For a satellite’s-eye view of exactly where all these events are taking place, Google has provided new high-resolution maps inside its Google Earth software program, which allow a viewer to zoom right into the mountains to see where the adrenalin-filled Winter Olympic skiers will soon be slaloming downhill.
\r\n\r\nThis one shows the stadium, the site of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2006 Winter Olympics, taking place in Turin, Italy.
\r\n\r\nClick here for non-satellite images of Olympic venues.
Here’s the snowboarding site at Bardonecchia, minus the snow and crowds.
These are the slopes at Pragelato, where the ski jumping events will be held.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
