Want an interesting map program?

Arvon · 07-11-2005, 08:59 PM

In the Google window type google.earth. You'll get instructions to DL about 10M of progrm. The porgram will give you a map of most places and or a sattelite picture.

T-D-C · 07-11-2005, 09:12 PM

I have had that for a while now and must say its pretty cool.

Some areas have very high quality pics (see New York)

While others don' have much quality at all (See Sydney)

Arvon · 07-11-2005, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by T-D-C:
I have had that for a while now and must say its pretty cool.

Some areas have very high quality pics (see New York)

While others don' have much quality at all (See Sydney)

That's because one of you crazy Aussies moved when they took the picture...

Link · 07-12-2005, 03:35 AM

Wow!

All I can say, wow! This program rocks! I can watch my home from up there!

Charlie · 07-12-2005, 04:49 AM

It's a good program, I've had it a while. You can even see the difference in the Selhurst Park stands and some of the tiny streets around this area that are so small that normal Atlases struggle to fit the street name in. Some areas are higher definition than others. Australia gets a bum deal, Sydney as mentioned is not great, all the bays and coves are listed but no streets, can't see the bridge or opera house either. Other places like Darwin aren't even listed. Great prog though, my version is I think a beta, dunno if there's been a final release.

Q'alooaith · 07-12-2005, 08:36 AM

Some of the areas have been deliberatly blurred don'tcha know.

Meh, check out the capital of the united states if you want to see one example.

T-D-C · 07-12-2005, 08:48 AM

Where as places like London are in fine detail and same with the North Korea. Guess we know who is taking the pictures via the spy satelites LOL

New york has good detail and 3D buildings

Jorath Calar · 07-12-2005, 08:49 AM

It's blurred at first because the map is being loaded from the net.

Good program but it would be cool if the maps loaded faster... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Iron Greasel · 07-12-2005, 09:15 AM

Feh. Had absolutely no files on Sysmä

Charlie · 07-12-2005, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Q'alooaith:
Some of the areas have been deliberatly blurred don'tcha know.

Oh! Why would that be? I noticed the areas 500 metres south of Selhurst park are blurred but Selhurst itself is pristine...You can see the cars on the streets and even the 3 arrows painted on the mini roundabout at Clifton road. I can understand military installations etc which would be miniscule dots on the map being blurred....but most of Australia!? A lot of the blurred images I think are to do with the time of day and weather conditions when the satellite took the shot.

I think it's still a beta program, dunno.

07-11-2005, 08:59 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	In the Google window type google.earth. You'll get instructions to DL about 10M of progrm. The porgram will give you a map of most places and or a sattelite picture. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

07-11-2005, 09:12 PM	#2
T-D-C Ironworks Moderator Join Date: October 26, 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,416	I have had that for a while now and must say its pretty cool. Some areas have very high quality pics (see New York) While others don' have much quality at all (See Sydney) __________________

07-12-2005, 03:35 AM	#4
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	Wow! All I can say, wow! This program rocks! I can watch my home from up there! __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

07-12-2005, 08:36 AM	#6
Q'alooaith Emerald Dragon Join Date: December 10, 2003 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 961	Some of the areas have been deliberatly blurred don'tcha know. Meh, check out the capital of the united states if you want to see one example. __________________ -Jenn

07-12-2005, 08:48 AM	#7
T-D-C Ironworks Moderator Join Date: October 26, 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,416	Where as places like London are in fine detail and same with the North Korea. Guess we know who is taking the pictures via the spy satelites LOL New york has good detail and 3D buildings __________________

07-12-2005, 04:49 AM	#5
Charlie Lord Ao Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 31 Posts: 2,023	It's a good program, I've had it a while. You can even see the difference in the Selhurst Park stands and some of the tiny streets around this area that are so small that normal Atlases struggle to fit the street name in. Some areas are higher definition than others. Australia gets a bum deal, Sydney as mentioned is not great, all the bays and coves are listed but no streets, can't see the bridge or opera house either. Other places like Darwin aren't even listed. Great prog though, my version is I think a beta, dunno if there's been a final release.

07-12-2005, 08:49 AM	#8
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	It's blurred at first because the map is being loaded from the net. Good program but it would be cool if the maps loaded faster... [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-12-2005, 09:15 AM	#9
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 1,701	Feh. Had absolutely no files on Sysmä __________________

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