Another Google Beta

Google just released Google earth, a program to view pretty much the whole of the earth. Some parts of earth even come in 3D. Here is a picture of southern manhattan:

Of course there is a lot of search features in the program linking it to Google. Pretty cool application if you ask me. I find it a bit slow though and I hope that will improve. Otherwise it will be unbearable to use.
Again here is a picture of where I live, together with a little placemark to give a more precise position: