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Google Earth maps

WranglerWrangler Member Posts: 5,788 ✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
They've improved the functions since the last time I checked it out. I think it used to be called Google maps. Can zoom in pretty good in major cities. Not so good in rural areas.

www.googleearth.com
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Wrangler
    They've improved the functions since the last time I checked it out. I think it used to be called Google maps. Can zoom in pretty good in major cities. Not so good in rural areas.

    www.googleearth.com



    Googleearth was next to useless when I was on dialup, but went broadband a few days ago, and it's soooo much better.[:)]
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  • zipperzapzipperzap Member Posts: 25,057
    edited November -1
    Actually, it was TOO GOOD at it's outset. The military threw a
    conniption fit when they saw the resolution that was initially
    being used. They quickly 'downsized' the resolution to where
    it is today - pretty awful, from what it was during the first few
    weeks! The Navy intel guy are still laughing about it here.[:D]
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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    Here is a picture from Google Earth of the lake I just bought 5 acres of property on. This picture is zoomed out to 51,000 feet but I have looked at it from about 3,000 feet. This lake is 70 miles NW of Fairbanks, 22 miles SE of Manley Hot Springs and 35 miles N of Nenana. Pike up to 25# have been taken there so far. Some of the best Moose hunting in the state surrounds it. That's the Tanana River going around it. The lake is 4 miles off the river and it is 1.2 miles across from N to S and 1 miles across from E to W. The plans for a 20'X28' cabin are already in the works.

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  • Warpig883Warpig883 Member Posts: 6,459
    edited November -1
    Lately Yahoo satelite maps have been maps of very recent dates where the google ones have been a couple years old.
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  • temblortemblor Member Posts: 2,153 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by aglore
    Here is a picture from Google Earth of the lake I just bought 5 acres of property on. This picture is zoomed out to 51,000 feet but I have looked at it from about 3,000 feet. This lake is 70 miles NW of Fairbanks, 22 miles SE of Manley Hot Springs and 35 miles N of Nenana. Pike up to 25# have been taken there so far. Some of the best Moose hunting in the state surrounds it. That's the Tanana River going around it. The lake is 4 miles off the river and it is 1.2 miles across from N to S and 1 miles across from E to W. The plans for a 20'X28' cabin are already in the works.

    c56f7520.jpg

    Cool --- Good for you.........[^]
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