Come Show us something with Google Earth!

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Works for me now!

not for me(download)

Is this better than World Wind?

 

[imported_LoKe]

I've never used World Wind.

But wow, this is pretty cool, found my house(picture is not clear though)

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: LoKe
I've never used World Wind.

But wow, this is pretty cool, found my house(picture is not clear though)

Was hoping somebody had used both. Guess I'll have to read up on Google Earth.

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

Edit:yeah it looks to be better/ more features

 

[nsafreak]

Working for me too now. Damn this is a cool tool.

 

[OffTopic1]

OMG this is awsome!

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Works for me now!

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
I found this pretty cool.

Las Vegas = Midgar?

There's a similar one in Rome too

Rome, Midgar

 

[JoeKing]

cool, figured it out. thanks Mark

 

[Mark R]

how do you plug in coordinates?

You type (or copy/paste) them into the search box at the top left.

If you want to get them out:

Use Ctrl+N to create a new place mark. The select the place mark and copy it to the clipboard.

You can then either paste a huge blob of machine readable text, or you can use my GECCC program to convert them into a more practical format.

 

[JoeKing]

when you look up

edwards air force base, ca

does a large portion of the base look distorted to you guys as well?

In any case here are some bombers, jets, and helicopters

 

[EyeMWing]

33.7878721257861N, 118.31653985116W

Zoom in to about 680ft. That's an apartment complex that houses my archnemesis.

 

[EyeMWing]

34.9004836374732N, 117.868843810203W An oddball collection of aircraft at Edwards AFB partially on a retired runway.

 

[EyeMWing]

34.9466665566223N, 117.859172233851W <== What I assume to be the important bits of Edwards. I didn't even notice at first that it was missing, until I noticed the freaking outlines of the runway from the sectional chart that's overlayed on it.

 

[MDE]

EDIT: How do I get the actual Lat\Long of a place?

My house Look two blocks north for the town's impeccable water tower.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
34.9004836374732N, 117.868843810203W An oddball collection of aircraft at Edwards AFB partially on a retired runway.

Check out the B1 Bombers, sexy.
34.9033028050559N, 117.874545902563W
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39.9050746019723N, 116.39234022329E
Tiananmen Square
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39.9104905850034N, 116.393957756347E
Forbidden City

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: zimu
'scuse the n00b question, but is there an easy way to copy the coordinates of a point? i don't see any such easy copy method...

use the push pin and make it a place marker, then on the left pane, highlight that and go to advanced options, you should be able to cut and paste the coordinates.

 

[CtK]

all i get is green or im in space screen??

please help

EDIT: nevermind it works now

 

[Nimloth]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
for fun, can anyone find these places?

1. Taipei 101
2. any part of great wall of china
3. that cool looking castle in Osaka, Japan
4. Leaning tower of pisa
5. red square, moscow
6. that jesus statue in Brazil

red square, moscow: 55°45'14.54"N, 37°37'13.36"E

zoom in @ ~ 2000ft

 

[Kev]

this is cool

 

[toekramp]

down for me

 

[imported_LoKe]

Coolest part is you can type in an ACTUAL ADDRESS!

I typed in my address, full, and it zoomed right in on my house (Although it was a huge blur since...well...it's just a house.)

 

[Pollock]

1. 27.9833329038413, 86.93333435061894
2. 47.62055389410129, -122.3484346516945
3. 40.74837280814195, -73.98554767862578
4. 36.01596073857699, -114.7381795272007
5. 40.00111991854249, -83.01931204126475
6. 37.81708528716824, -122.4785169524635

I give up on the Great Wall of China.

 

[Pepsei]

pollock's

1. mount everest?
2. space needle? seattle?
3. empire state building
4. that dam in superman I
5. OSU stadium
6. nice, golden gate

 

[iamwiz82]

Badlands Offroad Park - 40°16'10.25"N - 87°16'7.00"W

 

[iamwiz82]

Look at all the cruise ships!

28°24'50.05"N - 80°37'31.02"W