Google earth

[knucklehead]

This is a fantastic collection of satellite photos. I have been able to view photos down to house and street level in cities all around the world. Yes, I can even see my own house (images from about 12 month ago).


http://desktop.google.com/download/earth/index.html (http://desktop.google.com/download/earth/index.html)

Caution - Is a 10bm file, & requires broadband to run.

[zenwood]

This is a fantastic collection of satellite photos. I have been able to view photos down to house and street level in cities all around the world. Yes, I can even see my own house (images from about 12 month ago).


http://desktop.google.com/download/earth/index.html (http://desktop.google.com/download/earth/index.html)

Un-bloody-believable. Fantastic stuff. Data is a couple of years old by the looks (only got the old shed), and not synchronised. E.g some of Adelaide is brown summer, and some is green winter. Shows my place's tin roof in all its glory.

[Driver]

On the shot of my place, you can actually see my son's car parked in the street outside! Quite amazing!

However, when I had a look at a couple of addresses of rellies in the UK, the resolution was nowhere near as good as it was for Australia and the US.

[zenwood]

seems to be hi-res only for the major cities. I did notice that the *entire* state of Massachusetts was high-res.

[silentC]

:( Doesn't work on my machine - Windows2003

[zenwood]

:( Doesn't work on my machine - Windows2003 It didn't work first time on my machine: some kind of downloading glitch. Try doing another download.

[echnidna]

Hope it works on ISDN.
Downloading it now will try it out later

[zenwood]

The Capitol in Washington DC is pixellated, but Paliament House in Canberra is full res. Hmm...

[LineLefty]

Theres even some freeware you can download that automatically removes the watermark blends the pixels back in.

Not that any consultancies such as orus would do such a thing!

[knucklehead]

Try some of the major US landmarks.

i.e the Grand canyon
Newyork (World Trade Centre is interesting) They seem to have added some additional layers to the photos. You can actually travel between buildings.


In Australia,
Can anyone find Ayres rock?????
Also want to look at a large open cut mine or something of that nature.

[echnidna]

It works on isdn but my mb with built in video and crappy monitor doesnt give me a good pic.

[echnidna]

Brucknell Scout Camp (all bush) is located at
38 28 20 62 S
142 51 39 11 E
Elev 267 ft

The creek through the eastern section can be seen.
About 1km south of brucknell on the east boundary of the creek is an opencut limestone pit.

[zenwood]

[QUOTE=knucklehead]Can anyone find Ayres rock?????
[QUOTE]
As requested.

[knucklehead]

You guys are quick!!!

This really is a big time waster. Just had a look at some areas in Canada that I visited many years ago. Some of the photos are in summer and some in winter. This is quite interesting because you can see how significantly things change i.e partly frozen lake. Much the same as many areas in Australia were photographed during the drought giving large browns pics next to lush green ones.

[LineLefty]

Why is it free?

[knucklehead]

Its the free version of a much more powerfull version.

Pretty normal for software developers to give away tasters, then say well if you buy the real thing then you could do so much more.

[Slavo]

Nasa have a similar program on their website, so I've been told. haven't compared them though - probably use the same images

[zenwood]

Grand Canyon

[knucklehead]

Niagara Falls
and boat at Niagara Falls

[zenwood]

wtc site, with building overlay

[knucklehead]

I can stop at any time, I'm not addicted............


Beijing, can see peoplee on the ground of the temple.

[zenwood]

I can stop at any time, I'm not addicted............
Me too, and me neither.
1. N and S poles look a bit weird.
2. Eiffel tower
3. The Great Pyramid
4. The Murray Mouth
5. Parliament House

[Auld Bassoon]

Un-bloody-believable. Fantastic stuff. Data is a couple of years old by the looks (only got the old shed), and not synchronised. E.g some of Adelaide is brown summer, and some is green winter. Shows my place's tin roof in all its glory.
Hi Zenwood,

What's that funny circle with cross-hairs doing centred on your place? http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

Cheers!

[Driver]

Me too, and me neither.
1. N and S poles look a bit weird.



You're right, they do. Shouldn't there be the ends of a bloody big spindle sticking up out of both of them?

[Ashore]

Damm you knicklehead I spend to much time on the computer without this sitehttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

Its an adictive little bugger ain't it






A picture is worth a thousand words, and so it should be it uses up a thousand times the memory.

