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Old 10-07-2006, 11:54 AM
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Default Seen Google earth? This is better :)

It's got much more detail for our area, and you can get a birds eye view that looks quite good:



http://local.live.com/

Old 10-07-2006, 12:02 PM
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bloody hell thats good
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how do you get the birseye bit ?

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Old 10-07-2006, 12:14 PM
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downloafding now
Old 10-07-2006, 12:18 PM
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Some places are soooo detailed, check Cheltenham out, can go to full zoom no probs.

Can even see my Skyline under a car cover on the drive

Quite old pics tho by looks of, about a year I reckon.
Old 10-07-2006, 12:23 PM
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Ones for me are the same pics as google
Old 10-07-2006, 12:25 PM
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how'd you save the picture and paste it

fuck'n good tho
Old 10-07-2006, 12:27 PM
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gonna have a play now, cheers stevey

Old 10-07-2006, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Fil
how'd you save the picture and paste it

fuck'n good tho
press prt scr nest to f12 .... then past it in paint
Old 10-07-2006, 12:36 PM
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mine just shows a map
Old 10-07-2006, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by All4it
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how'd you save the picture and paste it

fuck'n good tho
press prt scr nest to f12 .... then past it in paint
cheers
Old 10-07-2006, 12:38 PM
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click arial you spastic!
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It would appear only the posh places get updated.....

Picture of my house shows a sapphire cosworth on the drive that I had 8
years ago
Old 10-07-2006, 12:40 PM
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i havent found anywhere yet that has this birdseye thing lol
Old 10-07-2006, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
click arial you spastic!
wow thats fantastic this is well out of date my house aint even there and it was built in 2001
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Old 10-07-2006, 12:46 PM
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Good find Steve!!! My area is well up to date! Only a few weeks old!
Old 10-07-2006, 12:47 PM
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when they say live not exactly the whole truth is it

mine is a grassy field
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as detailed as my place gets, thats a blue ka and black sierra on the drive, not that you can make it out from the picture

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your from rainham eh that means that was probably taken via police helicopter on its nightly fly over chasing car thiefs

edited to add yes I know its a daytime pic
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you say that jokingly, but yep once/ twice a week you get the helecopters
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Originally Posted by Fil
you say that jokingly, but yep once/ twice a week you get the helecopters
time to move
Old 10-07-2006, 01:05 PM
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when i click on the link just get a blank screen
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Originally Posted by Kev.H
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you say that jokingly, but yep once/ twice a week you get the helecopters
time to move
18years just around the corner and 4 years at the above place, used to it, tho car crime aint no where near as bad as it once was
Old 10-07-2006, 01:06 PM
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http://www.flashearth.com/
Old 10-07-2006, 01:09 PM
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Lol it wont display a pic of my area full stop! Definitly as good as google earth for colchester
Old 10-07-2006, 01:13 PM
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search for Davis Monthan Airforce Base and check out all the scrap planes waiting to be dismantled
Old 10-07-2006, 01:31 PM
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The birds eye picture can only be a few months old, as I can see her new ish company car.

The aerial pic is older, don't recognise much on there.

Goggle earth's pic of my old house shows my car there - so over 18 months old.
Old 10-07-2006, 02:13 PM
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Mine is quite clear, can see the Saff on the driveway

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yeah mine os well old as my neightbours old escort is there plus my other neighbours car is on the drive and they moved around 18 months ago
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still wont load up , help me , n e ideas people???
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Originally Posted by dreamin
still wont load up , help me , n e ideas people???
Are you on broadband?
Old 10-07-2006, 02:23 PM
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some pics are bloody old, pics of Maldon in Essex are more than 5 years old.
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yes mate aint got a clue wot it could be
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Originally Posted by timb551
some pics are bloody old, pics of Maldon in Essex are more than 5 years old.
Yup, now I think about it, that car under the cover at my house is probably my 3door

And the Preserved railway nearby is still being built (goods trains all over it), the GCHQ donut is part-built, and so on.

V.good pics tho
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Either its out of date on my house or some cunt has replanted the tree in my front garden that I cut down 4 years ago....
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steve just wondering how you got birds eye view as i cant seem to find it anywhere

cheeRS rick e
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Originally Posted by rick e
Steve just wondering how you got birds eye view as i cant seem to find it anywhere

cheeRS rick e
I think it's only available in certain areas, it says birds eye next to aerial when you can do it.

Try BS3 2TL
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Not very detailed for me, can see the house and drive etc but not as close as some of you are getting


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