Google Earth

[kglaser]

I know I'm probably the last person in here to check out Google Earth, but I just downloaded it, and I have to say, I was really floored. I know for a lot of younger people this is no big deal whatsoever, but I was born in 1968 and for me the thought that you could zoom in within 15 feet of anyplace on earth from satellite is still like sci fi to me. I'm having a great time playing with it. Anyone else amazed by this stuff or is it just me?

[BioShock Freak]

^Lol. My parents were born on the same year you were and when I told them to download Google Earth, they were on it for HOURS. I STILL am amazed by it and I just heard on tv that you can or will able to soon to zoom in all the way to the streets and houses as if you were standing in the street. Pretty effin' cool I'd say. I love Google Earth and I always have fun playing with it.
Search these coordinates. :D
15.298683 19.429651

~Mari.

[kglaser]

Cool definitely...but creepy? I'd say YES!! It gave me chills up and down my spine to see a picture of my apartment building just as casually as you'd look up a Youtube video. Big Brother is watching you...from spaaace!! LOL

[BioShock Freak]

LOL. Did you see the image of those coordinates? It's crazy not creepy. Appears as if they were looking directly into the lense. When I first saw my house I was like, OMG! This is GREAT! Lol.
~Mari.

[yogibbear]

They drive around in vans and take photos to add to it as well...

Google is taking over the world. If only there was a GoogleOcean...

[Hatesink]

I've only just downloaded it. It's pretty cool.

But I don't think those are actually satalite images at that resolution (I saw a documentary where they used a satallite to film a smiley made of big square sheets of cloth (the sheets were pretty big and the face didn't show up that clearly)).

I think this is about as close as they get at the moment:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Crops_Kansas_AST_20010624.jpg

Those guys must be looking up at a plane after hearing the engines (at that resolution I'm pretty sure the photos are taken from aeroplanes)

Pretty cool though, nonetheless (although they've got the tube station on the wrong side of the road where I live :D )

If that blew your mind, check this out— photographic images, the web, and collective memory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_jdn-N_wwM&feature=related

Are there any lists of interesting coordinates, e.g. Groom Lake ;p or Disneyland?

Edit: I let it install the Google toolbar and it's not spawning Google Earth when I click on the symbol, it just takes me back to the download page ???

I just ran this search: "Area 51" ...they've actually got some of the buildings named as 'ufo hangers' and there's one object labeled "UFO @ Area 51 under tarp" :rolleyes: :p

Space Mountain looks rad ("Disneyland")

Skate Park: 52°17'36.81"N 1°54'18.04"W

Holy s***, If you click on the planet icon you can search the universe.

Eiffel Tower 48°51'29.86"N 2°17'39.95"E

Venice Beach, 27° 6'2.71"N 82°27'34.89"W

Statue of Liberty, 40°41'20.93"N 74° 2'40.41"W


Florida Raceway? (I'm sure this track is in Lotus Challenge), 28°23'50.02"N 80°36'49.66"W


nurburgring...

50°22'19.28"N 6°59'10.35"E

50°20'4.69"N 6°56'41.19"E

[BioShock Freak]

^Rofl. Yes, I've seen the alleged "UFO" floating around in Area 51. Supposed to be something else. Although, it DOES appear to be hovering, hence the shadow of it. But who knows. I honestly don't believe the Goverment would allow that anyway. You can get closer than that picture though, I know that for sure because I can see my front yard on Google Earth. (I downloaded it like a year and a half ago but hardly ever use it.) It's not as clear as that one with the guys and the camels, but it's pretty close. There's a few other coordinates of some people at the beach. I haven't seen Disneyland though; never really though of it, actually. I'll try right now. :D
~Mari.

[ZiLLa]

It doesn't have my house. :mad:

I've seen Area 51. And that UFO Hanger.

I believe in aliens, thats why! :D

[BioShock Freak]

^So do I. Which is why I found that rather interesting. You can't find your house? Same thing as a map. Do you know how to use a map? (No sarcasm, just asking.)
~Mari.

