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google earth is awsome!

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Posted by: 010001100101010

i just downloaded google earth and its pretty cool how you can look at almost anything in the world. heres my apartment-
[IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/spacew00t/NewBitmapImage2.jpg[/IMG]
[url]http://kh.google.com/download/earth/index.html[/url] is were you can download google earth, maybe show off your crib :p.



Posted by: 010001100101010

hey i found area 51!
[IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/spacew00t/NewBitmapImage3.jpg[/IMG]
you can zoom in more to see the planes and stuff but otherwise its not that exciting



Posted by: v930

yea but how up to date are the pictures? Cause some aerial maps from other software have pictures from like 10 years ago and stuff. How much does it cost?



Posted by: raiden_nrl

The program is free, they are not old because it has pictures of the new park that was just built by my house 5 days ago....



Posted by: 010001100101010

really? i thought that the pictures were at least a year or two old.



Posted by: Eagleboy

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by 010001100101010 [/i]
[B]really? i thought that the pictures were at least a year or two old. [/B][/QUOTE]
it depends on the area.

My area still shows a dirt road that was paved 8 years ago.



Posted by: assunta

I love it. Kinda scary though.... I dont want guys stalking me LOL



Posted by: Darybart

How good is the magnification



Posted by: coronado

I like it



Posted by: PZEROFGH

i cant see my house it was built in like 2001 and its not there



Posted by: Lonewolf5460

lol you dont exist!



Posted by: 010001100101010

doodoo doo doo, twighlight



Posted by: PZEROFGH

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by matt2m [/i]
[B]lol you dont exist! [/B][/QUOTE]

thanks lol :mad:



Posted by: hizerd

Thanks 4 da link



Posted by: 010001100101010

no problem :)



Posted by: tech_101

My place is being built i guess lol funny where do i live hmm...



Posted by: Darybart

Some one help so google Earth are not up to date phot's



Posted by: 2fast4u

why are the pictures so blurring? i can't zoom in more than 49850 without it being so blurry i can't see it



Posted by: molsen

it depends on the area...some areas aren't photographed in high resolution, others are in very high resolution...like new york city for example....you can zoom in on cars pretty much. also, sometimes the google server won't load images so you have to exit then restart.



Posted by: 2fast4u

ok thanks



Posted by: Yin-Yang

LOL im not on the map because my house is near a military base and seams to be in the middle of the desert so I guess they found my comunity usless to put on...

sad... but then agin I fell safe. ^^



Posted by: bsnyder100

I like MSN maps way better, even though there is no client it show details that google maps can get nowhere near. You have to tick the option [url]http://local.live.com/....[/url] check ou the birds eye view (if availible)



Posted by: protonfusion

does anybody else have graphic card issues with google earth. when i zoom to far in it starts to become squarey



Posted by: TheMajor

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by protonfusion [/i]
[B]does anybody else have graphic card issues with google earth. when i zoom to far in it starts to become squarey [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=darkred]That's normal.[/color]



Posted by: Jby

Oh what I'd give to have private access to a spy satellite...



Posted by: EricB

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jby [/i]
[B]Oh what I'd give to have private access to a spy satellite... [/B][/QUOTE]

a cracked google earth pro will do it. google got in trouble last year when troops use the software to track the miltary, so they changed a few things.



Posted by: harley3344

seriously? lol i figured only military ( high ranks ) would have even remote access to the satellites



Posted by: The General

Yeah he was joking... lol



Posted by: skullker

cool i found my house



Posted by: Meithan

Google Earth is one of the most amazing pieces of technology available to the general public. Imagine what people 100 years ago would think of it - heck, even 50 years ago! You can view a photograph of any place in the world, instantly, freely, comfortably at home.

I've used it to measure distances in my area countless times. Want to know which route from home to work is shorter? Just use the path tool!

Truly amazing. :)



Posted by: barbiedoll1973

We have this downloaded on our computer and I have to agree its is very heat I love it.



Posted by: john872

The problem with Google earth is that it takes up a lot of resources. You need a good spec computer to use it and alot of people do not have that. Other than that, I think it is good.



Posted by: Mr. Switch

Google earth always seems to blow my mind when I use it.



Posted by: sam2698

I agree. Google earth is the best map program ever. CNN seem to use it a lot. :D



Posted by: ĉArchOAngelĉ

the movie crank uses it too, in the movies it wasnt edited out completely and u can see where it says google ea



Posted by: EricB

they used it on the people's court today



Posted by: NvidiaDude

Microsoft Virtual Earth seems.. okish



Posted by: swtwc

My friend showed me it one day. It had a snap shot of where I used to live with my old car in the drive way. Now I look up anything I remember.





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