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Google Earth

asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2015 in General Discussion
The imagery is old and out of focus.

Does big brother allow any better?

I don't want to spy,except on my cattle.
this would save big bucks on fuel.

Anyone know?
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Down loaded google earth 4.3 on my computer and it so slow as to be unusable. I deleted it. Yes I have DSL. How can I get the older version of google earth?
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What was the website mentioned here a few weeks back that shows pictures of buildings and streets similar to google earth? My computer crashed and I lost my saved sites. It was V-something. Thanks guys.
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone use this much? I was looking last week and noticed they had updated some of their photos. There are now some as recent as July 1, 2010 and they are much clearer and sharper.
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What type of technology is used to obtain "street views" of houses for instance? All done with satellites?
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone tried this program. It's a "3D" satellite download that lets you scan the surface of the Earth down to single streets. You can look up your address or any address for that matter. Very, very cool.

    Free download.

    http://earth.google.com/

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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I thought
    google earth was free but when I went to it recently, you must sign up for 1 - 3 years. They say download for free but like the free credit card report, they want you to pay for it. Does anyone know of a site that is truly free? Thanks, Tom
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Down loaded new version. Big mistake. Don't like it at all.
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    is showing Osamas hide out.
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  • nordnord Member Posts: 6,106 ✭
    edited November -1
    Street cams... 360 degree vehicle mounted.
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  • Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    For street views they actually have a car wit a camera mounted on top that drives down each street and takes pictures.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nord
    Street cams... 360 degree vehicle mounted.
    Uh huh.
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  • CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I saw one on I75 south last week.

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  • m88.358winm88.358win Member Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I saw a driverless google car go through my neighborhood the other day.1surprise.gifThat thing had cameras hanging all over it.
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  • CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk

    "Hey, we could cut our 'carbon footprint' in half if all cars were driverless!"

    ENOUGH!



    Actually that is exactly how libs think. There was an article about driverless cars and the story line was that families would only need one car since after it dropped Dad off at work it could go back home and take the kids to school then return to take mom shopping. They don't stop to count up all the extra miles being driven. The comments on it from the non mouth breathers were hilarious. I have to see if I can find the article again.
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  • wiz1997wiz1997 Member Posts: 1,051 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Please don't tell anyone I stated this, but, If I ever see a driverless vehicle I'll definitely have to "jack" with it.

    We have driverless forklifts where I work. They do a pretty good job of picking up pallets of finished products, stacking them in the warehouse and even loading them in semi-truck trailers.

    Rows in the warehouse are near perfect.

    LGV's, laser guided vehicles is what ours are called.

    We "jack" with them a bit when we can get away with it. Put things in their way or stand real close to one. We have found they do have a "blind spot" you have to stay out of.

    Biggest problem is when one stops communicating with the base they all immediately stop.

    Can you imagine what would happen if the "driverless cars" all just stopped at the same time?
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  • fideaufideau Member Posts: 11,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've seen them several times in the area.
    Sometimes the street views are not up to date with the satellite views, so when I am looking for something I check both if available.
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  • 1BigGuy1BigGuy Member Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ever "street view" and see someone you know along the way?
    (I have.)
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