[ZiLLa]

Nope. :D

Hm.. I believe in Aliens and Ghosts but I'm to afraid of looking a photos in the web. :|

[Hatesink]

Not sure what this is but it looks rad
43° 5'7.62"N 79° 3'12.62"W

If it's an infinite universe then statistically there has to be intelligent life out there, but if it's finite, then who knows.

I think it's been calculated that there could be over a thousand sentient spieces existant during the life of the universe but the chance of them actually contacting us or us them I understand is quite slim, although the latest estimate for cantact with extra terrestrials seems to be within 20 years.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6189-et-first-contact-within-20-years.html

[BioShock Freak]

Not sure what this is but it looks rad
43° 5'7.62"N 79° 3'12.62"W

Whoa! That's pretty cool. I'd like to know what that is too. I saw Disneyland. :D It's pretty cool. The Matterhorn mountain looks crazy. Look at Six Flags Magic mountain in California. :p Looks crazy too! I was trying to look at the Hollywood sign in the mountains, but don't know where it is exactly. Haven't been there yet.
~Mari.

[BioShock Freak]

NO EFFIN' WAY! You can see from the streetview too!!!!!!
WHOA! It's like you're actually WALKING down the street!
~Mari.

[Hatesink]

I think it's a go-kart circuit. There would be so cool to race.

I looked up Mount Rushmore and the Kremlin, but there's not really a clear picture of either.

I tried "six falgs ca" but it took me to six flags marine world panda express.

Marine world (rollercoasters, pools etc.) 38° 8'18.87"N 122°13'59.54"W

[Hatesink]

NO EFFIN' WAY! You can see from the streetview too!!!!!!
WHOA! It's like you're actually WALKING down the street!
~Mari.
What coordinates are you at?

[dacbietazn]

i must be missing out, ive never used google earth before, looked to complicated

[Fuzzy OneThree]

If that blew your mind, check this out— photographic images, the web, and collective memory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_jdn-N_wwM&feature=related

Thanks for that link, Hatesink. I was looking for that a while ago, but I couldn't remember the name.

All of this imaging technology is amazing. It is only a matter of time until we use this technology to say, drive a car.

[BioShock Freak]

I think it's a go-kart circuit. There would be so cool to race.

I looked up Mount Rushmore and the Kremlin, but there's not really a clear picture of either.

I tried "six falgs ca" but it took me to six flags marine world panda express.

Marine world (rollercoasters, pools etc.) 38° 8'18.87"N 122°13'59.54"W

Try Six Flags Magic mountain or Valencia, Ca. Coordinates are:
34°25'30.05" N 118°35'46.13" W

What coordinates are you at?

It only works for major cities like San Francisco or Los Angeles, etc.

~Mari.

[Hatesink]

Try Six Flags Magic mountain or Valencia, Ca. Coordinates are:
34°25'30.05" N 118°35'46.13" WRollercoasters ftw...

...check these out.

Worlds longest steel rollercoasters (Nagashima Spa Land, Japan (Japan's crazy, it's like looking at another planet))...

35° 1'46.53"N 136°43'51.32"E

expoland (osaka japan)
34°48'18.22"N 135°32'7.60"E

Other stuff:

10.903497,19.93229

42.302284,-83.231215

48.825183,2.1985795

46.765669,-100.79274

33.225488,-111.5955

44.244273,7.769737

37.401437,-116.86773

33°51'24.95"S 151°12'54.93"E

37 49' 35.51" N, 122 25' 21.54" W



15.298693,19.429661


Meteor crater
35 01' 34.27" N, 111 01' 18.92" W

30.541634,47.825445

35 33' 06.54"N, 139 46' 53.31" E

Bikini atoll
11 35' 04.68" N, 165 23'50.78" E

[Hatesink]

33°36'25.66"n 7°38'4.97"w

[Hatesink]

32°46'44.80"n 96°48'30.56"w

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Kubrick's Overlook Hotel
45°19'51.92"N 121°42'39.60"W

The inspiration for King's Overlook Hotel
40°22'49.56"N 105°31'10.61"W

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Interesting Structures

35°40'5.22"N 139°44'28.17"E

35°39'20.20"N 139°44'51.59"E

Tokyo Tower
35°39'31.23"N 139°44'43.23"E

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Location of hatesink's first kiss
51°24'49.24"N 0°12'41.67"W

Location of another first for Hatesink
52°22'27.36"N 4°53'51.67"E

[Hatesink]

Random Architecture
37°49'41.97"N 122°22'27.55"W

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Mythbusters!

