gloria_hopkins Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I'm so excited I'm not even going to be able to sleep tonight. It's a zoomable satellite map with unbelievable detail. Detail is better over some regions than others. For example Boulder, CO is so detailed you can see individual homes and cars. But the image over half dome was pretty bad. I thought this might help travelers take a sneak peek at a region before visiting. http://maps.google.com/ Find a location with the map, then switch to the "Satellite" view in the upper right (it says "new"). My roommate said the photos are probably a little outdated for security reasons, but otherwise it is awesome. Sorry, I can never remember how to make the link active. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahlster Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Pretty cool Gloria thanks I can tell you based on the construction shown around my house the sataellite map for Silverton, Oregon is no more then 1 year old. The sidewalk they poured across the street last summer is quite clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anupam Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Holy s***! Big brother really is watching me!! Those Google guys are good! Thanks a ton. -A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_kent2 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 As this is this Nature Photography forum: <BR> <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=moab,+ut&ll=38.743919, -109.500089&spn=0.006759,0.008830&t=k&hl=en">Delicate Arch, Utah, from above </A><BR> (About four o' clock in the "bowl" at centre). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_whitted Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Ya know, not to belittle Google or anything (or the original poster), and it is a good service, but I don't get why everyone is making such a big deal about this. <A HREF="http://terraserver.microsoft.com/">Terraserver</A> (the Microsoft/USGS one, not the commercial one) has been doing it for at least a decade now, and with higher resolution/aerial (not just satellite) images. Link to above: <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.v. Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Another good resource for this sort of thing is your local County website. In addition to the aerial photography, their online database usually includes all sorts of property information (owner, taxes, land area, improvement value, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg s Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 That's really neat, thanks Gloria! What I really like about the google interface is the ability to drag the map around with the left mouse button. Zoom out and scan the world (west coast of Canada looks beautiful). Zoom in and we found our house pretty easily via the roads and other landmarks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloria_hopkins Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Did you check out the search features? Try doing a search for "pizza" in your neighborhood. Bye bye yellow pages...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian deichert Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Chris, I think the main advantage of Google's map software is how quickly you can move the view around and zoom in or out. Also, I've noticed Terraserver can have aful detail in some places, but I have to say I'm impressed with the amount of detail that's available on these maps. I checked out my old neighborhood in Sieera Vista, Arizona, and I can see the horseshoe pits I put into my back yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._kaa Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Try WorldWind as well... http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_lofquist Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Steven Wright, on occasion, would stick his head out the window and smile upwards just in case a satellite camera was taking photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_drew4 Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Gloria,<p> It IS cool! Did you know that one of the companies that provides these pictures to Google, CNN, etc, is Digital Globe, and is in Longmont? The greater Boulder area is amazingly "high-tech!" Multiple, commercial satellite oriented companies are in Colorado. Then there is the spectacular sites like the National Park, hiking & biking trails etc. - all on the maps! Neat stuff! BTW: That wasn't you looking up & waving was it? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloria_hopkins Posted May 21, 2005 Author Share Posted May 21, 2005 Haha - I'm not yet there but I will be before you know it! (I'm thinking of moving to the area, that's why I checked it out on the map.) This is cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian deichert Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 I keep trying to download WorldWind, but 180 megs is a lot, and my connection keeps timing out. (Probably doesn't help that I'm trying to download from Wayne State University to my computer in Kuwait...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg s Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Took a look at Boulder to see the Flatiron Mountains from above, then went north to see check out Fort Collins, where I went to school and lived for a coupld years. What happened to the water in Horsetooth Resevoir? They must have taken the sat photo during a dry spell. Roaming around the map is an education. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Several years ago (I was still using a 90MHz Pentium 1 with Win95, just to give you an idea of how long ago) I found some excellent satellite maps on the national weather service site. I downloaded one of our lakefront to use as wallpaper on our PC screen. It was so detailed you could see the knots in the pine decking. These were declassified but fairly recent (as of that time). I've heard folks claim they've stumbled across accidentally declassified spy satellite shots that show infrared traces of people and animals inside homes and other buildings, etc. Supposedly there's been a crackdown on security but I've heard that certain agencies (notably NASA and the weather services) aren't particularly good at security and occasionally some interesting stuff can still be found that probably should be classified. What would really be interesting would be satellite photos related to wildlife migration and population. That could enable us to better plan our trips without having to resort to expensive guides, etc. For example, it would be nice to better know the areas on public grasslands in which a particular species of prairie chicken is rambling around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_anthes Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 From the Wall Street Journal today, Virtual Earth from Microsoft. Go to http://online.wsj.com/public/us. In the right-hand column, scroll down to "Sky-High Search Wars." Ain't competition great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_lewis3 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 cool here is a stealth bomberhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=Plant+42+in+Palmdale,+California&ll=34.637382,-118.082020&spn=0.005397,0.007832&t=k&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_lewis3 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 some intersting links to google maps http://tinyurl.com/dffrz http://tinyurl.com/d863q http://tinyurl.com/d9z88 http://tinyurl.com/7ajqq http://tinyurl.com/dgrwx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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