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Google Earth?
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AfterDawn Addict
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3. July 2005 @ 15:29 |
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Don't know how many people have this or know about this or whether this is old news but I think it's worth a mention. Goolge have created a program where you can go anywhere in the world and see a satellite picture of that place. I think the programs quite neat and interesting. Although smaller places aren't that heavily featured and it's mainly America which it focuses on I hope it will get better with each update.
You can download it from here
http://www.download.com/Google-Earth/3000-2054_4-10411075.html?ta...
(Google Earth Plus needs a licence key which means I think you have to pay for one)
or from here
http://earth.google.com/downloads.html
I chose download.com which has the free version.
P.S. It helps to have an ADSL connection.
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AfterDawn Addict
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3. July 2005 @ 17:25 |
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google also has a satelite that you can zoom in anywhere in the world.
maps.google.com. click the satelite button to change from maps to satelite.
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3. July 2005 @ 19:22 |
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the satellite thing is pretty cool! it's fun to compare america to other parts of the world.
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3. July 2005 @ 19:37 |
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I'm impressed with how far it can zoom in. It can get within about 2 blocks.
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3. July 2005 @ 19:42 |
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yeah, i can see my house.
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3. July 2005 @ 19:44 |
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one of my students turned me on to it last semester, google sure is more than a search engine these days
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3. July 2005 @ 20:05 |
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yeah, did u see the google news page?
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3. July 2005 @ 20:06 |
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and google scholar, not that useful for me but u can give it a try, since i assume ur a teacher.
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3. July 2005 @ 20:26 |
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well I'm kind of a teacher. not a history or math professor or anything, I just teach audio production at a local college in LA. I don't really consider it teaching, because I get to play with computers and audio gear all day which is pretty much my dream job. If only it paid better...
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3. July 2005 @ 22:19 |
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lol. then i guess google scholar won't be much help.
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4. July 2005 @ 03:55 |
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Has anyone got Google Eart Plus. If so what's it like.
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6. July 2005 @ 23:42 |
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Just tried the one djscoop recomended. Those pics must be pretty new. I checked my grandmothers house and her new bright-orange roof showed up, and it's less than a year old. Big Brother........... Still pretty cool, makes me wanna spell something obscene on the main road and see how long it takes to show up.
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7. July 2005 @ 02:18 |
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Got that prog this week. Awesome! You can see all the boats in Monaco harbour.
Marvellous
Pulsar
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7. July 2005 @ 03:29 |
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I think it's only updated in certain regions. There are some houses behind my neighberhood that were built in 2001 and aren't there at all on the satellitle map.
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7. July 2005 @ 03:57 |
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Yeah at the moment it's only major cities and towns which have the most detail put into them. I'm still very happy with the program as it is very useful. I especially like it how you can include 3D buildings in places like New York and go to ground level and snoop around. Imagine what they can do in years to come with this type of development.
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7. July 2005 @ 11:20 |
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OMG google earth is amazing, i found the building i work in. imagine what aliens would do with this info and a broadband wireless link :)
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7. July 2005 @ 15:11 |
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lol, did u just see war of the worlds or something?
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7. July 2005 @ 23:51 |
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naw, not yet. i just had this vision of a sequel to Independence Day, where the aliens were using Google Earth (via an AOL connection, wireless of course!) to pick out targets, and Will Smith et al using ZoneAlarm to block the attack :)
i should get out more :O
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8. July 2005 @ 03:33 |
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lol, ever think of becoming a writer?
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8. July 2005 @ 05:58 |
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lmao, naw, i was just in a real good mood (ok, silly mood!). i am notorious (you've probably noticed in other posts) for babbling on like an idiot or more likely going off topic at the drop of a hat, but as it's safety valve i can get away with it for a change lol
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8. July 2005 @ 12:40 |
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I never used to go to the saftey valve, now it's almost my favorite forum.
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8. July 2005 @ 12:45 |
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I spend most of my time in the PC hardware section & the safety valve. We have lots of fun here!!!
Pulsar
PS, welcome Kinza to our forum. I have noticed you about, but I do not believe we have been introduced!! LOL!!
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8. July 2005 @ 12:47 |
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hi! thanks for the intro! i hang around in pc hardware mostly, sometimes the safety valve or dvd-r forums.
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30. July 2005 @ 02:12 |
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What do people think of this programme?
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30. July 2005 @ 02:43 |
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i think it's great, even found the office i work in, on there, well the roof of the building anyway
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