the weekend, or take comfort in knowing that a loved one’s flight landed safely, despite bad weather. [Read more...]

Google’s Street View is coming to Singapore

An eagle-eyed CNET Asia reader sent CNET a picture of a silver Opel Astra complete with cameras doubling its height and the Google logo pasted on the side door. This was spotted at the junction between Dorset Road and Kampong Java Road. [Read more...]

SingTel To Incorporate Wayfinder Navigator

Wayfinder Navigator™ online and a GPS receiver transform your mobile phone to something more useful than the ordinary GPS. With millions of points of interest and even social networking features you have a real guide that you can take with you everywhere – wherever you travel in your everyday life. [Read more...]

Pronto Coffee: Nice & Comfortable

Pronto Coffee
Not many people know this Pronto Coffee. I’ve been there twice when I went to Peace Center. Nice and comfortable environment; and, the price is quite reasonable. If you are nearby, you should give it a try. [Read more...]

ERP Gantry Locations

ERP gantry location map

Lost track of changes to the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system? No clue of new gantry locations? [Read more...]

Singapore Bus Services on Google Map

Yes, I know you can’t view maps with bus information on Google map or online street map. Don’t be sad, though. Here is one you can view Singapore bus services information on Google Map:

bus services on google map

Zoom in and click on the bus icon to see what bus services are available at a specific bus station.

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Singapore 3D Map

singapore 3D map

3D Map of Singapore? Yes, you just need to install Google Earth Plugin after which you can view Singapore in 3D! If you haven’t installed the plugin, you can NOT view this Singapore 3d map (install here).

Currently, the following Singapore locations are included in this 3D view:

  • 3D Fullerton Hotel
  • 3D Floating Stadium
  • 3D Singapore Flyer
  • 3D The Esplanade
  • 3D Suntec Convention Center
  • 3D One Raffles Quay

Go to 3D Singapore to view Singapore in 3D.

Singapore Free Online Street Map

You probably are still upset about not being able to view maps on street directory website; don’t worry, you can find Singapore street map at StreetMap@Singapore. StreetMap@Singapore is a free service provided by SLA for personal and non commercial use.

This Street Map search tool is pretty handy:

singapore street map

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Ipoh Old Town White Coffee

old town white coffee

Haven’t tried Ipoh Old Town White Coffee yet in Singapore? Well, you definitely should.

The introduction of OLDTOWN White Coffee 3in1 Classic together with the original recipe from 1958 spearheaded a breakthrough in the coffee industry. The Company single-handedly captured the original authentic taste of an otherwise localized white coffee, turning it into a mobile commodity – a fast moving consumer good (FMCG), capturing the South East Asia market.

Don’t know what white coffee is? Listen carefully:

In English-speaking countries, “white coffee” is used to refer to regular black coffee that has had milk, cream or some other “whitener” added to it. Cream varieties (often called “creamers” in the U.S.), can be made of dairy milk, corn syrup derivatives, soy, or nut products. Sweeteners used include cane sugar or artificial ingredients.

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Bus Services Maps: Integrated Bus Travel Information

bus services map

From 15 May 2008, commuters at six HDB towns will be able to access integrated bus travel information from new Bus Services Maps that will provide fast and convenient information on bus and train services.

The Bus Services Map is an easy-to-use reference that has detailed information on all trunk and feeder bus routes plying from and within towns. The maps show how the bus services connect with each other, as well as with MRT and LRT stations and other landmarks. To give commuters greater convenience, the routes of all public bus services in each town are featured in the maps to provide commuters with an overview of the bus
and train connections within the town.

To be displayed on 1-metre by 1-metre sized panels, the maps will be installed at 54 bus shelters as well as bus interchanges and selected MRT and LRT stations in six HDB townsWoodlands, Yishun, Bukit Panjang, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok and Sembawang.

Download the map now (warning: PDF format).