Wtf? Sattelites rule!

hjo3

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If you think that's cool, try Google Earth. It has, like, 25% more awesome.
 

Umberger

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Originally posted by: Skiguy411
try http://www.virtualearth.msn.com. I find you can zoom in even further with microsofts version sometimes.

Virtualearth is just using USGS 1m satellite imagery. NASA has a program called WorldWind that uses a combination of USGS satellite, and full and false color LANDSAT imagery, with an interface much like google earth. It does not have some of the high-res aerial photography that google earth has, but in areas that google earth does not have photos of, it is much better.

Worldwind link
 

Skiguy411

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Originally posted by: Umberger
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
try http://www.virtualearth.msn.com. I find you can zoom in even further with microsofts version sometimes.

Virtualearth is just using USGS 1m satellite imagery. NASA has a program called WorldWind that uses a combination of USGS satellite, and full and false color LANDSAT imagery, with an interface much like google earth. It does not have some of the high-res aerial photography that google earth has, but in areas that google earth does not have photos of, it is much better.

Worldwind link

For example.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=111+frien...igh+nc&spn=0.006540,0.010957&t=k&hl=en

http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.asp...%20Dr%2C%20Raleigh%2C%20NC%2027607&v=1