All this time I’ve been using Google Maps (yah!) and MSN Virtual Earth (boo!) like a sucker when I could have built my own map application with this .NET service funded by Micro$oft. Wow is my face red…like an monkeys butt. Yes, that red 
The TerraServer-USA Web site is one of the world’s largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
TerraServer is operated by the Microsoft Corporation as a research project for developing advanced database technology, and was born at the Microsoft Bay Area Research Center. TerraServer’s foundation is Microsoft SQL Server 2000, the complete relational database management and analysis system for building scalable e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.