The Dogmother Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Have any of you seen Google Earth? Just type those two words into your search engine and you can download it - it's a load of fab 3D satellite images of the Earth. You can zoom in and see the most incredible details - one of the blokes at work saw the deckchair in his mum's back garden Having said that, som eareas (and surprisingly some larger towns) don't have good res images. I could play for hours zooming in and out and tilting it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Thanks Claret - its amazing isn't it? I think its a bit dated though. There's a new college built in the grounds of an old victorian school next door to us, and google earth still shows an empty playground, which has sadly been gone for about 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Yeah it's fantastic is'nt it...we live down on the fleet of chesil beach(dorset) but sadly it does'nt go very close on google , it's an amazing bit of coast line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 That is really good Clare. My Village was blurred. I would have liked to see my cottage. Elgin in Scotland was blurred, however Elgin in the USA had fantastic detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 It doesn't work very well for me,with my rubbish dial-up connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Mikey loves it Clare and I think it's quite amazing BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 I must admit that it's a bit of a boytoy, but I loved it and will play when I get a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I've had it on my desktop for ages now, Some friends went to America for hols and showed us where they stayed (they have Windows Media CEntre and it comes through a 42" Plasma screen) You won't be able to see GCHQ though in Cheltenham, It suddenly goes blury 1/2 mile from where it is!! Well it is a very important government listening post after all! I looked at my current house and my old one - I can see the caravan on the drive and my old car and even the bikes in the back garden and the people who used to live in my current house - you can see ther slides and toys outside and the tree out the front is remarkably smaller than it is now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 The definition in some areas is amazing, but disappointing in others - could see The White House clearly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 no comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I love google earth, helps me with my geography too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 I checked our old address - you can see our Metro in the drive. We sold it 10 years ago and moved out 8 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Not very up to date then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I checked our old address - you can see our Metro in the drive. We sold it 10 years ago and moved out 8 years ago google earth is good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
