I just noticed theres a new feature on maps.google.com

you can hit the button at the top right labeled "sattelite" and you map turns into an aerial sattelite photo!

Its pretty damned cool.

I will check it out, thanks.

I found one that gets closer than the google. I have known about this but I have never used it before, kinda fun.

Yeah, I think there are other sattelite photo type site out there.....I kinda liked this one because its integrated with a regular map that I use to find directions etc.

Yeah that is true. Someday this will be all live and in our cars. You will be able to see the accident up the road 7 miles or if your relatives are scrambling for your arrival.

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/

Has higher resolution I think.

Thanks Terraserver for NOT including the rest of the free world! :hmm: :rolleyes2

That google one is pretty good.

Thanks Terraserver for NOT including the rest of the free world! :hmm: :rolleyes2

That google one is pretty good.

LOL!

I knew you would go there!!

LOL!

LOL!

I knew you would go there!!

LOL!

Well, we're only the second largest country in the world. :devil:

:hide:

The Google Maps satellite pics are only of densely populated areas. Little towns like mine don't show up.:(

Yeah...I noticed that....that's google for ya!
:-0

I like the ease of use on google/maps. Terraserver is PITA to navigate. I'm hoping that google will eventually do the entire globe in hi-rez. Imagine - click, drag, zoom and you examining sand grains somewhere in Sahara.

the hernando county (Florida) has satellite photos of properties
i can see our mazzda626 and wifes work van in the driveway


jspano

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/tile.ashx?t=1&s=10&x=1306&y=19405&z=16

hey elvis , i can see the weird kid with the banjo by your house !!!!

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=10&Z=17&X=1795&Y=15606&W=1&qs=chaucer+way%7cland+o+lakes+%7cfl%7c&Addr=Chaucer+Way%2c+Land+O+Lakes%2c+FL+34639&ALon=-82.4365037&ALat=28.2123149

mine is up the street from the dot, bretts is in that big green area in the lower right (its since been devloped)

I can see Ralph stalkin' a canadian cow in a Saskatchewan clover pasture.:eek:

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=10&Z=17&X=1795&Y=15606&W=1&qs=chaucer+way%7cland+o+lakes+%7cfl%7c&Addr=Chaucer+Way%2c+Land+O+Lakes%2c+FL+34639&ALon=-82.4365037&ALat=28.2123149

mine is up the street from the dot, bretts is in that big green area in the lower right (its since been devloped)


Stoney,

Yea, That image has been taken about 4 years ago

I'm glad you edited your post.

You mean these image are stored images that can be up to 4 years old!! That sucks!

You mean these image are stored images that can be up to 4 years old!! That sucks!

The reason I said that was when I was looking at my company's address the parking lot in our yard was paved with blacktop, and the city of Tampa made us rip it up for drainage purposes and put down rock. The image I am looking at has the blacktop there and we haven't had that in 4 years.

Image of my house on terraserver is from 1999, lo-rez, black and white. They better update that crap.

Are the Google Maps anymore current?

Are the Google Maps anymore current?
I think so. At least in my area. I've seen things there being built like 2 yars ago ( which are finished now)

The maps of my area are 10 years old. :bonkers:

"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," Hey powerglide, that quote from MB is a classic. Must have been high when he said that one. I have used the satellite option before and it is pretty interesting. I agree with boombotz about the pics being old. I think the pic of my old house in Michigan was taken in about 1998.

http://image.globexplorer.com/gexservlets/gex?encrypt=eXRtPCw5OC83MDY0Njc0NzA2J3h0bTwyNC8xNT QxMTc5Nzg1J3ltczwsOTgvNzA3Mjg0MTU3Myd4bXM8MjQvMTU1 MzYxNTk2Nyd0aGU8MDI2MzknaGk8MjcxJ2h2PDU0MSdtcjw1J2 JsZTxobGBmZCdoZTwzMDIzMTExOTEwJ2BxcWhlPDEzMTAxMVYn dXI8MDAzMDcyNjczMjcxNg==

I dunno if this will work or not. The banjo kid is on the front porch.

Hey powerglide, that quote from MB is a classic. Must have been high when he said that one. I have used the satellite option before and it is pretty interesting. I agree with boombotz about the pics being old. I think the pic of my old house in Michigan was taken in about 1998.

Yeah he cracks me up royally.....I still LOL when I think of that undercover footage of him smoking crack with a prostitute while the FBI busts in....he starts yellin "the b1tch set me up the b1tch set me up!!" LOL

Amazing how a man can get re-elected into office after something like that!