BigRoy Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 The Satellite feature alone is very cool but then, as you can see in the second link, you realise the huge potential for breaching America's National Security! Bonus! http://maps.google.com http://www.livejournal.com/communit...956.html#cutid1 No flying saucers though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Second link not found - conspiracy?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 both links not found on my computer and I used both IE and Safari to view them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Second link is incomplete, did you cut and paste it from another forum? If so you'll need to go back in and copy the full link rather than the cut down version with the ...'s First link works well though, I've just zoomed in on the house I stayed in when I went to the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 oh poo hang on a mo:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 http://www.livejournal.com/community/the_unexplained/37956.html#cutid1 my bad! try that:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 wow thats pretty cool. just used it to check out where i was living in texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 I tried doing the search for the location on google myself, didnt load correctly :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Maybe I'm being paranoid here but when I follow the same steps the chap on the site mentions the pics I get a really low res version of the image in that area and certain bits never load.... just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 You can only go into so much detail.. on mine you can zoom to about 3/4 detail on the area so you can get a rough idea of whats there. They only have detail on reall built up areas so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 That google link is cool! Bringing back some good memories, you can see the Daytona Speedway from the satellite. I'm off to see what else I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 u can see pamela's boobies right now if you zoom into Malibu ZIP code ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 You can only go into so much detail... Thanks for the egg sucking lesson What I'm saying is that I can get amazing detail on most areas but the Area 51 stuff shown on the other link I can't reproduce the detail he's showing in his screen grabs. Maybe I'm paranoid, maybe the US Gov have asked Google to lower the quality of specific pics even though it's probably been saved 1000's of times already.... I'm heading back there now to see if I can sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Am I doing something wrong? The best I can get is like a street map? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 I was at the wrong salt bed All there now... conspiracy theory over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Thanks for the egg sucking lesson What I'm saying is that I can get amazing detail on most areas but the Area 51 stuff shown on the other link I can't reproduce the detail he's showing in his screen grabs. Maybe I'm paranoid, maybe the US Gov have asked Google to lower the quality of specific pics even though it's probably been saved 1000's of times already.... I'm heading back there now to see if I can sort it out. Its got nothing to do with that you paranoid fool It seems that they've only gone into really high detial on the heavily populated areas. My uncles place in MI isnt shown at all because its remote-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Am I doing something wrong? The best I can get is like a street map? Top right - click "satellite" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Am I doing something wrong? The best I can get is like a street map? Click on "Satellite" in the top right hand corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Its got nothing to do with that you paranoid fool It seems that they've only gone into really high detial on the heavily populated areas. My uncles place in MI isnt shown at all because its remote-ish. I was paranoid but as I play with it more I seem to be getting sorted, I've managed to replicate the detail he had, I can actually see more by zooming out a bit, the close-up is really poor. As you say some bits are really detailed, others are a few clicks out - the detail in Santa Cruz and San Francisco was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Yeah, as is NY, scanning over Manhattan is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Been looking at Las Vegas but can't find the strip and all the casinos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Been looking at Las Vegas but can't find the strip and all the casinos. PMSL thats just plain funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Find the airport in Vegas, head North and then you should see the road bend off towards the right. That's the strip. I only found it because of the Stratosphere hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Ahhh, got it. Thanks. Was trying to find the Hotel we stayed in but it's in shadow lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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