Free, provides high-quality visual context. Cons: Still a raster image (pixels), not vectors (lines); difficult to edit or extract data.
For civil engineers, urban planners, and architects, Google Maps is an invaluable resource for preliminary site analysis. However, the gap between a web browser interface and a precise CAD environment can be frustrating. You cannot simply "Copy" and "Paste" a satellite image into AutoCAD and expect it to align with your survey data. convert google maps to autocad