Re: New satellite viewer available

[Stubby]

Jack Cunniff wrote:
> Did you ever wonder what an airport environment would look like before you
> got there? Sure you did, it's part of preparing for a flight.
>
> I know this sounds like spam, but I'll bet that folks are really going to
> be impressed with Google's new Earth viewer, downloadable from
> earth.google.com. It's like maps.google.com and draws on the same the
> satellite views, but now you can also rotate and tilt the view so that you
> can appear to be on final into any runway... and the terrain is accuately
> modeled, too.
>
> They still don't have high-res detail on every location, but it's
> definitely worth checking out.
>
> NOTE: this data is somewhat complex to display, and there's a caveat that
> it won't work with computers more than a couple of years old.

http://www.terraserver.com has had this for several years. For a
while it was linked into MapPoint (or MapQuest?) so you could select
either a map or one of several satellite views. The problem is they
need a way to let the user specify a location by lat-long. Frequently
I pass a place of interest while hiking and memorize the position on my
GPS. At home I want to put those coords into the map/satellite program
for a look.

I found out our local fire department needs this capability, also. I
found a campfire that had not been put out very well and called the
local fire department. They wanted to know the fire location and I
said, "N42 18.123 W071 17.456". They asked what I was talking about
and then launched into a discussion about what town I was in. I agreed
to hike out to the trail head and lead them back.

[J Godwin]

Strange as it seems, the free version is "temporarily" unavailable but the
versions for purchase are available.

Jack Cunniff > wrote in :

> I know this sounds like spam, but I'll bet that folks are really going
> to be impressed with Google's new Earth viewer, downloadable from
> earth.google.com. It's like maps.google.com and draws on the same the
> satellite views, but now you can also rotate and tilt the view so that
> you can appear to be on final into any runway... and the terrain is
> accuately modeled, too.

[Luke Scharf]

Jack Cunniff wrote:
> Earth viewer, downloadable from
> earth.google.com. It's like maps.google.com and draws on the same the
> satellite views, but now you can also rotate and tilt the view so that you
> can appear to be on final into any runway... and the terrain is accuately
> modeled, too.

I'm awaiting the Linux version. It looks like a nice program, and it
appears to be written with a cross-platform widget set... Too bad I
can't run it on my everyday computer.

-Luke

[Gary Drescher]

"J Godwin" > wrote in message
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> Strange as it seems, the free version is "temporarily" unavailable but the
> versions for purchase are available.

The free version is back as of this morning.

--Gary

> Jack Cunniff > wrote in :
>
>> I know this sounds like spam, but I'll bet that folks are really going
>> to be impressed with Google's new Earth viewer, downloadable from
>> earth.google.com. It's like maps.google.com and draws on the same the
>> satellite views, but now you can also rotate and tilt the view so that
>> you can appear to be on final into any runway... and the terrain is
>> accuately modeled, too.

[J Godwin]

Hmmm. What URL are you using? I just checked and got:
==========================================
Google Earth downloads temporarily delayed

Thanks for your interest in Google Earth, but we're sorry we can't offer
you a download right now. As you know, Google Earth is in beta, and we're
still building out our ability to take on new users. We're making good
progress, and expect to be able to accept new downloads shortly, so we
recommend you check back daily at earth.google.com. We hope to be able to
welcome you and other new planet surfers soon.

We appreciate your patience,

The Google Earth Team
==========================================

"Gary Drescher" > wrote in
:

> The free version is back as of this morning.
>
> --Gary

[Gary Drescher]

"J Godwin" > wrote in message
...
> Hmmm. What URL are you using? I just checked and got:

Same URL (earth.google.com). But yes, I see it's back to the not-now
message. Maybe it's a bandwidth-limit thing; try late at night or early in
the morning, perhaps.

--Gary

> ==========================================
> Google Earth downloads temporarily delayed
>
> Thanks for your interest in Google Earth, but we're sorry we can't offer
> you a download right now. As you know, Google Earth is in beta, and we're
> still building out our ability to take on new users. We're making good
> progress, and expect to be able to accept new downloads shortly, so we
> recommend you check back daily at earth.google.com. We hope to be able to
> welcome you and other new planet surfers soon.
>
> We appreciate your patience,
>
> The Google Earth Team
> ==========================================
>
> "Gary Drescher" > wrote in
> :
>
>> The free version is back as of this morning.
>>
>> --Gary

[Peter R.]

Gary Drescher > wrote:

> Same URL (earth.google.com). But yes, I see it's back to the not-now
> message. Maybe it's a bandwidth-limit thing; try late at night or early in
> the morning, perhaps.

Sorry, as I lost some of this thread but if you are referring to the
satellite images at Google, go to:

http://maps.google.com/

Then zoom in an area you would like and click the "Satellite" link in the
upper right corner of the map.

--
Peter
























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[Gary Drescher]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
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> Gary Drescher > wrote:
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>> Same URL (earth.google.com). But yes, I see it's back to the not-now
>> message. Maybe it's a bandwidth-limit thing; try late at night or early
>> in
>> the morning, perhaps.
>
> Sorry, as I lost some of this thread but if you are referring to the
> satellite images at Google, go to:
>
> http://maps.google.com/

That's useful too, but we're talking about something different.

--Gary


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[Peter R.]

Gary Drescher > wrote:

> That's useful too, but we're talking about something different.

Sorry 'bout that. :)

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Jack Cunniff wrote:

> They still don't have high-res detail on every location, but it's
> definitely worth checking out.
>

The coverage is actually pretty much limited to major metro areas and some
isolated semi-major metro areas. In other places, the detail is terrible.
You can do much better with USGS sat data in those areas.