It's not necessarily new, but it's approaching the effective status: Google Maps' "Street View" feature has currently rolled-out 21 major metropolitan areas -- Denver included. It's slightly awkward to view the cross-streets near your home in a 360-degree moveable photograph, but if that's what it takes for you to find your way, Google can help.
I wasn't able to find when exactly the filming process began, but the corner near my house in Denver already looks extremely dissimilar to the real thing. I suppose the first run at anything will have its flaws, but it will be interesting to see how the growth of the Street View effort effects MapQuest traffic, as well as its own: to my knowledge, it's the only site to offer a photographic view of entire cities, street by street.
Street View - the video is definitely worth watching, regardless of interest in the actual product.
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