Look! Google Earth!!!
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Yep.
You can also go to http://terraserver.microsoft.com (No install)
You can use the topgraphic map/arial photo, then it shows LAT/LONG on left side of screen.
ANother thread similar to this was posted in the PUB area:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=75072
You can also go to http://terraserver.microsoft.com (No install)
You can use the topgraphic map/arial photo, then it shows LAT/LONG on left side of screen.
ANother thread similar to this was posted in the PUB area:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=75072
Another difference: Google Earth uses images taken "within the last three years." Terraserver's pictures appear to be much older. Through Terraserver, the most recent picture of my neighborhood is listed as 10 years old but the picture must be at least 17 years old because a roadway built in 1989 is not in it. Google has suspended downloads of Google Earth so I can't speak for the authenticity of the "three years" statement.
I got in and can confirm that some, and I would even to venture to say many to most, of google earth's (and maps.google.com) are older then 3 years. Some areas have been rephotographed recently, but many places still have the older images from an old USGS scan of the country. If you look at the entire country view, you can quickly see which areas are already scanned at the higher resolution based off the color of the images. Low-res images are a grass-green color while high res images are usually brown or grey. For whatever reason, it appears that only Indiana (my homestate) and a few north east states have been fully scanned.chaddux said:
I was looking up images of Peoria, Il yesterday as I'm taking a trip there this weekend. It just so happes that 1/2 of Peoria is done high res, the other half (the important half) is done in low res. I've attached various different captures from different "eye altititudes" so that you can see the differences. You can see the same differences if you look at Peoria at maps.google.com. I've also attached a whole country image so that you can see which areas have been scanned high res already. The highest res scannes I beleive are at 1/2 meter while the lower scans are at 2m or more.
The high-res scans also don't just pertain to the US. Baghdad, Paris, and Kabul for example also have high res imags.
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What about area 51? *grin*
Maybe google earth got shut down by Big Brother.
In the wrong hands, the information could be an asset.
Just my $.02
Maybe google earth got shut down by Big Brother.
In the wrong hands, the information could be an asset.
Just my $.02
