MapJack.com is a site where you can walk around a city and visually see all of the streets.
Jack is your man for showing you the sites. You have the choice of visiting; San Francisco, Sausalito, and Oakland at the moment but more cities will be added to the site shortly. Once you choose a city you are presented with a google map which you can explore. There are blue dots on the map which mark where there are photos of the street. You can hop from photo to photo to see all of the images. You can navigate through the map by using the blue directional buttons or the keyboard buttons. You also have the options of zooming in and out. You can adjust the quality, brightness, projection, and sharpness of the image. You can type in an address to search for on the map or choose one of the featured hotspots to look for. MapJack.com makes you feel like you are really walking through the streets of the featured city. Have fun getting to know a city from your PC at MapJack.com.
MapJack.com In Their Own Words
“Jack may look like an ordinary guy, but he sure gets around, with the help of us of course — a small team dedicated to high quality Immersive Street-Side Imagery, and bringing mass coverage online.
Mapjack.com showcases a new level of mapping technology. What others have done with NASA budgets and Star Wars-like equipment, we’ve done on a shoestring budget, along with a few trips to Radio Shack. Specifically, we developed an array of proprietary electronics, hardware and software tools that enable us to capture an entire city’s streets with relative ease and excellent image quality. We have a complete low-cost scalable system encompassing the entire work-flow process needed for Immersive Street-Side Imagery, from picture gathering to post-processing to assembling on a Website.
Jack’s on a mission, on foot, by car, and by boat. Our coverage area doesn’t stop street-side, we also include walking areas such as Parks, Universities and famous walking streets. San Francisco is only our starting point, more coverage and more cities coming soon.”
Why MapJack.com It Might Be A Killer
MapJack.com has an attractive interface with an image of the famous wharf in San Francisco. The site is easy to navigate and has a thorough help section which defines all of the sites functions. The seamless interactive panoramas are what make the site extra special. These graphics really make you feel like you are out on the streets of San Francisco walking around. It is nice that there is the keyboard navigation as well besides the blue buttons, so that users can choose between the two options to navigate.
Some Questions About MapJack.com
Does MapJack.com have any plans on going to the east coast anytime soon? Web 2.0 features could make the site more fun, such as reviews of restaurants and other city locations such as parks and museums. 
