xcaverx
Jul 24 2005, 08:30 PM
Try this link for a satellite view of the World Trade Center site, with map superimposed, for example: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.036764,-...9&z=1&t=h&hl=enI tried to locate "high knob, virginia" and bizarrely got a shot of coastal California. I tried again with "norton, virginia" and was able to sidle over to High Knob. Another Google service I just learned about is scholar.google.com. I ran a search on " java eclipse" and got about 3000 hits, "java beans", about 8000, "css style sheet" -- about 1800. The results come from scholarly and professional journals, which may not be freely available. For example, one link for java eclipse led me to the ACM site, where I found I had to be an ACM and SIGSOFT member to get free access, otherwise I could buy the article (after getting a free ACM web account). Oh, yeah, gotta give credit to slashdot, where I found these. Slashdot is usually the first thing I read every morning.
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optykal
Jul 25 2005, 02:17 AM
Hey wow! Those google maps are awesome! Zoom out, pic a place anywhere in the world and then zoom in and in and in and then wow! I'm gonna have some fun playing around with this for a while! This is similar to the post about the moon maps, except this time when u zoom in, it doesn't turn to... well you can answer that by_going_here! Thanx for the links xcaverx
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Cassandra
Jul 25 2005, 07:50 AM
People here might want to read this short article. It compares Google's mapping efforts with distantly related ones by Microsoft and A9, owned by Amazon.
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patchcr
Jul 25 2005, 06:06 PM
I read the article and I fail to see how useful that service would be. The only reason I would care to know "where" I am with an accurace of 30m is if I was kidnapped and taken to a major urban center. Then if I managed to get a laptop, or if by chance the kidnappers let me keep my laptop, I could tell what part of the country I'm in or what part of what city I had been taken to. But heck. But hey, I'm glad MS is thinking about all those wealthy, computer-literate, laptop-toting, extremely lucky kidnapping victims.
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WeaponX
Jul 25 2005, 09:45 PM
Just played around with this a little more. Actually not that bad - was bored so I entered a few locations to test it out. Would be better if it allows us to zoom in more, but it's free and you should get the idea... QUOTE This is similar to the post about the moon maps, except this time when u zoom in, it doesn't turn to... well you can answer that by_going_here! Yeah, at first I was lost on that moon map. Too detailed LOL.
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techocian
Jul 26 2005, 12:14 AM
Google Maps is cool! Tried it the first time with my own house and found an almost accurate bird's eye view of my house. Now I'm wondering if they actually surveyed the whole earth to get such results! Or did they create a 3D simulation of your area which comes to the reason why they don't allow you to zoom further. But hey, its free and so accurate you can look at it and even if the landmark is not labled you'll know where you are already! Hey is that Mcdonalds behind that building over there......? 
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sicendoninja
Aug 15 2005, 06:53 AM
Funny how far Technology has come! This thing is tight, I'm able to view my entire neighborhood and surrsoundding areas! I even looked up a few of my old houses to see how those old neighborrhoods are lookin now 'n' days!
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thename1000
Nov 6 2005, 03:35 AM
Yeah I know google maps are great; esp. considering that it doesnt even have the best zoom capabilites of all the map services...Oh man one time I even saw a car crash captured by satilte! 
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Cassandra
Nov 6 2005, 04:43 AM
These maps are one of the latest fields for competition among the big cheeses of the computing world, and they may have some use in certain professions, but personally, I've never once used them, and have never seen the need to. Software to give you clear instructions for driving from one place to another is a different story.
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allwazabsnt
Nov 10 2005, 08:54 PM
Wow! haha that is awsome technology is advancing and its fun...i think i saw my house...it was awsome i cant believe they put this on the internet! it makes me feel like the FBI or somethin trackin down myself
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Double
Oct 29 2006, 06:07 PM
I you saw a movie "Crank", you could see effect where they use Google Earth
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M2za
Oct 17 2006, 06:50 PM
This is awesome. But i cant see my homw from there.  Ill hope to see it from there in future. 
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anewgame
Sep 29 2006, 02:26 PM
QUOTE(allwazabsnt @ Nov 10 2005, 08:54 PM) 
Wow! haha that is awsome technology is advancing and its fun...i think i saw my house...it was awsome i cant believe they put this on the internet! it makes me feel like the FBI or somethin trackin down myself
yes, indeed, it's great!!! But I think that downloading Google Earth and using it is much faster than google maps. I have been trying this software myself for the same reasons.. more like to 'track' myself and my friends. Sometimes it's really amazing, I could see the villas from San Marino and the waves from the Brazilian coast. The strange thing is that I couldn't see my own town - a small and peacefull one, by the way.. On the other hand, I can't say I tried, but I'm sure that it's possible to see military/strategic things by using this Just look >>HERE<<So I'm still wondering, what if the wrong people are using it right now? 
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toby
Sep 29 2006, 01:45 PM
My brothers flat is fine in Google maps, you can see the building half built next door, but around here is awful. With another one, I found my primary school then gave up, but it is so much better.
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Quatrux
Nov 13 2005, 07:09 PM
Well, i live in Vilnius and some time ago it was not present in detail, but some weeks ago I found that it got updated and Vilnius got included, but what is strange that I found my house and etc. but the map is few years old, it has no new structures build since the last 2 years.. but it is cool anyway 
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