Well Well Well, Google does have something else buzzing on their mind besides Google Buzz. You do know that Gmail has its own Labs where Google tries new features for Gmail. Here is something you don’t know and you need to add it to your dictionary – Google has rolled out a Labs feature for Google Maps and is calling Google Maps Labs. Currently it has nine new features waiting for your trial. Features listed after the jump.

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Google Maps Labs features:

  • Drag ‘n’ Zoom – Zoom into the desired drawing by drawing a box around it.
  • Aerial Imagery – Gives you rotatable, high-resolution overhead imagery presented in a new perspective. Currently imagery is only available in certain areas, but you can expect its reacch to increase with time.
  • Back to Beta – A strange feature that enables you to bring the Beta tag to Google Maps.
  • Where in the World Game – Puts your knowledge of world geography to a test. Guess the name of the country from satellite imagery, and try to beat your own top score
  • Rotatable Maps – Rotate the maps in the direction you like besides the traditional North one.
  • What’s Around Here? – Adds a second search button that searches for “*”, returning the top results in the current view.
  • LatLng Tooltip – Displays the exact latitude and longitude next to your cursor via a tooltip.
  • LatLng Marker – A context menu option that allows you to drop a marker anywhere on the map, showing the latitude and longitude of that location.
  • Smart Zoom – Intelligent zooming as it zooms into a particular only if imagery is available at that depth/zoom level.

To access this Labs feature, all you need to do is click the green flask at top of  Google Maps. So will you be giving these features a try? Do share with us if you do so.

[via Google Blogoscoped]