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Schwanson Schlegel

SL's Tokin' Villain

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 2,721

07-03-2005 16:59

I have been playing with this for many hours since a friend showed it to me last week. I am addicted.
It's a light download and super easy to use.

Its a 3-d globe that combines satellite imagery, maps, and Google's search tools.
I can not begin to express how awesome this is, go check it out.
http://earth.google.com/

edit: Make sure to play with the tilt function esp. in mountainous regions. Also zoom in on most major cities and an actual 3-d representation of the buildings is there.

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Schwanson Schlegel

SL's Tokin' Villain

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 2,721

07-03-2005 17:20

Here is an image I *think* near LL's old office.

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Cliffy Palmerstone

Manc in Geordieland

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 255

07-03-2005 17:27

Wow that is cool. Anyone in the UK can just type in their postcode, no need for an address!!

Loki Pico

Registered User

Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

07-03-2005 18:37

Very cool. How did you get that overlay on the building heights in SF? I just downloaded it and I havent figured out all the tools yet.

*edit. Nevermind, I found it, 3D buildings, duh.

Paolo Portocarrero

Puritanical Hedonist

Join date: 28 Apr 2004

Posts: 2,393

07-03-2005 18:51

Wow! This is amazing. Funny -- I used to live about five miles from Schreiver AFB (strategic air command). Must be in part of a blackout zone, because you can't zoom in for miles around SAFB.

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Loki Pico

Registered User

Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

07-03-2005 18:59

My truck is plainly visible parked in front of my place.

Its very cool to see other cities around the world, most maps I have seen until now never show that data.

Cid Jacobs

Theoretical Meteorologist

Join date: 18 Jul 2004

Posts: 4,304

07-04-2005 03:45

WOW! Very cool stuff

Thanx for the info Schwanson. *downloads*

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Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

07-04-2005 07:40

Yeah, I love Google Earth!

I've been messing with it for days. Is neat that you can use the legacy database for alternate high-rez areas (my home is not high-rez yet on the primary server, but is in the legacy) AND you can also choose to view the globe with Mars Global Surveyor data mapped onto it!

To choose the different servers, use File > Logout and then File > Login and pick the alternate server.

-Ghoti

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Cybin Monde

Resident Moderator (?)

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

so...

07-04-2005 11:32

when do we get this for SL?

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Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 10,231

07-04-2005 11:40

If you dig that you should also check out Nasa's World Wind. It's a lot of fun to play with. It focuses on natural phenomenon rather than maps. It's very cool!

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

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Google does it again!
Schwanson Schlegel SL's Tokin' Villain Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2,721	07-03-2005 16:59 I have been playing with this for many hours since a friend showed it to me last week. I am addicted. It's a light download and super easy to use. Its a 3-d globe that combines satellite imagery, maps, and Google's search tools. I can not begin to express how awesome this is, go check it out. http://earth.google.com/ edit: Make sure to play with the tilt function esp. in mountainous regions. Also zoom in on most major cities and an actual 3-d representation of the buildings is there. _____________________
Schwanson Schlegel SL's Tokin' Villain Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2,721	07-03-2005 17:20 Here is an image I think near LL's old office. _____________________
Cliffy Palmerstone Manc in Geordieland Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 255	07-03-2005 17:27 Wow that is cool. Anyone in the UK can just type in their postcode, no need for an address!!
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	07-03-2005 18:37 Very cool. How did you get that overlay on the building heights in SF? I just downloaded it and I havent figured out all the tools yet. *edit. Nevermind, I found it, 3D buildings, duh.
Paolo Portocarrero Puritanical Hedonist Join date: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 2,393	07-03-2005 18:51 Wow! This is amazing. Funny -- I used to live about five miles from Schreiver AFB (strategic air command). Must be in part of a blackout zone, because you can't zoom in for miles around SAFB. _____________________ Facades by Paolo - Photo-Realistic Skins for Doods > Flagship store, Santo Paolo's Lofts & Boutiques > SLBoutique
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	07-03-2005 18:59 My truck is plainly visible parked in front of my place. Its very cool to see other cities around the world, most maps I have seen until now never show that data.
Cid Jacobs Theoretical Meteorologist Join date: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 4,304	07-04-2005 03:45 WOW! Very cool stuff Thanx for the info Schwanson. downloads _____________________
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	07-04-2005 07:40 Yeah, I love Google Earth! I've been messing with it for days. Is neat that you can use the legacy database for alternate high-rez areas (my home is not high-rez yet on the primary server, but is in the legacy) AND you can also choose to view the globe with Mars Global Surveyor data mapped onto it! To choose the different servers, use File > Logout and then File > Login and pick the alternate server. -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	so... 07-04-2005 11:32 when do we get this for SL? _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	07-04-2005 11:40 If you dig that you should also check out Nasa's World Wind. It's a lot of fun to play with. It focuses on natural phenomenon rather than maps. It's very cool! http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight

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