New Mapping tool – My Neighbourhood

Brisbane City Council has released a new online mapping tool, which may suffice for quick mapping queries.

Layers include:

• Contours
• Aerial photography
• Council facilities i.e. local libraries, parks, dog parks, and pools
• Transport i.e bus stop locations etc car parking facilities
• Coverage: Brisbane City Council Region

Search by suburbs and streets using the street directory or aerial maps. My Neighbourhood maps are printer friendly.  For more advanced functionality such as data queries you will still need to use eBIMAP.

You can access My Neighnourhood via the library:

http://www.library.qut.edu.au/db/5432f

Google Street View!

If you aren’t already aware, Google has launched Google Street View.

Even ‘L’ Block made the final cut!  Check it out via Google Maps at http://maps.google.com.au/.  Type in an address and choose the Street View option.  If the image doesn’t appear first time press F5.

Find online maps!

A new guide on mapping resources is available on the library website. Find info on the following map types:

• topographical
• aerial photography and satellite images
• thematic
• cadastral
• geologic

Access this guide at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/maps.jsp