Bing recently announced a nice set of updates to maps that will allow users to better scope out places they are planning to go. In particular, you can now simply click on the foot print of one of their 900 venues to get a picture of what it is like inside. Some pictures will help explain this best.

Here is what Google Maps shows you when you search for the San Diego International Airport:

If you can see, the mouse is hovered over the San Diego International Airport.

Here is what Bing Maps now does under the same circumstances:

Notice how the outline pops out? Click on foot print of the airport and you will get a map of all the different points of interest inside the airport.  Here is a close up of terminal 1:

My mouse is hovering over the Southwest terminal.  It is pretty nice to know, before you even get to the airport, where you will need to be to check your bags or get your boarding pass – especially if you have never  been to the airport before.

If you are interested in what you will be able to eat once you get past the security station, Bing Maps will have you covered.  Just check out this screen shot from Concourse A1:

Kudos to the team behind Bing Maps for getting this right.

Source: All Point Blog, Bing Maps Blog

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