google image earth and NASA world wind
20-07-2005, 08:31 AM
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google image earth and NASA world wind
Not sure if anyone has come accross these two before. I have been using them for a couple of weeks and they are awesome.
The google one is about 10MB and the NASA one about 180MB.
They are software that use satellites to zoom into a location of your choice anywhere in the world.
They are real time cameras and go down to street level. Could be useful for people showing each other best streets to go to in certain cities etc.
The main thing they require are the are reasonable spec modern PC and are designed for Broadband. They also need the latest Direct X update which is a Windows update anyway.
Enjoy
http://earth.google.com/
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/download.html
The google one is about 10MB and the NASA one about 180MB.
They are software that use satellites to zoom into a location of your choice anywhere in the world.
They are real time cameras and go down to street level. Could be useful for people showing each other best streets to go to in certain cities etc.
The main thing they require are the are reasonable spec modern PC and are designed for Broadband. They also need the latest Direct X update which is a Windows update anyway.
Enjoy
http://earth.google.com/
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/download.html
20-07-2005, 09:14 AM
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Have used them both. Top programs!!
Can't seem to get as high detail on the Nasa one as I get on Google Earth. Zoom into London on Nasa and it looks shite. Or am I just not giving it enough time to load? Nasa seems to take ages to load the images.
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Can't seem to get as high detail on the Nasa one as I get on Google Earth. Zoom into London on Nasa and it looks shite. Or am I just not giving it enough time to load? Nasa seems to take ages to load the images.
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20-07-2005, 11:02 AM
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To be honest I do prefer the google one. I am still learning on the NASA one as I can only use it at home due to it not liking to be run through a proxy at work. At least the google one I can use at work and have learnt a fair bit more about.
Hadnt realised some of the images were that old Matt
Hadnt realised some of the images were that old Matt
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20-07-2005, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie
Ive tried to do that too but the pic goes all blurry so i cant see clearly. 
rick, how do you do that mate?
20-07-2005, 10:21 PM
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yeah the images on google are quite old, just check out wembley stadium, it's still there...oh the memories 
cool for looking at paris, las vegas , new york , even had a looked at the pyramids in egypt and the launch pad at kennedy space centre
so much to look
cool for looking at paris, las vegas , new york , even had a looked at the pyramids in egypt and the launch pad at kennedy space centre
so much to look
20-07-2005, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by EIL132
Google one is a con, you can only zoom in on pre set areas that are old ordinance photographs with any degree of clarity. Rest is a waste of time.
20-07-2005, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt
Originally Posted by EIL132
Google one is a con, you can only zoom in on pre set areas that are old ordinance photographs with any degree of clarity. Rest is a waste of time.
20-07-2005, 10:47 PM
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my old rs turbo is parked outside my house on the google one too 
over a year ago i sold it like but anyway its cool as fook
must be a manchester thing
if you actually look at manchester area, the map is MILES more detailed than lots of the surrounding areas
over a year ago i sold it like but anyway its cool as fook
must be a manchester thing
if you actually look at manchester area, the map is MILES more detailed than lots of the surrounding areas
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