Google Earth

Yaz · 12-09-2005, 03:55 PM

Found this the other day, and I thought it was really nice. You can take a virtual tour of the Earth, anywhere you want. You can zoom in, tilt, and rotate. It's not really 3D, but it's not bad. I think this is the free version, which only shows major cities that you can zoom in really close.

I tried it and found my neighborhood, but the satellite image seems to be old. In the picture, there's a construction site across the street from me, but that was like in late 2002. So I'm not sure how new are the images in other places.

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And this is my 'hood

Ahmed · 12-09-2005, 04:12 PM

Ive had this for a couple of months .. but it doest work too well for me .. i stopped using it ever since .. ill try using it in a while to see if i can get pictures of ur quality

Alx · 12-09-2005, 04:43 PM

yeh, it doesnt seem to do much for me either... i liked it at first, but it cant pin point my are either. gave up.

audi_rudy · 12-09-2005, 05:40 PM

i have this also but it dosent work very good. it seems to work well in citys and highly populated areas. also it dosent work much in foreign countrys ive found

notic · 12-09-2005, 05:44 PM

it really depends on what area your looking at. when i looked for my house, i could actually see my car in the driveway.

Audi4Life · 12-09-2005, 08:42 PM

ive gotto the pro deluxe version

Ahmed · 12-10-2005, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notic

it really depends on what area your looking at. when i looked for my house, i could actually see my car in the driveway.

Now thats something!

zetableh · 12-10-2005, 03:38 AM

I've had Google Earth since just after it came out, and though coverage is getting better, neither my college nor my hometown are unblurry yet.

yomomwhat · 12-10-2005, 04:22 AM

ha, i got it a few weeks ago, its pretty good but like you said many places are still not there! area 51 is on there! and for some reason Las Vegas and New York have like boxes instead of the large buildings......which makes no sense, the only reason i could think of was may be something to do with terrorists but if the building still has an outline...then i dunno....someone said san fransisco was very good on it! if this is available to the public then think how good spy satellites are now!! MSN are starting their own thing actually, ill post the link later, but it only has the US at the moment!

MikeJ · 12-10-2005, 04:54 AM

yomomwhat, have you tried checking/unchecking the box that says 'buildings' or the tilt down feature?

I think the program is great fun, although Finland is very, very blurry and too many of the names here are spelled wrong... not to mention that some of them are, for no reason, in Swedish.

12-09-2005, 03:55 PM	#1
Yaz Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 815 Thanks: 394 Thanked 70 Times in 32 Posts	Google Earth Found this the other day, and I thought it was really nice. You can take a virtual tour of the Earth, anywhere you want. You can zoom in, tilt, and rotate. It's not really 3D, but it's not bad. I think this is the free version, which only shows major cities that you can zoom in really close. I tried it and found my neighborhood, but the satellite image seems to be old. In the picture, there's a construction site across the street from me, but that was like in late 2002. So I'm not sure how new are the images in other places. Check it out - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER And this is my 'hood

12-09-2005, 04:12 PM	#2
Ahmed Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 396 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google Earth Ive had this for a couple of months .. but it doest work too well for me .. i stopped using it ever since .. ill try using it in a while to see if i can get pictures of ur quality

12-09-2005, 04:43 PM	#3
Alx Connoisseur Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: --Poconos, PA.-- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 6,012 Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 662 Times in 316 Posts	Re: Google Earth yeh, it doesnt seem to do much for me either... i liked it at first, but it cant pin point my are either. gave up.

12-09-2005, 05:40 PM	#4
audi_rudy Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rhode island, USA Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 151 Thanked 125 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Google Earth i have this also but it dosent work very good. it seems to work well in citys and highly populated areas. also it dosent work much in foreign countrys ive found

12-09-2005, 05:44 PM	#5
notic Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 841 Thanks: 198 Thanked 139 Times in 84 Posts	Re: Google Earth it really depends on what area your looking at. when i looked for my house, i could actually see my car in the driveway.

12-09-2005, 08:42 PM	#6
Audi4Life Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NY Posts: 908 Thanks: 239 Thanked 29 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Google Earth ive gotto the pro deluxe version

12-10-2005, 03:38 AM	#8
zetableh Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut/New York Posts: 708 Thanks: 184 Thanked 87 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Google Earth I've had Google Earth since just after it came out, and though coverage is getting better, neither my college nor my hometown are unblurry yet.

12-10-2005, 04:22 AM	#9
yomomwhat Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 292 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Google Earth ha, i got it a few weeks ago, its pretty good but like you said many places are still not there! area 51 is on there! and for some reason Las Vegas and New York have like boxes instead of the large buildings......which makes no sense, the only reason i could think of was may be something to do with terrorists but if the building still has an outline...then i dunno....someone said san fransisco was very good on it! if this is available to the public then think how good spy satellites are now!! MSN are starting their own thing actually, ill post the link later, but it only has the US at the moment!

12-10-2005, 04:54 AM	#10
MikeJ Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland - 65° N Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 104 Thanked 415 Times in 272 Posts	Re: Google Earth yomomwhat, have you tried checking/unchecking the box that says 'buildings' or the tilt down feature? I think the program is great fun, although Finland is very, very blurry and too many of the names here are spelled wrong... not to mention that some of them are, for no reason, in Swedish.

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