Google Earth

Motorboat Cruiser · 11-17-2005, 01:24 PM

From the makers of Google Maps comes their latest toy... Google Earth!

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Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Fly from space to your neighborhood.

Type in an address and zoom right in.

Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.

Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.

Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own annotations.

Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.

I've been playing with this software for about an hour now and it is amazing. I can zoom close enough into Disneyland that I can see people. You do have to download free software to use the program but it is pretty damn cool.

Not Afraid · 11-17-2005, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

From the makers of Google Maps comes their latest toy... Google Earth!

I've been playing with this software for about an hour now and it is amazing. I can zoom close enough into Disneyland that I can see people. You do have to download free software to use the program but it is pretty damn cool.

Do you see me?

Motorboat Cruiser · 11-17-2005, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Do you see me?

LOL, no. Maybe you were at the AP lounge at the time.

Olympicnut · 11-17-2005, 07:50 PM

Ive been playing with this program for a couple months now, it's so fun! The photo taken of my home was last fall. You can totally see the changing leaves and such. I just love maps!

There is a box you can click on the left hand scroll down screen that will show lines on the maps that tell you when the pictures of that paticular area you are looking at were taken too fyi.

scaeagles · 11-17-2005, 01:41 PM

It is really cool, but the maps are pretty old. I zoomed in on my house, and while my room addition is there (4.5 years old), my driveway has my old white F150 in the driveway, which I haven't had for 2.5 years.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-17-2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

It is really cool, but the maps are pretty old. I zoomed in on my house, and while my room addition is there (4.5 years old), my driveway has my old white F150 in the driveway, which I haven't had for 2.5 years.

That's part of what always makes these sattelite image maps fun for me...trying to see how closely I can pinpoint when the images were taken.

scaeagles · 11-17-2005, 02:10 PM

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That's part of what always makes these sattelite image maps fun for me...trying to see how closely I can pinpoint when the images were taken.

Thinking about that further, I was actually wrong. I haven't had my F150 for 3.5 years. So it's narrowed to between June 2001 and July 2002.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-17-2005, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Thinking about that further, I was actually wrong. I haven't had my F150 for 3.5 years. So it's narrowed to between June 2001 and July 2002.

We know the shot of our neighborhood (on the web-based Google satelite map, don't know about Google Earth) is from between Feb.-April of 2003 based on the progress of construction of the shopping center around the corner from us.

Moonliner · 01-27-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Thinking about that further, I was actually wrong. I haven't had my F150 for 3.5 years. So it's narrowed to between June 2001 and July 2002.

So have the images been updated?

Not Afraid · 11-17-2005, 02:33 PM

I can't tell which car is in the driveway of my house. But, I think this was taken after we had the new roof put on.

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Olympicnut Swank O-nut in Drag Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Porn Capitol USA (San Fernando Valley, CA) Posts: 33	Ive been playing with this program for a couple months now, it's so fun! The photo taken of my home was last fall. You can totally see the changing leaves and such. I just love maps! There is a box you can click on the left hand scroll down screen that will show lines on the maps that tell you when the pictures of that paticular area you are looking at were taken too fyi.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	It is really cool, but the maps are pretty old. I zoomed in on my house, and while my room addition is there (4.5 years old), my driveway has my old white F150 in the driveway, which I haven't had for 2.5 years.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I can't tell which car is in the driveway of my house. But, I think this was taken after we had the new roof put on.
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