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06 Dec 2006, 7:16 pm

Does anybody else just spend hours looking at it or is it just me?


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06 Dec 2006, 7:19 pm

No, I do it, too.

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06 Dec 2006, 7:21 pm

Oh, Google Earth is SOOO fun! I've marked my house, friends houses, houses of family members, two houses of a Wrong Planeteer, LOTR locations, and even locations in my story!

You know what, we should share our GPS co-ordinates, if that doesn't void anybody's privacy!


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06 Dec 2006, 7:23 pm

I heard that the accuracy of the air photos is so good that you can actually see people skinny-dipping in their pools.

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06 Dec 2006, 7:27 pm

Yeah, I can see cars with this thing!

As a result, the Indian Government complained about privacy issues over it's military areas. As a result, such areas are now censored (in a pixelated way). But try typing in Area 51 in the Search box and see what you come up with. :lol:8):D


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06 Dec 2006, 8:01 pm

Googel earth?

what version are you using?

cause my area really must not be liked by the government.



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06 Dec 2006, 8:06 pm

4.0.2091, apparently. Where are you? I typed in Area 51 and I was able to see it quite clearly.


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06 Dec 2006, 11:05 pm

University Place, Tacoma, Washington.



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07 Dec 2006, 12:59 am

They have a forum with all kinds of different places posted I am no a member yet just lurk but there are many interesting posts http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0/C/20
I live in an area where one part of my town is in pretty high resolution but where I live it is not :( they also announce updates on the forum


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07 Dec 2006, 1:06 am

If anyone wants to know where I am, copy/paste this into the Google Earth search bar:

41°20'21.10"S 174°46'40.62"E

Yeah, I have no concern over my Privacy.


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07 Dec 2006, 12:54 pm

lol. Where I am it's all blurry and they've got the street name and positioning wrong.

There's no detail where I am, it's all blurry and smudged but Google Headquarters...every single detail, there even animated people there and it's High Definition and pretty authentic.



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07 Dec 2006, 2:44 pm

I look through London, on Google Earth, and I see little Routemasters, everywhere.

Ding! Ding! :)



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07 Dec 2006, 2:45 pm

I look through London, on Google Earth, and I see little Routemasters, everywhere.

Ding! Ding! :)



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07 Dec 2006, 3:00 pm

ohh i love that program, best "toy" download yet, tim_tex, theres a few locations in teh high res areas of germany you may want to look at ;-) hehe, i looked and i seen a few sunbathers on the roofes of their highrises, another good area, las vagas strip, some parts in africa(put on african megaflyover) and zoom in.

i have version 4.0,2416(beta)


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07 Dec 2006, 3:05 pm

Where I live is all blurry, but just 1 mile above, the imagery is clear.


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07 Dec 2006, 4:20 pm

Area 51 itself is kinda boring, but the terrain around it is neat. I wish Africa was less blurry.