☆ TexasFreethinker ☆ Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Google has recently released software that lets you zoom in from a satellite view several miles up down to a view of a few feet across anywhere in the world. I zoomed in on my house starting from a view of the entire western hemisphere! You can get it for free HERE, altho it doesn't yet run on all types of computers or operating systems. A little Big Brotherish, but still cool. Here's my house as seen from outerspace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Neil Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Incidentally, if any of you are worried about people monitoring your property to see if you're not home, rest assured that the imaging on Google Earth is comprised of still images and can be anywhere from two to five years old. For example, there's a fairly new building close to where my mother works, but when we looked for it on Google Earth, the image shown was of pre-construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Broke Free Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Incidentally, if any of you are worried about people monitoring your property to see if you're not home, rest assured that the imaging on Google Earth is comprised of still images and can be anywhere from two to five years old. For example, there's a fairly new building close to where my mother works, but when we looked for it on Google Earth, the image shown was of pre-construction. Another reason to hate Windows ME! It does not support this satellite program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spamandham Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Is that blob in the driveway you flipping the bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☆ TexasFreethinker ☆ Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Is that blob in the driveway you flipping the bird? Yes. Actually, that's our garbage dumpster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruthWarrior Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 TerraServer has a lot too. You can also look up the satellite companies and check their websites. Sometimes they have better pictures. But Google is fun to explore around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidsquid Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Google Earth is interesting and fun to play around with. Some cities don't have much more than a city-wide offering such as my city of Victoria, Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JP1283 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 This is freakin cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPillAddict Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 cool program! I am watching all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Benson Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Too bad my town does not show up very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JP1283 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I've run out of places to look up...but very cool indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead_hobbit Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Oh, and /. reported a few weeks ago that while GMaps has (mostly) fairly recent pictures, MSN Earth is using pictures so old in some areas that Apple HQ is entirely missing from their service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jeff Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Here's a glorious image of our duplex in Anchorage, AK taken long before we moved into it: We live in the duplex across the street from the big yellow house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killa_chuck Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You can also do this kind of stuff by going to maps.google.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Shadow Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 ok here is Jester & IvyFairy's current place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles7268 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 i had quite a bit of fun looking around in places like South Korea and Russia. There are quite a few really interesting sights to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Broke Free Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Mine is the white house on the bottom right. We own two acres of some of the best misquote producing swamp in New Hampshire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFox Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 There's a similar program, NASA Worldwind that does the same thing, but with more types of data available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 This is the house in which I grew up. I'm thinking about subscribing to the software- if you pay, you can use it with a GPS receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MQTA Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 This is the house in which I grew up. I'm thinking about subscribing to the software- if you pay, you can use it with a GPS receiver. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think it only goes one way... you can't program the GPS receiver or make maps... you can only send your waypoints and POIs from the GPS to the program and see it on Google Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MQTA Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 In addition to the basic features, Google Earth Plus includes: GPS data import - read in tracks and waypoints from select GPS devices Note 1: Verified support for Magellan and Garmin devices only Note 2: Does not support export of tracks or waypoints to a GPS Higher resolution printing (greater than screen resolution). Customer support via email (not just web). Annotation – adds draw/sketch tools for richer annotations (can be shared as KML). Data importer – read address points from .csv files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomalie Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 it is the work of the devil I tell you. Trying to get your computer to replace god! Nah, fun toy, definately. If only I could install a lazer and zap some of those wacky fundy preachers from space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ nivek ♦ Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Google Finds Roman Villa An Italian computer programmer was browsing the area around his town using the satellite images available through "Google Earth." He noticed a large oval area with some unusual rectangular shadows next to it. Suspecting that these may be buried structures next to an ancient river, he contacted the National Archeology Museum of Parma. The archeologists dispatched to the site found ceramic and stone pieces dating from around the first century BC. http://tinyurl.com/c54u3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest erik the awful Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Google Earth Threatens democracy - again! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/20/go..._democracy_two/ I want to drive to work in an A-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad3232132 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Wow Iraq looks like even more of a shithole on this map that it does on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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