Google Earth

[bvibert]

Cool, if you look at the ski areas in MA they still had some snow on the trails when the photos were taken! 8)

I meant to mention this is becuase the clearest sattelite photos are taken in the early or late winter, when there is the least amount of haze in the atmosphere.

-Stephen

That makes sense. Its funny though since the surrounding states are mostly green MA looks like a barren waste land...

 

[Paul]

MA looks like a barren waste land...

*whistles innocently*


j/k....

 

[bvibert]

*whistles innocently*


j/k....

:lol:

 

[Stephen]

.kmz of the view to the south from Denali

 

[bvibert]

Nice pic, but the .kmz didn't work for me. I just got an overhead view of fairbanks.

 

[Stephen]

Has anyone considered getting Googel Earth Plus?

-Stephen

 

[bvibert]

How does this .kmz file work?

 

[bvibert]

Has anyone considered getting Googel Earth Plus?

-Stephen

Nope, but if I had a GPS I might consider it.

 

[Stephen]

How does this .kmz file work?

Wow. I was on my bookmark and did yours... it was like creeping slowly forward to look over the edge. Eeiry.

-Stephen

 

[Stephen]

Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that you can rotate on the spot you are standing? Instead it rotates on the focal point in the center of the screen.

-Stephen

 

[bvibert]

Wow. I was on my bookmark and did yours... it was like creeping slowly forward to look over the edge. Eeiry.

Thats funny, I guess mine was close then...

Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that you can rotate on the spot you are standing? Instead it rotates on the focal point in the center of the screen.

YES, I find that very annoying!

 

[Greg]

Has anyone considered getting Googel Earth Plus?

If this included high res imagery like Mass worldwide, I would in a second.

Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that you can rotate on the spot you are standing? Instead it rotates on the focal point in the center of the screen.

YES, I find that very annoying!

I think you can. Double-click on the area you would like to be the rotation axis and as it begins to zoom towards it, click the red stop button in the middle of the navigation panel. It will then rotate around that point.

 

[bvibert]

Has anyone considered getting Googel Earth Plus?

If this included high res imagery like Mass worldwide, I would in a second.

I probably would too, but it doesn't sound like it does. I was surprised to see how much of the rest of the world has high res imagery. Iraq has some pretty high res stuff, as does Moscow, Italy, Istanbul, etc...

I think you can. Double-click on the area you would like to be the rotation axis and as it begins to zoom towards it, click the red stop button in the middle of the navigation panel. It will then rotate around that point.

I'll have to try that out.

 

[Stephen]

You can't really trust the coordinates on this thing. Here's a good example:

That courtyard you see is the old royal observatory. In reality, the prime meridian runs right through the middle of the courtyard. Trust me I've been there. I could proabably tell you more about the pm then you'd ever care to know, but I digress.

In any case, the PM is close to 100 yards off, by my estimation. And this error just gets multiplied the farther out you get.

In case you want this view for yourself, here it is.

-Stephen

 

[Greg]

Ya know, the more I play with this, the more impressed I am. Check out a metro area and check the boxes for various layers (lodging, dining, bars :beer: , grocery stores, etc.). Click on a layer item and you get a little baloon with addresses, phone numbers, etc. Great resource in addition to looking cool. Everyone I show this to is blown away.

 

[riverc0il]

yup, same here regarding more impressed with more use. the driving directions thingy needs to be worked out a little bit, i am not sure which database they are using but it sent me down route 2 to get to franconia from StJ the layers for clubs and bars are pretty cool. wonder which database that is linked to.

as cool as it is, i could foresee a demand for one step higher. linking google earth with the yellow pages, yahoo maps which i prefer for driving directions, and obtaining hi-res graphics for more of the US. i could be pursuaded to pay a few bucks a month if a few more and better resources were linked together. i imagine they are trying to get the bugs worked out. unfortunatley, my system can't run the software without some distortion

 

[Greg]

i imagine they are trying to get the bugs worked out.

Like many of the other Google services, I'm sure this will sit in "beta" for some time...

 

[Paul]

Interesting example, Stephen. I was wondering what the margin of error was. I linked my GPS with this, and uploaded my "Home" waypoint. It put it right in my driveway where I marked it. The error couln't have been by more than 3 feet.

 

[ALLSKIING]

unfortunatley, my system can't run the software without some distortion

I am interested on how well it runs with a state of the art computer? Anyone...Greg I think I remember you getting a computer with nitrous. :lol: :wink:

 

[Greg]

unfortunatley, my system can't run the software without some distortion

I am interested on how well it runs with a state of the art computer? Anyone...Greg I think I remember you getting a computer with nitrous. :lol: :wink:

I believe it's your bandwidth that makes the biggest difference. At work, the screen draws very quickly, but at home (newer PC) and with only a ~1 mbps DSL it is noticeably slower. Still very useable and with the pro-speed DSL I'll be getting soon (up to 3 mbps) it should work really well.