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Google Maps - Satelite

 
 Discussion by levpz930 with 20 Replies.
 Last Update: October 6, 2005, 12:31 am
 
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Hey, dunno if anyone has checked out Google Maps, but they have a satelite feature now. Just go to google and type the address. Press search then click on "get map of .....". That shows you a map and on the left side there is a satelite option. Click it. You have access to a satelite picture of wherever the address is. Its pretty cool. Zoom in and have fun.









   Sun Jun 5, 2005    Reply         

That's pretty sweet. You can go to a location and then search for things, like pizza, and it shows all the pizza stores nearby. Mmmm sounds good right about now. Wonder if my parents are up to ordering some :D

   Sun Jun 5, 2005    Reply         

Yeah, I already knew that. I managed to get an ariel photo of Google HQ and one of Jacko's Neverland Ranch.

The only thing is, its only available in the US, so I can't use it on the UK version of Google Mpas and Google Local.

Shame :D

   Mon Jun 6, 2005    Reply         


Where can i go to check Google Maps?????

i think there's a similar service, but it's very expensive.. and it's worldwide!

   Mon Jun 6, 2005    Reply         

Any idea how often the satellite image refreshes? Because everytime I check it is the same image, no cars in the road and trees block my house. I want to get a night shot with some cars in it, but I would need to know how often a picture is taken.

~Viz

   Mon Jun 6, 2005    Reply         

Were is the privacy?!! I'm feeling like living in the situation of the movie "Enemy of the State", which was a really nice movie by the way.

   Tue Jun 14, 2005    Reply         


The image doesn't refresh constantly, it would be to expensive to have a sattelite taking photos of an entire country and constantly uploading them to Google's server. Can you imagine how much Google would have to pay for them?
I imagine that all the photos were taken during the day, so it was as clear as possible. If you're looking for a night time aerial photo, I recommend you pay for one from a professional.

How can this seem like a film? Have you any idea how many map providers offer aerial photos? Its not like they're spying on you - the quality isn't that good!







   Tue Jun 14, 2005    Reply         

I like the features of google maps because it give you the ablity of zooming in really close in a way that yahoo and mapquest doesn't. Although google maps is still a testing beta stages, I don't think that it will infringe on our privacy rights. The problem I have with google maps is that it doesn't provide you with detailed directions like mapquest and yahoo maps.

   Tue Jun 28, 2005    Reply         

Wow! I've jsut noticed that Google are now offering sattelite maps of the UK too! They're not the best quality in the world, I think [link=www.multimap.co.uk]Multimap's[/link] photos are better, the quality is better and they cover a much wider area of the UK, however I can't stand the maps.

BigmanB, Google Maps do give directions. Type in where you want to go to, the word "to" and then where you're going from, for example "Norwich to London". You can use postcodes, street names, place names or anything like that to get directions, not just the name of towns or cities.

   Wed Jul 6, 2005    Reply         

yeah I found that pretty cool, but I cant find AREA 51 anywhere... they must have deleted it :P anyway I was looking at sattelitet image of town where I live, and on the place where should be some goverment buildings there are "clouds" :P hmm, so if I was an terrorist... I would probably bomb whole clouded area... haha.. well seriously, this sattelite image can reveal whole bunch of stuff, that certain people should not have access to.

   Wed Jul 6, 2005    Reply         

Yea I've always liked playing with the various satellite images of places... I found my homes' general location BUUUUT my current place is in a small city in Canada, and my hometown is a tiiiny town in Canada, so neither have a great level of zoom available for the regions. Too bad. Hopefully they'll max out the satellite zoom level for all of Canada soon too

   Wed Jul 6, 2005    Reply         

i love google maps

it is so cool, you can get directions to a place

   Mon Jul 11, 2005    Reply         

I also use Google Maps for the satellite imaging feature, however, I use Yahoo. and the Yellowpages for more detailed local maps. I think that Google has a done a good job by keeping the satellite feature because most people use it just for fun, assuming by the posts before me :P Another reason I like it is because I live in Toronto, so I have a much better view for the satellite. Google all the way. :P

   Mon Jul 11, 2005    Reply         

You should definetly check out googleglobetrotting.com. You can type in anywhere on the globe you want to see and it will take you there. It doesnt have to be a formal address either. You can type, "The Grand Canyon" or "Statue of Liberty" or even "The Great Pyramids" It's a pretty fun site to be on when your bored at work.

http://www.googleglobetrotting.com/

-Justin

   Tue Aug 23, 2005    Reply         

@ rapco its maps.google.com and @ finaldesign i think this is in no breach of wat people cant get access to today by any other means so i say go go googlemaps?
The hybrid feature definitely has me hooked and yes even though i am bored at looking at american states i can wait till its out of the beta stages so i can browse around the pacific.

   Tue Aug 23, 2005    Reply         

Reaver, the google earh program, which is a downlaodable program that is an extension of google maps has oversea capability. The url is http://earth.google.com/.

~Viz

   Tue Aug 23, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (finaldesign)

yeah I found that pretty cool, but I cant find AREA 51 anywhere... they must have deleted it :D anyway I was looking at sattelitet image of town where I live, and on the place where should be some goverment buildings there are "clouds" :D hmm, so if I was an terrorist... I would probably bomb whole clouded area... haha.. well seriously, this sattelite image can reveal whole bunch of stuff, that certain people should not have access to.
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I found it ages ago.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=37%C2%B014...59931&t=k&hl=en

I did some research on it, and Area 51 is actually used for testing aircraft and stuff, not alien technology.

   Wed Aug 24, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (Jeigh)

Yea I've always liked playing with the various satellite images of places... I found my homes' general location BUUUUT my current place is in a small city in Canada, and my hometown is a tiiiny town in Canada, so neither have a great level of zoom available for the regions. Too bad. Hopefully they'll max out the satellite zoom level for all of Canada soon too
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Yes, I live in a small town in Canada of about 200 people, hopefully they do max out the sattelite zoom for Canada, I can find the general location of my town, but can't see streets, houses, etc. It really sucks right now, lol. I think if they get a maximum zoom for all regions, they would have more customers, because here is already two people who won't use it because they don't have a good enough zoom on Canada. :D

   Wed Aug 24, 2005    Reply         

Sorry for the double posting, but I needed to correct something, since I cannto edit my post, the town I live in has 2000 people, not 200, sorry for the incorrect number.

   Wed Aug 24, 2005    Reply         

Google Earth is godly, on some areas you can into large building using the 3D option...try exploring Vegas & NY to use this at its best.

   Mon Oct 3, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (Dondada)

Google Earth is godly, on some areas you can into large building using the 3D option...try exploring Vegas & NY to use this at its best.
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Yeah, but we're talking about Google Maps, not Google Earth.
I quite like Google Earth, but the 3D buildings are just dull and grey, I think it would be better if they had some sort of texture to them. And the buildings are only for US cities, no where else.
What I like though is the 3D landscape. Try visiting the Grand Canyon in Google Earth, and it's amazing!

   Thu Oct 6, 2005    Reply         

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