Come Show us something with Google Earth!

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hevnsnt

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Ok.. Go download Google Earth at http://earth.google.com. Google finally released its product (rebadged Keyhole). It is FREE (although you can pay for a pro version).

So after you get it installed, and playing with it, show us some cool things!

For example: Plug these coordinates in: lat=48.8581715939, lon=2.29399145769
 
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Maverick

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yeah this is definitely one of the coolest programs out there...and its free!
Google has got some real brains working over there. I wonder if their development is all in house or outsourced for things like this.
 
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mwtgg

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Hmm, this is really impressive, some of the locations are a bit off, and the information is flatout wrong (it was missing many gas stations which have been there for many many years) but overall, this is neat -- especially the 3D buildings thing. Wow.
 
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mwmorph

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hey, cool i juist dled the plus "paid" version form google.com and im running it for free!

edit: it'a a pity some great monuments like the effiel tower and pyramids arent 3d though.
 
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jEct2

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Originally posted by: mwtgg
Hmm, this is really impressive, some of the locations are a bit off, and the information is flatout wrong (it was missing many gas stations which have been there for many many years) but overall, this is neat -- especially the 3D buildings thing. Wow.
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3D buildings? The skyscrapers of Boston are still in flat 2D when set to a sideview.
 
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mwtgg

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Originally posted by: jEct2
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Hmm, this is really impressive, some of the locations are a bit off, and the information is flatout wrong (it was missing many gas stations which have been there for many many years) but overall, this is neat -- especially the 3D buildings thing. Wow.
Click to expand...

3D buildings? The skyscrapers of Boston are still in flat 2D when set to a sideview.
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Under layers, check the "3D Buildings" box.
 
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Cristatus

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This sh.. is bananas...B.A.NAN.A.S

Seriously though, wicked tool, but won't it be eating your bandwidth like breakfast?
 
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jEct2

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Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: jEct2
Originally posted by: mwtgg
Hmm, this is really impressive, some of the locations are a bit off, and the information is flatout wrong (it was missing many gas stations which have been there for many many years) but overall, this is neat -- especially the 3D buildings thing. Wow.
Click to expand...

3D buildings? The skyscrapers of Boston are still in flat 2D when set to a sideview.
Click to expand...

Under layers, check the "3D Buildings" box.
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Cool, but they should be skinned. :( They're ugly and grey.
 
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chuckywang

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the images are kinda old. also, when you search, I wish that the refresh would go faster so you can see the places your are flying past, instead of just seeing some blur.
 
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chuckywang

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3d buildings only works for a few US cities. This would be the bomb if they got it for everything. That will take a LOT of work though.
 
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MrBond

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Originally posted by: chuckywang
the images are kinda old. also, when you search, I wish that the refresh would go faster so you can see the places your are flying past, instead of just seeing some blur.
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I think it streams the high-res images from Google's servers - which are probably slammed since it was just released today.

 
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