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You guys seen this?
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| Shakka |
http://maps.google.com
This blows mapquest out of the water. Type in the address for a great roadmap view, then click "satellite" to see an acutal satellite overlay.
Now to make it political...discuss the Big Brother nature of such wonderful technology. Too bad the satellite feeds are not real-time! |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shakka
Too bad the satellite feeds are not real-time! |
I'm afraid there are people working on that as we speak. Where does google find so much money to do all these things?
I wonder how long it will take for them to have this service in other countries (i.e. Brazil :D). 5 years, perhaps? |
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| Shakka |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I'm afraid there are people working on that as we speak. Where does google find so much money to do all these things?
I wonder how long it will take for them to have this service in other countries (i.e. Brazil :D). 5 years, perhaps? |
Good question. I bet there are some international legal hurdles involved. It sure is a cool service. |
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| auujay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I'm afraid there are people working on that as we speak. Where does google find so much money to do all these things?
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They simply bought Keyhole which has been working on this sine 2001. |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| Hmm, really nice, too bad it's just the US and Canada... |
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| Shakka |
Very cool. I flew it across the Atlantic thinking and saw London and France, but unfortunately no underpants. No Eiffel Tower either as it required a level of zoom that the satellites didn't currently have for that region of the globe.
Damn, tried Terraserver.com as well and came up empty handed.:confused: |
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| Yoepus |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
Hmm, really nice, too bad it's just the US and Canada... |
geez, you liberals! Nothing's ever good enough for you.:rolleyes: :p
I'd be nice if it could feed people in Africa too...
, its damn cool, I don't care what you say. I've been using google maps since I first discovered it around January. Its the bomb, now that they added satilite, its only more da bomb. |
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| St_Andrew |
| wow, that is sooo cool :D |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| I'm surprised it hasn't been labeled a national security threat yet, actually. |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
I'm surprised it hasn't been labeled a national security threat yet, actually. |
There's really no need. In times of war, I believe the department of defense asks companies like keyhole and what not to cease updating their satellite services for certain regions. For example, I think you would be hard pressed to find a private company doing imagery surveys of Iraq and selling that data. |
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| imokruok |
Shakka, you can get Paris from the DigitalGlobe's satellite ImageLibrary: http://www.digitalglobe.com/
They plaster their logo over the image unless you want to buy it, but the pics are there. |
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