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 Oct 27 2005, 06:03 PM
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Pretty ashtoning FREE application which shows all places on Earth ( for some countries, type the capital first and then scroll to the town of Your choice )
( e.g. I tried Pearl Harbor but the search didn't return the harbor so I tried Honolulu and found it ;-) ... - http://earth.google.com/ It's a 10 MegaBytes executable ... Fun to play with, especially as some US towns have a 3D feature The London Eye is also visible so it are recent Satellite photos ... Enjoy ! 
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Oct 27 2005, 11:56 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Oct 28 2005, 04:03 AM) Pretty ashtoning FREE application which shows all places on Earth ( for some countries, type the capital first and then scroll to the town of Your choice ) ( e.g. I tried Pearl Harbor but the search didn't return the harbor so I tried Honolulu and found it ;-) ... - http://earth.google.com/ It's a 10 MegaBytes executable ... Fun to play with, especially as some US towns have a 3D feature The London Eye is also visible so it are recent Satellite photos ... Enjoy !  Looking forward to the mac version... -------------------- |
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Oct 28 2005, 07:00 AM
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For those running the Google Earth application:
Coordinates of some Observatories: KECK ( 19° 49’ North 155° 28’ West ) KITT PEAK ( 31° 57’ N 111° 35’ W ) LICK ( 34° 07’ N 118° 18’ W ) PALOMAR ( 33° 21’ N 116° 51’ W ) PARANAL VLT ( 24° 37’ South 70° 24’ West ) And something ' strange ' for the aviation enthusiasts: Michigan, in Dearborn flying over the FORD company 42° 18' 51 North 83° 12' 23 West Have fun … 
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Oct 28 2005, 08:21 AM
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This should be a great thread, there is heaps of cool stuff in this great App.
Smile for the camera 19°00'11.32" 12°53'27.37" Think the images were taken from a plane, but still 
-------------------- Turn the middle side topwise....TOPWISE!!
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Oct 28 2005, 08:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 257 Joined: 18-December 04 Member No.: 123 |
As for aviation nuts, I'm presuming you can't beat a good 'oul SR-71.
34°57'09.44"N, 117°53'02.15W Edwards AFB -------------------- Turn the middle side topwise....TOPWISE!!
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Oct 28 2005, 08:48 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
I find the application fascinating. I've been able to find all of the places I've lived for the past 20 years...
However, I recall that Mapquest used to offer a similar capability (though not with all the great features). You could get aerial photographs of most every place where Mapquest could draw a map. The aerial photos were removed due to a request from the Department of Homeland Security. Seems terrorists could use the aerial photos to plan air attacks a la 9/11/01. So, while I'm glad to see this kind of application out there, I'm a little surprised that it's as detailed and complete as it is. -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Oct 28 2005, 08:49 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I cheat, and just use http://maps.google.com
Home http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.601171,-...52967&t=k&hl=en Local airport http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.826320,-...09560&t=k&hl=en Where we're going for Holiday in a fortnight... http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.744662,-...05935&t=k&hl=en Doug |
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Oct 28 2005, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4280 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
Enjoy La Caleta & Salobreña, Doug!
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Oct 28 2005, 01:49 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Arlington, Virginia Member No.: 159 |
My parently live about an hour West. Love Marina del Este for an afternoon drink.
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Oct 28 2005, 02:34 PM
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Google Earth is really an incredible application that I have used for all sorts of things. For example, when I was reading the book "Collapse" (by Jared Diamond) in which the disappearance of the Norse in Greenland is detailed (but no maps were provided), I was able to use Google Earth to zoom in on the fjords that the settlements were, which really helped me visualize how rough an environment that is.
Also, doing some genealogy recently, I found the farm that my ancestors owned in Donegal Ireland. The best feature about Google Earth is that you can "bookmark" any spot on the planet so you can come right back to it later. |
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Oct 28 2005, 03:20 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14445 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Oct 28 2005, 01:40 PM) Enjoy La Caleta & Salobreña, Doug! We're staying IN Salobreña Doug |
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Oct 28 2005, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
Doug,
Hope you understand a little spanish... Que tenga un feliz viaje para que tengas buenas vacaciones y un excelente descanso y trata de no pensar tanto sobre www.unmannedspaceflight.com. Tu ya has sobrepasado el limite de 2,500 posts Rodolfo Have a nice trip and have a joyfull vacations and a good nap and try not to think much on www.unmmanedspaceflight.com. You have already over than 2,500 posts! |
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Oct 28 2005, 07:22 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Upon closer examination I believe I can see evidence of flowing water in the recent past. There are also signs of active volcanism.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 2 2005, 03:35 AM
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 The Insider Group: Members Posts: 669 Joined: 3-May 04 Member No.: 73 |
There is a new high-resolution map of Groom Lake (Area 51) where you can even see the markings on the runway, and the nuclear testing site west of that where the landscape is littered with nuclear blast craters. The resolution is simply astounding, especially in 3d with terrain maps turned on...
Also, the Grand Canyon is spectacular where you can literally zoom all the way in and view the rapids of the Colorado River. |
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Nov 2 2005, 02:52 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
New at HowStuffWorks:
How Google Earth Works Online mapping programs are a godsend for those of us who get lost easily, and they're just plain fun for people who enjoy figuring out where stuff is. But Google Earth is no ordinary mapping application. Learn how to use Google Earth and find out why South Korea is demanding changes to the program. http://www.howstuffworks.com/google-earth.htm -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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