Images: New Windows Live mapping features
New features in Microsoft's Windows Live Local online mapping service include real-time traffic data and expanded scratch pad features.
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The Windows Live mapping service's scratch pad feature
San Francisco's Coit Tower presides over the scratch pad feature.
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More of the Windows Live mapping service's scratch pad feature
More scratch pad functionality, this time with San Francisco's Aquatic Park looking on.
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The Windows Live mapping service's local traffic feature
The local traffic feature points out a minor accident on Highway 101 near San Jose, Calif.
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