Google Earth

Esus · #1 07-13-2005, 07:34 AM

Here's the bizz:

Basically, there's a really quite good new program where you start out with the sphere of Earth rotating on the screen. You scroll the mouse wheel or click the zoom buttons (while dragging the planet with your left click), and you can zoom in to street level on nearly every single slightly major city in the World, with the rest of the world at 'medium resolution'.
I can't find my house, as it's in a pretty small town and doesn't zoom in far enough.
The closest place to me that I can zoom RIGHT in in Norwich city.
I really like this program, especially as it's really smooth and quick. It doesn't take ages loading whenever you move, it's like scrolling down a webpage.

There's even a tilt slider that I just found. With it, you make it so you're viewing from a ground angle, rather than birds-eye.
Apparently, though, there are only actual 3d buildings that you see the sides of in 8 cities of Merica.
Just zoomed in from space, right into Washington DC, to street level, then titled and saw the White House from ground level. Sure, the 3d buildings aren't textured, but damn good.

http://earth.google.com/
Go Download

Coolmanbizkit · #2 07-13-2005, 07:44 AM

Wow, That sounds great! Im downloading it now

Conker_Rocket · #3 07-13-2005, 07:55 AM

It looks like a cool thing. I'm also downloading it.

Esus · #4 07-13-2005, 08:03 AM

I just zoom and tilted my way
From this:

to this:

Coolmanbizkit · #5 07-13-2005, 08:09 AM

I cant get it all moutainy

Kimon · #6 07-13-2005, 08:28 AM

That's so cool! But for me, it only does American cities. I mean it shows places like London and Berlin, but it doesn't have any school names or districts or anything. That's only in North America.

I wish I could see the rest of the world, but it's still cool. I can see my house.

How often does it refresh?

Esus · #7 07-13-2005, 08:34 AM

You can easily get school names and stuff in other places in the world.
Zoom into a town or city, and search for 'school' in 'Current View'.
I'm pretty sure most cities in the world can have you zoom to steet level.

Coolmanbizkit · #8 07-13-2005, 09:43 AM

My House!!!!

Kimon · #9 07-13-2005, 11:44 AM

This is groovy.

Coolmanbizkit · #10 07-13-2005, 11:48 AM

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This is groovy.

Either your house is pretty big, Or thats a very small school.

Conker_Rocket · #11 07-13-2005, 12:15 PM

another thing like that is google sattelite. You don't have to dowload it.
http://maps.google.com/ Click satellite.

Kimon · #12 07-13-2005, 12:17 PM

My house is pretty big, I guess. Look at the cars in the parking lot, you can figure it out.

Coolmanbizkit · #13 07-13-2005, 12:23 PM

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My house is pretty big, I guess. Look at the cars in the parking lot, you can figure it out.

Oh yeah, I didnt think to look at the size of the cars.

Godlesswanderer · #14 07-13-2005, 03:02 PM

This is weird... look around near Adrar in Algeria (turn on borders to find algeria). There's loads of circular objects/areas. They're quite big compared to the town or city of Adrar. If no one can find it or can't be bothered, here's an example of a few.

I've asked a few people and they have no clue what they could be. Anyone know what they are?

Rich · #15 07-13-2005, 03:04 PM

Woah, trippy! I suppose you live in the same house as your brother?

Godlesswanderer · #16 07-13-2005, 03:16 PM

Indeed I do.

sligster · #17 07-13-2005, 03:55 PM

http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ntitled4wj.jpg

there's my house....

But the map seems to not be up to date, as houses have been built in that empty dirt lot behind my house.

Rich · #18 07-14-2005, 03:16 AM

A few shots to show where my house is.
Shitty quality but I can tell where its because of the park at the bottom of my road.

Godlesswanderer · #19 07-14-2005, 06:39 AM

About those circle things. I've found some more in Nevada, near Area 51. Also, there's a road leading from Area 51 to the circle things. I've put a black line over the road so you can see it.

Strange, no?

Rich · #20 07-14-2005, 06:48 AM

Kinda creepy. But it could be something normal.

Explain this however.

Godlesswanderer · #21 07-14-2005, 07:27 AM

Easy, it's a photo taken by a satellite that picks up buildings and other structures as pink. I saw something like that in a school geography book once.

Rich · #22 07-14-2005, 07:30 AM

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Easy, it's a photo taken by a satellite that picks up buildings and other structures as pink. I saw something like that in a school geography book once.

Or, it could be the fact that Ireland is the magical land of pixies and fairy dust.

MudokonGodWorshipMe! · #23 07-14-2005, 07:41 AM

i got it. i found my way to shcool

Godlesswanderer · #24 07-14-2005, 08:02 AM

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Or, it could be the fact that Ireland is the magical land of pixies and fairy dust.

Hmmm... could also be true.

Coolmanbizkit · #25 07-14-2005, 10:29 AM

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Or, it could be the fact that Ireland is the magical land of pixies and fairy dust.

NO! Its the land of the Leprechauns!

Dino · #26 07-14-2005, 12:39 PM

Hahahaha!

Those circles are fields, the reason they're circular is because the irrigation arm only goes round in a circle.

What'd you think they were? Green flying saucers in formation?

Rich · #27 07-14-2005, 01:11 PM

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Hahahaha!

Those circles are fields, the reason they're circular is because the irrigation arm only goes round in a circle.

What'd you think they were? Green flying saucers in formation?

In the first picture yes. But in the second? Bright green crop circles in the middle of a desert? I don't think so.

Coolmanbizkit · #28 07-14-2005, 01:14 PM

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In the first picture yes. But in the second? Bright green crop circles in the middle of a desert? I don't think so.

Oh, i didnt think of that, Good point Rich!