[Landseka]

Also want to look at a large open cut mine or something of that nature.
Try this one. Mirny Diamond Mine, the largest open cut diamond mine in the world. It is in Russia.

Regards

Neil.

[knucklehead]

Thanks for that, looks good.

I'm currently cruising around Baghdad. Quite interesting, Baghdad zoo, the informous football stadium, bunkers, burnt buildings etc.
Try turning on the "keyhole community BBS" under "layers". Some places have helpfull notations. Not many in Australia yet, but lots in US, China, etc.

[Dendot]

On the shot of my place, you can actually see my son's car parked in the street outside! Quite amazing!

However, when I had a look at a couple of addresses of rellies in the UK, the resolution was nowhere near as good as it was for Australia and the US.
I can't get any of it on my ancient P.C. (It runs on steam), but I remember a picture I saw of a street scene, showing a tennis match being played in a back yard. You could see the ball in mid-flight over the net, and could read 'Slazenger' on it.
The picture was taken from eight miles up!

[zenwood]

Hi Zenwood,

What's that funny circle with cross-hairs doing centred on your place? http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

Cheers! That's the mansion across the road. My place is marked here.:(;)

[zenwood]

Under the file menu, there's a 'save image' item. Much easier than doing screencaps. DAMHIKT:) Adjust the size of the image in GoogleEarth (by dragging the borders) can shrink the image filesize.

[zenwood]

I'm currently cruising around Baghdad. I tried out Baghdad too. Couldn't make much out -- don't know the city at all. Seems to be lots of high resolution data in Iraq. I wonder why... Tehran was standard res only.

Notice the Sydney CBD is only lo-res too.

[scooter]

Too many frightening things to see in hi res ;)


Cheers...........Sean

[kiwigeo]

Hi Zenwood,

What's that funny circle with cross-hairs doing centred on your place? http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

Cheers!
Alien mother ship crosshairs.......Zen isnt wearing his Foilie!!!

[zenwood]

Alien mother ship crosshairs.......Zen isnt wearing his Foilie!!! Don't need one: tin roof, also: tin shed:)
















Mwahahahahahaha:mad::D

[zenwood]

Hey silentC, seeing as you can't get it working, thought you might be interested in the attached. How accurate is the lat/long?

[silentC]

Seeing as it's the lat. long. of the weather station at the airport, it's pretty close. It's on the wrong side of the road and about 100 metres too far south ;)

You can almost see my house. I'm at the southern end of the main beach that extends almost to the bottom of the picture. I look across the bay to the peninsula at the top of the picture. You can see the golf course where SWMBO spends most of her spare time in the centre of the picture. To the south west of that is the town and our block is on the western fringe in the dark green bit.

[LineLefty]

Why is it free I asked?

Well we're about to fork out US$600 for the commerical liscense so we can use the photos in our transport planning reports and presentations.

That sounds like a hefty sum, but from thje budget of a $140K project................

[zenwood]

Flyover:

[silentC]

Bottom right is the Caravan Park (sorry, Beach Resort), mid left is the swimming pool and sports complex and the horse riding school to the north on the other side of the road. The main beach runs around to Merimbula and then you can see Short Point, Tura Beach, Bournda Island and Wallagoot lake in the top right. In the distance is Doctor George mountain to the right and the foothills of Brown Mountain on the left.

[Ian007]

I must admit that i am also addicted to this site
its a pity that while some stuff is very high res other areas are very poor i can hardly make my place out. and the wolf blass winery in the barossa where im working at the moment building a bottling hall and wharehouse is also a bit poor.

fun site but!

Cheers Ian :)

[AlexS]

....and whorehouse is also a bit poor.

fun site but!

Cheers Ian :)

Sorry Ian, couldn't resist it :D

[knucklehead]

Why is it free I asked?

Well we're about to fork out US$600 for the commerical liscense so we can use the photos in our transport planning reports and presentations.

That sounds like a hefty sum, but from thje budget of a $140K project................
Lefty I would be interested on some feed back on the PRO version.

Has anyone else coughed up the $20 US for the plus version?

[zenwood]

Handy list of lat longs (deg.mm format):

http://mapsofworld.com/lat_long/

Accuracy isn't that great, e.g. Alice Springs is about 5 km out.