I join the bevy of bloggers who are sharing this news:

Google has just released their Google Maps out into the wild. I am constantly amazed by the folks over at Google. They continue to innovate and release these new products that aren’t just the same old thing - they’re better than the originals.

Google Maps is fantastic. The maps are every bit as good as Yahoo or Mapquest, and the user interface is far superior. One excellent feature is the ability to pan and zoom a map through keyboard controls.

It also seems to be a bit more accurate than other GIS-based mapping systems. Yahoo and Mapquest tend to get address mapping wrong by up to a block, but in my limited tests Google’s system is spot on. Even with the little I know about GIS, I can tell what a monster achievement that is.

Check it out!