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adam1185 · Apr 4, 2005, 10:13 PM

Now, everyone go and try and find your house.

This is quite impressive, they even have small towns and its all integrated into the google maps search, so you can still search by address, business, etc

legacyb4 · Apr 4, 2005, 10:15 PM

Oh my, I was just waiting for Google to implement something like this.

Way TOO cool.

KeriVit · Apr 4, 2005, 10:18 PM

i'm sorry for you and the replies you will get to this post.

adam1185 · Apr 4, 2005, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by KeriVit:
i'm sorry for you and the replies you will get to this post.

ok...

Mafia · Apr 4, 2005, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by adam1185:
ok...

ManOfSteal · Apr 4, 2005, 10:23 PM

Wow! Very impressive...

Can Google bear my 1st born?

Mafia · Apr 4, 2005, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Wow! Very impressive...

Can Google bear my 1st born?

yes. yes they can. impregnate.google.com pretty cool, kinda stings tho.

SeSawaya · Apr 4, 2005, 10:49 PM

cities are amazing, wish it was like that everywhere

SSharon · Apr 4, 2005, 10:54 PM

mapquest used to do this, nice to see something like it is back.

E's Lil Theorem · Apr 4, 2005, 11:00 PM

W00t! I'm glad I didn't pay for Keyhole

Buckaroo · 12:04 AM

Yahoo or was it Microsoft use to offer this service several years ago.

Anyhow, here is a neat picture:

Do a search for this address, zoom in and turn it into Satellite.

10500 Yukon Ave
Inglewood, CA 90303

You should see an image of an airplane on aproach to LAX.

Matt OS X · Apr 5, 2005, 12:05 AM

E's Lil Theorem · Apr 5, 2005, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Yahoo or was it Microsoft use to offer this service several years ago.

Anyhow, here is a neat picture:

Do a search for this address, zoom in and turn it into Satellite.

10500 Yukon Ave
Inglewood, CA 90303

You should see an image of an airplane on aproach to LAX.

Nifty.

Here's a direct link to the address, you just have to zoom in a bit.

RonnieoftheRose · Apr 5, 2005, 12:52 AM

Doesn't work for the UK.

Buckaroo · Apr 5, 2005, 01:22 AM

It might have been mapquest. It had better resolution than this.

Thorin · Apr 5, 2005, 04:05 AM

Originally posted by RonnieoftheRose:
Doesn't work for the UK.

http://www.multimap.co.uk does though!

Coventry from the air

I especially like the map overlay you get when you hover your mouse

Eriamjh · Apr 5, 2005, 12:14 PM

You can't zoom in much. My house is like 10 pixels.

demograph68 · Apr 5, 2005, 01:11 PM

Now I know what it's like to be an astronaut....

JHromadka · Apr 5, 2005, 01:26 PM

This is very cool. My family's farm has bales of hay in the pasture.

Blue Flame · Apr 5, 2005, 01:48 PM

hahaha, they got it wrong with my house. they pointed at the house across the street.

Nevertheless, pretty cool

d4nth3m4n · Apr 5, 2005, 02:15 PM

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/

mdc · Apr 5, 2005, 02:15 PM

that is very cool.

they missed my house too. oh well, close enough.

starman · Apr 5, 2005, 02:33 PM

It doesn't zoom in as much as I'd like, but it's way cool.

Mike

Blue Flame · Apr 5, 2005, 02:58 PM

meh, terraserver got my house wrong too.........

willed · Apr 5, 2005, 04:27 PM

OMG I can see Steve Jobs!

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1+infi...;t=k&hl=en

ghporter · Apr 5, 2005, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Yahoo or was it Microsoft use to offer this service several years ago.

Anyhow, here is a neat picture:

Do a search for this address, zoom in and turn it into Satellite.

10500 Yukon Ave
Inglewood, CA 90303

You should see an image of an airplane on aproach to LAX.

That's Microsoft, they still do, and it's called Terraserver. The problem is that a lot of the overhead imagery (both satellite and airborne) is old-about 10 years old. My whole neighborhood wasn't here then, so Terraserver isn't very helpful to me.

On the other hand, the photos (may be aerial or satellite) on Google Maps are much more recent. Look at this map/photomosaic. The large building near the center is a high school completed just over three years ago. Now zoom in on the street in the center that looks like a tilted rectangle-look at the lower right corner. You'll notice a vacant lot (that's the space that doesn't look like the rest). The house in that lot was startted last spring, so the picture is about a year old. (It's about three houses down from mine.) Not bad at all.

C.J. Moof · Apr 5, 2005, 05:22 PM

Interesting that half of Madison, WI is hi-rez, while the west side isn't. The dividing line is less than 2 blocks from my house.

FulcrumPilot · 05:37 PM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Yahoo or was it Microsoft use to offer this service several years ago.

