Author Topic: Google Earth Detail? (Read 644 times)

Sox62 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2006, 01:18:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Ghosth
For my area I get better detail from

http://local.live.com/

than I get from google.

Ohhh and nothing to install either. Runs in your browser.

Was VERY disappointed in Google Earth quality.

So do I.

I can see my house that I grew up in WV,google earth can't get that close.I can see Alicia's cabin that overlooks Lake Cumberland,GE doesn't get close enough for it either.

Mustaine · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2006, 01:27:02 PM »

that local live thing has pictures over 10 years old for major metropalitan areas for goodness sakes.

the building centered in the map here is part of the hospital complex i work at:

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=43.040822~-88.021034&style=h&lvl=17

it was demolished over 9 years ago and since then a parking structure has been built then demolished and a new building is 1/4 built there now.

there are entire road systems not on the pictures in my hometown that are over 5 years old now.

talk about out of date garbage

NattyIced · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2006, 01:28:56 PM »

It's up to date for Washington DC.

Morpheus · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:53:19 PM »

Beale AFB, CA has a U2 out and one actually taking off and in the air with shadow on the gound.

The AFB near Las vegas has a crap load of fighters sitting around along with a nice shot of a chopper at the end of the runway in the air with a shadow on the ground not too far away.

Most of the AFB's are great shots for this type of crowd.

Treize69 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:06:38 PM »

Check out Duxford.

AlGorithm · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2006, 11:32:24 PM »

-75.45752416485152,39.11830058062471,0

cav58d · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2006, 11:33:48 PM »

Is that an air museum?

AlGorithm · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2006, 11:37:29 PM »

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Is that an air museum?

Yup;
http://www.amcmuseum.org/

jollyFE · « **Reply #23 on:** May 11, 2006, 06:50:15 PM »

holy crap, that last pic almost made me think I was back at work. I wanted to start ID'ing and labeling those acft.

hehe

Kurt · « **Reply #24 on:** May 11, 2006, 06:58:38 PM »

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Originally posted by GreenCloud

Google earth kind of sucks

No it doesn't.. Just because the one thing you wanted to see is low res doesn't mean the whole thing sucks.

There are tons of places with great resolution.

But lets cut some slack here, its the whole planet they are showing you, and you expect every inch to be perfect? 10 years ago I would have been happy to see ANY useful photo of my town, now I can pan and tilt former soviet air bases at my leisure... Thats good progress.

Give 'em time, they'll get your part of the world in high res soon.

Debonair · « **Reply #25 on:** May 11, 2006, 07:41:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Kurt
No it doesn't.. Just because the one nude beach you wanted to see is low res doesn't mean the whole thing sucks.

There are tons of nude beaches with great resolution.

But lets cut some slack here, its the whole planet they are showing you, and you expect every nude beach to be perfect? 10 years ago I would have been happy to see ANY useful photo of my town's nude beach, now I can pan and tilt former soviet nude beaches at my leisure... Thats good progress.

Give 'em time, they'll get your nude beach in high res soon.

i edited some for accuracy...

...there was a thread a while back about Davis Monthan, but nobody when looking for the airfield NW of Tucson when all the old airliners are parked, it is almost as cool because amongst other things, thats where Beechcraft stuck their Starships when they bought almost all of them back.

Pinal Airpark

Halo · « **Reply #26 on:** May 12, 2006, 06:19:54 PM »

Google Earth is terrific for trip planning. Did 1300 miles from Washington to Key West and it was like flying the route in a chopper, easy to pick out locations to stay.

Couple that with the Nuvi 350 navigator and you have a whole new way to get and keep oriented.