Closed: Google Earth

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Sir Ulli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Oct 99 Posts: 2246 Credit: 6,136,250 RAC: 0	Message 132213 - Posted: 3 Jul 2005, 23:06:54 UTC someone has testing this http://www.soft-ware.net/hobby/wissenschaft/geographie/p04716.asp it looks like http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ Greetings from Germany NRW Ulli ID: 132213 ·

StokeyBob Send message Joined: 31 Aug 03 Posts: 848 Credit: 2,218,691 RAC: 0	Message 132346 - Posted: 4 Jul 2005, 4:56:40 UTC I have given it a try. It is pretty nice with good resolution when zoomed in. ID: 132346 ·

Interpolation Send message Joined: 21 Jan 04 Posts: 3 Credit: 13,838 RAC: 0	Message 237937 - Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 21:45:44 UTC Google earth is a great program! You can literally zoom in to a resolution where you can see your own house from satellite (unless your in suburbia it seems they havent high res mapped everything yet). What really blew me away is how it can instantly home in on a specific street address or business you input. The measure utility comes in handy when you want to figure out how far it is to walk to work down to the .1 of a mile or km. The 3d city maps are so real it scared me. This certainly isnt a good thing for national security. Criminals and terrorists could use this data to pull robberies, attack buildings, the possibilities are endless. ID: 237937 ·

The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50	Message 237941 - Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 21:53:27 UTC Last modified: 26 Jan 2006, 21:53:42 UTC Unfortunately the only bit of the UK in good hi-res seems to be London, where i live you can't even make out the town never mind the house. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. ID: 237941 ·

Es99 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0	Message 237950 - Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 22:01:58 UTC Holy crap! You can see my house and even my car outside...I think I can even see my cat.. Reality Internet Personality ID: 237950 ·

The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50	Message 237955 - Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 22:06:43 UTC This is my home town at 3200ft, no chance of seeing houses. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. ID: 237955 ·

Prognatus Send message Joined: 6 Jul 99 Posts: 1600 Credit: 391,546 RAC: 0	Message 237960 - Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 22:18:29 UTC Googel googel googel! Is this the turkey thread? He-he ;) anybody know where the mens room is? pleaassee! ID: 237960 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 237963 - Posted: 26 Jan 2006, 22:25:15 UTC World Wind needs .Net 1.1? Ah, bye then. No thanks, just got rid of that. ID: 237963 ·

FlatEarth Send message Joined: 15 Jan 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 12,219 RAC: 0	Message 238068 - Posted: 27 Jan 2006, 3:05:41 UTC Last modified: 27 Jan 2006, 3:08:01 UTC I should never have put that skylight in the bathroom... ID: 238068 ·

Mad Max Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 00 Posts: 475 Credit: 213,231,775 RAC: 407	Message 238095 - Posted: 27 Jan 2006, 4:17:05 UTC - in response to Message 237950. Holy crap! You can see my house and even my car outside...I think I can even see my cat.. Was that you in the backyard? *IAS - Where Space Is Golden!* ID: 238095 ·

Beethoven Send message Joined: 6 Apr 06 Posts: 1383 Credit: 6,852 RAC: 0	Message 282118 - Posted: 14 Apr 2006, 23:21:15 UTC Last modified: 14 Apr 2006, 23:23:19 UTC Yahoo! is getting into the satellite mapping game, too. Two days ago they released their beta. It's not as good as Google Earth yet, but it's early days yet. One advantage of the format is that there's no software to download, it all works straight from your browser. You have to be registered with Yahoo! though. To see the satellite shots, be sure to click on either the "Hybrid" or the "Satellite" buttons in the upper-left corner of the map itself. The link for the beta is: http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/# ID: 282118 ·

Daniel Michel Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Feb 04 Posts: 14925 Credit: 1,378,607 RAC: 6	Message 282200 - Posted: 15 Apr 2006, 2:45:11 UTC - in response to Message 237955. This is my home town at 3200ft, no chance of seeing houses. I'm sorry to break it to you Simon...But your town has vanished. PROUD TO BE TFFE! ID: 282200 ·

Raven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Aug 02 Posts: 373 Credit: 99,071 RAC: 0	Message 282428 - Posted: 15 Apr 2006, 17:18:17 UTC Don't forget this placemark file for Google Earth created by bjango showing locations of some prominant BOINC users, teams, and project sites. It's way cool. ID: 282428 ·

MDomansky Send message Joined: 22 Oct 99 Posts: 75 Credit: 11,271 RAC: 0	Message 284464 - Posted: 19 Apr 2006, 0:28:35 UTC They really shouldn't park the SR-71's out in the open at Edwards ..... And what's that circular hanger doing there? *The expansion of the universe is driven by a need to get away from it all ...* ID: 284464 ·

ralic Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Jan 00 Posts: 308 Credit: 274,230 RAC: 0	Message 284941 - Posted: 19 Apr 2006, 14:11:50 UTC - in response to Message 284486. Last modified: 19 Apr 2006, 14:13:05 UTC But I did find an interesting crop circle... Strange. When I went to take a look, I saw this... ID: 284941 ·

MDomansky Send message Joined: 22 Oct 99 Posts: 75 Credit: 11,271 RAC: 0	Message 288275 - Posted: 23 Apr 2006, 17:14:41 UTC - in response to Message 284941. But I did find an interesting crop circle... Strange. When I went to take a look, I saw this... LOL .... There are SR71's (two of them) to the left above the hangars. Probably NASA research planes though. They are still flying! *The expansion of the universe is driven by a need to get away from it all ...* ID: 288275 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 288395 - Posted: 23 Apr 2006, 21:28:36 UTC Also, most of the google earth images are may years old. I forget when they supposedly grounded the Blackbirds. Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 288395 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 288434 - Posted: 23 Apr 2006, 23:26:24 UTC I can't quite make out the year that that photo was taken. It's either 2,000 or 2,006. Would be interesting if it was 2,006. I imagine they would still keep the SR-71's around for....well, something. I've found it interesting how they were decommissioned yet the 50 year old U2's are still flying. Makes me wonder if it was because the Blackbirds were replaced with something much more advanced noone knows about yet. After all, even the Blackbirds were old. Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 288434 ·

Nigewhite Send message Joined: 19 Jul 99 Posts: 32 Credit: 33,661,317 RAC: 7	Message 288652 - Posted: 24 Apr 2006, 12:13:35 UTC There's also what looks like a B24 on the apron aswell. ID: 288652 ·

The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50	Message 288810 - Posted: 24 Apr 2006, 18:19:06 UTC Crop Circles Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. ID: 288810 ·

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