Do you want to see a satellite view of your house?

[uberman]

I was using google map to find someplace and choose satellite view. I was impressed. I used to do this 1.5 years ago, but the views are improving. Take a look at places you've lived or property you've owned. I kayak so I looked at the Trinity River in Willow Creek, CA, and I followed it east looking at each individual rapid, pretty trippy. The White House was fun to look at too.

Go to Google Maps. Look up a place. Chose satellite view and zoom in.

 

[JMWarren]

Welcome to The Internet

 

[911paramedic]

 

[sswingle]

I first got Google Earth last summer...

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Welcome to The Internet

I assume you are the official internet greeter. It's taken you ten years to find me, but thanks.

 

[AmdEmAll]

ubernewb

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: AmdEmAll
ubernewb

Hey, I've really been on the web for ten years. I've even started web based businesses.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: AmdEmAll
ubernewb

Hey, I've really been on the web for ten years. I've even started web based businesses.

You are not adding any credibility to your case.

That said, thanks for re-posting. I hadn't checked out Google maps in a while, and I see they've now updated my home town's map. I can now zoom right in.

Now for a game of "Guess what this is"...

Satellite View

 

[Eli]

Wow, he's right...

It hasn't been that long since I looked at my area, and it's all updated.. much higher resolution.

 

[JLGatsby]

On Windows Live you can see actual pics taken from a helicopter taken of the entire city. It only applies to a select few cities though like LA, NY, and about 10 others.

http://local.live.com/

 

[Eli]

Damn...

I wonder who's car that is in the driveway. lol..

Is there any way to see when the pics were taken?

 

[S Freud]

My old hometown is so back woods you can't get sattelite images of the place, it just shows the highway that runs through. If you try to zoom in it gives you the "info is not available for this area.":laugh:

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Welcome to The Internet

I assume you are the official internet greeter. It's taken you ten years to find me, but thanks.

:laugh::thumbsup:

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
Now for a game of "Guess what this is"...

Satellite View

Rolls of aluminum?

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: microAmp

Originally posted by: Kenazo
Now for a game of "Guess what this is"...

Satellite View

Rolls of aluminum?

Nope.

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
[Now for a game of "Guess what this is"...

Satellite View

It's a tank farm.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Eli
Damn...

I wonder who's car that is in the driveway. lol..

Is there any way to see when the pics were taken?

Eli: "Honey? Do you recognize this car?"
Mrs. Eli: "Ummm... heh... no? "

 

[thesurge]

It would be awesome if they took a picture while you were outside. :shocked:

 

[JMWarren]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
[Now for a game of "Guess what this is"...

Satellite View

Fish Farm?

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: Kenazo
[Now for a game of "Guess what this is"...

Satellite View

It's a tank farm.

Close enough. It's a bunch of grain bins.

Someone else's turn.

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Welcome to The Internet

I assume you are the official internet greeter. It's taken you ten years to find me, but thanks.

 

[sygyzy]

OMG this is amazing! When did they release this? How are they doing it? Do they have webcams on planes taking pictures or something? I don't recall Google running a fleet of special camera planes. How does it all sync up? Do they work with Rand MacNally or something? Or maybe the Thomas Corporation?

Next you are going to tell me that you can run Windows on a Mac!

 

[waggy]

damnit still cant see get a good picture of my house heh

 

[Kelemvor]

I have to zoom out one notch from full in to see my house. Otherwise I get the "No Image Available" error.

Image is definitely from within the past couple years because a tree we took down isn't showing.

 

[spacejamz]

our house was built in 2003, but google maps still shows empty land for the satellite view...