If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
New satellite viewer available
Jack Cunniff wrote:
Did you ever wonder what an airport environment would look like before you got there? Sure you did, it's part of preparing for a flight. I know this sounds like spam, but I'll bet that folks are really going to be impressed with Google's new Earth viewer, downloadable from earth.google.com. It's like maps.google.com and draws on the same the satellite views, but now you can also rotate and tilt the view so that you can appear to be on final into any runway... and the terrain is accuately modeled, too. They still don't have high-res detail on every location, but it's definitely worth checking out. NOTE: this data is somewhat complex to display, and there's a caveat that it won't work with computers more than a couple of years old. http://www.terraserver.com has had this for several years. For a while it was linked into MapPoint (or MapQuest?) so you could select either a map or one of several satellite views. The problem is they need a way to let the user specify a location by lat-long. Frequently I pass a place of interest while hiking and memorize the position on my GPS. At home I want to put those coords into the map/satellite program for a look. I found out our local fire department needs this capability, also. I found a campfire that had not been put out very well and called the local fire department. They wanted to know the fire location and I said, "N42 18.123 W071 17.456". They asked what I was talking about and then launched into a discussion about what town I was in. I agreed to hike out to the trail head and lead them back. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
FS: 1989 "Satellite Images" 1st Edition Hardcover Book | J.R. Sinclair | Aviation Marketplace | 0 | October 25th 04 06:37 AM |
FS: 1989 "Satellite Images" 1st Edition Hardcover Book | J.R. Sinclair | Aviation Marketplace | 0 | July 8th 04 07:17 AM |
FS: 1989 "Satellite Images" 1st Edition Hardcover Book | J.R. Sinclair | Aviation Marketplace | 0 | June 2nd 04 08:47 AM |
XMRadio Satellite Weather Has Arrived | Richard Kaplan | Piloting | 37 | September 2nd 03 02:51 PM |
Intercom Audio Input and Satellite Radio | John Golovich | Owning | 5 | August 7th 03 10:00 AM |