On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:37:55 +0100, Stephen wrote:


"Mike Lindsay" wrote in message
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In article , bagmaker
writes

If you though Google maps were fun, try Google Earth. It often has
higher resolution than the maps and you can tilt your view into 3D. Once
in 3D, pull with your mouse and then let go and you can fly over/through
the terrain.


The main problem is that Google Earth required a special piece of Windows
software to be installed. This is a problem for those of us who don't run
Windows and/or cannot install software on the machine they are using. I
recently stumbled on:

http://www.geabios.com/

Which has full earth coverage via a Flash/javascript application. Its
resolution isn't quite up to Google Earth but its easy to use. I was able
to find the CGC field without trouble though the quality was barely
enough to resolve the club house and not enough to see gliders. Still, as
a fairly fast way of looking at images without needing special software
its worth bookmarking.


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