Anyone been to this website? My kid told me about it the other day. Type in an address and zoom right in.
http://earth.google.com/
Anyone been to this website? My kid told me about it the other day. Type in an address and zoom right in.
http://earth.google.com/
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
google earth is one of my favorite programs.
i'm a huge SimCity 4 fan...not because of the ability to build cities, but the ability to build realistic terrains (thanks to some very nice modifications).
Goggle Earth has helped me further this, by letting me study various terrains from various vantage points and different zooms. yes, it is fun zooming in on someone's house...but i got a kick out of being able to take a virtual tour of Monument Valley and Devil's Tower and The Grand Canyon and Mt. St. Helens and....
This is one cool program, I was able to find my house in school from 6th grade in Michigan and check out the layout of Tiger Stadium compared to Commerica... plus it's GREAT way to check out Fire Roads (that's an unpaved road in wilderness for you folks surrounded by farms) It's also a great way to look at Golf Courses too... too bad I don't golf.
Last edited by westofyou; 09-12-2005 at 11:10 AM.
Can you tell how old an image is?
"Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women." - Nora Ephron
Not really, if you know of recent construction (like all of NW Cincinnati) you might find some things that are different.Originally Posted by TeamCasey
Looking at UC's campus, those were taken in Septemberish 2004.
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Well, thanks alot GAC. Now, I might as well just quit work completely....Originally Posted by GAC
Apparently, these images are somewhat dated on the Free Trial. I know that it is showing my backyard circa 2002-2003. Still, it is way cool...
That is cool- but are the pictures supposed to be blurred at near max zoom? Or is it my system? I zoomed in on my house and the one I grew up in and I could find them, but they were blurred.
I've been to dinner at Jimmy Buffet's house, and I've eaten it at a homeless shelter. And there's great joy and harrowing terror to be found in both places.
-Todd Snider
Different areas were photographed at different resolutions. It might just happen that your area isn't at the highest.Originally Posted by 919191
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
When I first read this, I thought you guys were talking about Google Maps. I just downloaded this ........ wicked cool!
"Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women." - Nora Ephron
I found my house
I can make out my car
HEY! those rats down the street put in a pool
Go Gators!
I found my truck too
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
I'm keeping my curtains closed you perverts.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
I can't get this to work. Says can't connect...I am on line! I am always on line
There are so many trees where I live that it's basically all I can see, but it's still awesome.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
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