Eye in the sky

[Pat Thronson]

Hi all,
Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy. You need a decent
computer/graphics card, and a high speed internet connection. If you've got
that then go to www.earth.google.com, download and install it. It is too
cool. You can start from space and zoom in interactively to anywhere.

Sincerely,

Pat Thronson (sel)
260SE Cessna Ln.
Babb, MT

[Chris G.]

http://earth.google.com is cool. :) You can see the same imagery at
http://maps.google.com, but it's not as nice of an interface. Also, for
fun, try http://moon.google.com. Be sure to zoom all the way in for
some really cool extra detail.

Chris

Pat Thronson wrote:
> Hi all,
> Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy. You need a decent
> computer/graphics card, and a high speed internet connection. If you've got
> that then go to www.earth.google.com, download and install it. It is too
> cool. You can start from space and zoom in interactively to anywhere.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pat Thronson (sel)
> 260SE Cessna Ln.
> Babb, MT
>
>

[john smith]

Chris G. wrote:
> http://earth.google.com is cool. :) You can see the same imagery at
> http://maps.google.com, but it's not as nice of an interface. Also, for
> fun, try http://moon.google.com. Be sure to zoom all the way in for
> some really cool extra detail.

Fortunately, it's still being beta tested on Windows machines before
they release an operating version for better platforms.

[JohnH]

john smith wrote:
> Chris G. wrote:
>> http://earth.google.com is cool. :) You can see the same imagery at
>> http://maps.google.com, but it's not as nice of an interface. Also,
>> for fun, try http://moon.google.com. Be sure to zoom all the way in
>> for some really cool extra detail.
>
> Fortunately, it's still being beta tested on Windows machines before
> they release an operating version for better platforms.

Wow - an OS snob. How unique and refreshing.

Is it getting harder to find spare parts for your Amiga?

[Mike Weller]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:02:24 GMT, john smith > wrote:

>Chris G. wrote:
>> http://earth.google.com is cool. :) You can see the same imagery at
>> http://maps.google.com, but it's not as nice of an interface. Also, for
>> fun, try http://moon.google.com. Be sure to zoom all the way in for
>> some really cool extra detail.
>
>Fortunately, it's still being beta tested on Windows machines before
>they release an operating version for better platforms.

Still running a Comadore-64?

Seems like only 32 years ago that we landed on the Moon.

Mike Weller

[john smith]

Mike Weller wrote:
> Still running a Comadore-64?
> Seems like only 32 years ago that we landed on the Moon.

Hey, the graphics were way ahead of their time!

[Blueskies]

"Chris G." <nospam@noemail> wrote in message eenews.net...
> http://earth.google.com is cool. :) You can see the same imagery at http://maps.google.com, but it's not as nice of
> an interface. Also, for fun, try http://moon.google.com. Be sure to zoom all the way in for some really cool extra
> detail.
>
> Chris
>
> Pat Thronson wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy. You need a decent computer/graphics card, and a high speed
>> internet connection. If you've got that then go to www.earth.google.com, download and install it. It is too cool.
>> You can start from space and zoom in interactively to anywhere.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Pat Thronson (sel)
>> 260SE Cessna Ln.
>> Babb, MT

Look at map24.com

[Gig 601XL Builder]

" Blueskies" > wrote in message
. ..
>
>> Pat Thronson wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy. You need a decent
>>> computer/graphics card, and a high speed internet connection. If you've
>>> got that then go to www.earth.google.com, download and install it. It
>>> is too cool. You can start from space and zoom in interactively to
>>> anywhere.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Pat Thronson (sel)
>>> 260SE Cessna Ln.
>>> Babb, MT
>
> Look at map24.com


Why?

[Blueskies]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wr.giacona@coxDOTnet> wrote in message news:1SUDe.40491$DC2.18518@okepread01...
>
> " Blueskies" > wrote in message . ..
>>
>>> Pat Thronson wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy. You need a decent computer/graphics card, and a high speed
>>>> internet connection. If you've got that then go to www.earth.google.com, download and install it. It is too cool.
>>>> You can start from space and zoom in interactively to anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Pat Thronson (sel)
>>>> 260SE Cessna Ln.
>>>> Babb, MT
>>
>> Look at map24.com
>
>
> Why?
>

Just another looks like a pretty cool mapping site place...

[JohnH]

Pat Thronson wrote:
> Hi all,
> Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy.

Cute, but Nasa Worldwind shows much more detail.

[Mitch]

JohnH wrote:
> Pat Thronson wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Here is a nice piece of software you might need/enjoy.
>
> Cute, but Nasa Worldwind shows much more detail.

I've downloaded Worldwind, but was unable to see the detail that
everyone was boasting about. I even went to the USGS maps that the
f.a.q. described as 'the best', but still, I couldn't get as much
detail as the google maps. Any hints, tips??

[Peter Duniho]

"Mitch" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>> Cute, but Nasa Worldwind shows much more detail.
>
> I've downloaded Worldwind, but was unable to see the detail that
> everyone was boasting about. I even went to the USGS maps that the
> f.a.q. described as 'the best', but still, I couldn't get as much
> detail as the google maps. Any hints, tips??

In theory, the USGS images are the same (that is, the data should be
identical) that you can get on terraserver-usa.com, and I believe similar to
that available on Google (acquired with the Keyhole technology).

However, my experience is similar to yours. I never saw World Wind download
as detailed an image as the USGS data actually provides at those other
sources. I've only been using World Wind recently, and in writing this
post, I found a reference on their web site that indicates they are aware
that the USGS images aren't up to snuff. Read on, or just skip most of this
post and scan down to the bottom for the specific reference. :)

In my personal situation, I think it's likely I was running into server
bandwidth issues. For sure, I had other situations in which it either took
a very long time for the detail to fill in, or I just never got more
detailed images at all. I haven't figured out a way to get World Wind to
display a connection and/or download status, so it's hard to diagnose issues
like that. But I know that I came back later and the exact same view showed
more detail.

Something else to keep in mind is that the most detailed USGS data are the
USGS Urban Areas images, and these are not available for the entire US. Of
course, if you can get them on TerraServer, you should be able to get them
on World Wind. Just make sure you're comparing apples to apples.

You can download specific data to stick in your cache directory for World
Wind here: http://www.worldwinddata.com/ Unfortunately, the available data
does not appear to include the USGS layers.

Given the large size of the total data used (almost 5 terabytes), you're
pretty much stuck relying on not only your own Internet bandwidth, but that
of the server hosting the data as well. There is detailed information about
using the USGS layer here:
http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Using_the_USGS_Layers Note that the
download times described are on the order of 10 minutes per layer, more or
less depending on your connection speed (and of course, how many other
people are accessing the server at the same time). This is a lot more time
than I bothered to give World Wind...perhaps if I'd been more patient, I
would have gotten the imagery I was hoping for. :)

Looking at that page again, I just noticed this at the end:
"NOTE: There is currently(March 9, 2005) an issue where the resolution of
the USGS Urban Area Ortho images available through World Wind v1.3 is not as
good as is available from the Terraserver website, or even what was
available using World Wind v1.2, and this issue is being investigated."

I'd say based on that quote, no amount of patience will result in you
getting the full USGS data. :) They've known about it for a while...I
don't know how to find out how long it will take them to fix it.

Pete