M5 Industries (I want to eat at oscar's burger and deli)
37°45'0.98"N 122°23'44.78"W


Common Mythbusters Filming Locations...

Navel Air Station Almeda
37°47'7.75"N 122°19'6.94"W

Navel Station Treasure Island (hangers)
37°49'7.98"N 122°22'0.32"W

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
37°43'43.44"N 122°21'37.20"W

Mare Island Navel Shipyard
38° 6'0.00"N 122°16'12.00"W

Hamilton Airforce Base
38° 3'17.95"N 122°30'21.33"W

Other Locations Mythbusters have filmed at...

www.boneroom.com
37°53'27.79"N 122°17'6.54"W

Mojave spaceport (explosive decompression & Jet wash car topple?)
35.059444°, -118.151667°

Black Rock Desert (JATO-powered chevy?)
40.910278°, -119.055°

[BioShockWins]

Boneroom?
Hehehe.

[BioShock Freak]

32°46'44.80"n 96°48'30.56"w

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Kubrick's Overlook Hotel
45°19'51.92"N 121°42'39.60"W

The inspiration for King's Overlook Hotel
40°22'49.56"N 105°31'10.61"W

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Interesting Structures

35°40'5.22"N 139°44'28.17"E

35°39'20.20"N 139°44'51.59"E

Tokyo Tower
35°39'31.23"N 139°44'43.23"E

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Location of hatesink's first kiss
51°24'49.24"N 0°12'41.67"W

Location of another first for Hatesink
52°22'27.36"N 4°53'51.67"E

Those are really cool Hatesink. :D
Your first kiss was under a tree? At least it wasn't in the back of school. (Jr. High)
MY first kiss. :p

36°00'28.22"N 120°08'19.80"W

[BioShockWins]

Location of another first for Hatesink
52°22'27.36"N 4°53'51.67"E

Is that a church?
So, you got married there?

Geez. You European people like to euromance all over the continent!

EDIT: I'm sure you all would like to know where exactly PlayDoh Island is!
7°27'27.19"N
155°15'26.48"E

[BioShock Freak]

^Lol. This is my "other" first spot. :p

36°02'18.46"N 120°06'50.31"W (Yes, in the mountains. LOL.)

~Mari.

[Hatesink]

Those are really cool Hatesink. :D
Your first kiss was under a tree? At least it wasn't in the back of school. (Jr. High)
MY first kiss. :p

36°00'28.22"N 120°08'19.80"WIt was while sitting against the wall/fence at wimbledon art college after some kind of party.


^Lol. This is my "other" first spot. :p

36°02'18.46"N 120°06'50.31"W (Yes, in the mountains. LOL.)

~Mari.Actually, Mari, I think I see you...


:p

[BioShockWins]

Directions to my house on Google Earth:
1) Open Google Earth
2) View>View Switch To Sky* (bear with me here)
3) Type in "NGC 292"

*Only works with the latest version of Google Earth.

[Hatesink]

Directions to my house on Google Earth:
1) Open Google Earth
2) View>View Switch To Sky* (bear with me here)
3) Type in "NGC 292"

*Only works with the latest version of Google Earth.


Looks like a nice neighbourhood...
http://www.seds.org/messier/Pics/Ngc/smc.jpg

[BioShockWins]

I don't live quite in the center though.
A bit to the north of that main part.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x9/TimDaleYo/NG.jpg

[Hatesink]

I don't live quite in the center though.
A bit to the north of that main part.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x9/TimDaleYo/NG.jpglol.

I guess it's one hell of a commute.