Anyhow, here is a neat picture:

Do a search for this address, zoom in and turn it into Satellite.

10500 Yukon Ave
Inglewood, CA 90303

You should see an image of an airplane on aproach to LAX.

Way cool!

TDZ somewhere here:

No kidding, its a busy airport!

deomacius · Apr 5, 2005, 05:45 PM

Here's a neat one from my neck of the woods...

Oregon

cc_foo · Apr 5, 2005, 06:25 PM

What's the address of the Playboy Mansion? Just to check out the sizes of those big... buildings.

E's Lil Theorem · Apr 5, 2005, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by cc_foo:
What's the address of the Playboy Mansion? Just to check out the sizes of those big... buildings.

10236 Charing Cross Rd Los Angeles, CA 90024

It looks pretty weak. No detail at all because of all the trees around it.

cc_foo · Apr 5, 2005, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by willed:
OMG I can see Steve Jobs!

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1+infi...;t=k&hl=en

So Steve dragged that Quickdraw creator out to the carpark, and showed him all the rectangles with rounded corners...

Superchicken · Apr 5, 2005, 06:52 PM

Holy Crap! You can see my pool from space!

ghporter · Apr 5, 2005, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by E's Lil Theorem:
10236 Charing Cross Rd Los Angeles, CA 90024

It looks pretty weak. No detail at all because of all the trees around it.

Well we certainly won't see any of Hef's playmates at that resolution!

I see plenty of detail; lots of lovely acreage, pools, tennis courts, lots of stuff. I think having the street address is the coolest part!

Brass · Apr 5, 2005, 08:28 PM

hmmm... Their map of the world seems to be missing a few continents. Not terribly surprising though, considering where they're based.

sideus · Apr 5, 2005, 10:04 PM

Pull up the White House. Look at all the photochops done to the images.

Buckaroo · Apr 5, 2005, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by FulcrumPilot:
Way cool!

TDZ somewhere here:

No kidding, its a busy airport!

I live about a mile away from LAX.

spatterson · Apr 5, 2005, 10:50 PM

really cool stuff... but I can see the watermarks getting annoying. I think google should have tried a Flash version. that would secure the photos.

subego · Apr 5, 2005, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by sideus:
Pull up the White House. Look at all the photochops done to the images.

Doesn't the Capitol building seem a bit... blurry?

Brass · Apr 5, 2005, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by spatterson:
really cool stuff... but I can see the watermarks getting annoying. I think google should have tried a Flash version. that would secure the photos.

How would a Flash version secure the photos (eg, from screen capture utilities)?

Flash is way over used on the web. Don't wish more on us.

Lancer409 · Apr 5, 2005, 11:08 PM

punch in SFO..

SF International Airport .. the most beautiful from the air.

can someone post all the airport letters (LAX, JFK, SFO) and so forth so i can see their layout from the air?

i think SFO looks awesome

TailsToo · Apr 5, 2005, 11:38 PM

The Vet Lives!!!

sideus · Apr 5, 2005, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by Lancer409:
punch in SFO..

SF International Airport .. the most beautiful from the air.

can someone post all the airport letters (LAX, JFK, SFO) and so forth so i can see their layout from the air?

i think SFO looks awesome

CVG - Cincinnati
ILN - Wilmington, Ohio

E's Lil Theorem · Apr 5, 2005, 11:59 PM

Originally posted by Lancer409:
...can someone post all the airport letters (LAX, JFK, SFO) and so forth so i can see their layout from the air?
...

The list is too friggen long, but you can take a look at it here.

GSixZero · Apr 6, 2005, 04:50 PM

Late to the party I know...

But check out the toys at Edwards AFB.

Two SR-71s, and a huge runway in the lakebed.

awaspaas · Apr 6, 2005, 07:23 PM

Anybody find anything interesting in Area 51?

OwlBoy · Apr 6, 2005, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by C.J. Moof:
Interesting that half of Madison, WI is hi-rez, while the west side isn't. The dividing line is less than 2 blocks from my house.

I noticed that too, was looking for my friends house.

-Owl

Stogieman · Apr 6, 2005, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by awaspaas:
Anybody find anything interesting in Area 51?

What's the address to Area 51?

spatterson · Apr 6, 2005, 09:34 PM

Originally posted by Brass:
How would a Flash version secure the photos (eg, from screen capture utilities)?

Flash is way over used on the web. Don't wish more on us.

I can do a screen capture with any program. Furthermore, by placing all the huge satellite pictures in a secured swf file, it will provide more secure access. Not only will it be secure, but could be even more interactive and easier to use. Imagine looking at a satellite photo and then being able to plot driving directions over it. Flash is a awesome technology and I personally think more sites should use it.

GSixZero · Apr 6, 2005, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by Stogieman:
What's the address to Area 51?

I don't know, but I have a satellite photo.