Author Topic: Google Earth (Read 7439 times)

Lady Di · « **on:** Jul 15, 2005, 04:58:09 PM »

This is awesome...has anybody seen it yet? http://earth.google.com/ download it and type in your address. (or anyplace you might want to go) it's a trip! $Beer Chug\'n$

88runner · « **Reply #1 on:** Jul 15, 2005, 05:17:55 PM »

yep it's pretty cool, thats what i used for the marlin shop picture.
The only down side is that it's not really up to date, some place are from 2or3 years ago but I'm sure they'll do an update one day.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #2 on:** Jul 15, 2005, 05:23:58 PM »

u r 2 slow repost......

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=13316.0

Lady Di · « **Reply #3 on:** Jul 15, 2005, 05:54:08 PM »

Quote from: 88runner on Jul 15, 2005, 05:17:55 PM

yep it's pretty cool, thats what i used for the marlin shop picture.
The only down side is that it's not really up to date, some place are from 2or3 years ago but I'm sure they'll do an update one day.

It's not this softwares fault. It depends on when your area opts for new satellite imaging. I think each area/district has to request it for whatever purposes. Most likely development.
The picture of our house is the same that I have seen on other sites. The last time our area did a satellite imaging was in 2002. You can see the trailer in the backyard and our first Ford F250 before the topper.

Lady Di · « **Reply #4 on:** Jul 15, 2005, 06:00:26 PM »

Quote from: Rocksurfer on Jul 15, 2005, 05:23:58 PM

u r 2 slow repost......

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=13316.0

~W to forehead~ whatever!

Didn't see it there, this is chitchat material. IT's still cool. Must be just making the email rounds today.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #5 on:** Jul 15, 2005, 06:08:24 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Jul 15, 2005, 06:00:26 PM

~W to forehead~ whatever! Didn't see it there, this is chitchat material. IT's still cool. Must be just making the email rounds today.

I've been playing with Google Earth for about a month now, you can start at one end of the US and have it fly all the way to the other coast and beyond. I bring it down to where it's at ground level and pull the screen. It will fly over the land and will hit any mountains then climb up then continue on.

Lady Di · « **Reply #6 on:** Jul 15, 2005, 06:38:29 PM »

Quote from: Rocksurfer on Jul 15, 2005, 06:08:24 PM

I've been playing with Google Earth for about a month now, you can start at one end of the US and have it fly all the way to the other coast and beyond. I bring it down to where it's at ground level and pull the screen. It will fly over the land and will hit any mountains then climb up then continue on.

IT's a trip for sure! Our plans now are to stop working, and win the lottery so we can travel the globe. I don't know why we didn't think of this sooner!

mudguts · « **Reply #7 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 07:12:52 AM »

I want to see a picture of Area 51.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #8 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 07:06:55 PM »

Here ya go......

wa4x4 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 09:38:31 PM »

Is that what a dry lakebed looks like from a sattelite or did the man censor it all out? Looks like a cool system and I am currently downloading it!

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 09:46:04 PM »

No, that is just a dry lake bed, the only area that I have found that was blurred out is the capitol building in DC, the White House and the Pentagon are visible. Makes you wonder what is on top of the capitol building that they don't want you to see.

mudguts · « **Reply #11 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 10:04:28 PM »

Quote from: Rocksurfer on Jul 17, 2005, 09:46:04 PM

Makes you wonder what is on top of the capitol building that they don't want you to see.

A couple of dudes with Stingers and maybe a SAM or two

Thanks for the pic by the way

Tice · « **Reply #12 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 10:13:08 PM »

It won't let me connect to there server??? I made it an exception through my firewall but still nothing. Any one know something else to try???

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #13 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 10:35:52 PM »

Quote from: Tice on Jul 17, 2005, 10:13:08 PM

It won't let me connect to there server??? I made it an exception through my firewall but still nothing. Any one know something else to try???

It does say you need the most current version of XP, other than that

It won't work for me at home since I have (cover your ears children) ME

MagPede · « **Reply #14 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 10:36:30 PM »

At best I can just get a general idea of where I am at. Oh well.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #15 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 10:39:17 PM »

Quote from: MagPede on Jul 17, 2005, 10:36:30 PM

At best I can just get a general idea of where I am at. Oh well.

What you live in a cardboard box?

It doesn't go to your house when you type it into the box in the top left corner of your screen?

wa4x4 · « **Reply #16 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 11:36:36 PM »

Man these are some old pictures. There are 2 junkyards shown in my town that have not been there for some time. One is now a Costco and the other is a fishing boat dealership.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 11:38:28 PM »

Quote from: wa4x4 on Jul 17, 2005, 11:36:36 PM

Man these are some old pictures. There are 2 junkyards shown in my town that have not been there for some time. One is now a Costco and the other is a fishing boat dealership.

Yea they can be old, I think up to three years.

wa4x4 · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 17, 2005, 11:48:32 PM »

Yeah they took the cars out of the junkyard probably 3 years ago and let it sit, they couldn't build for the longest time because the ground was so damn polluted. In the pictures there are still cars in the yard.