[lit-ideas] Re: Space ads
- From: "Simon Ward" <sedward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:30:01 -0000
This is where I live:
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=50.507422~-4.07228&style=a&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000
If you zoom in closer you can see the cows in the field.
If you zoom out and head east you'll find the expanse of Dartmoor.
Simon
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From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:05 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Space ads
For instance, with a good monitor, could I actually see people?
It depends on the location. In some areas, Google delivers high-resolution
images. For countryside and most areas, the images are low resolution.
Go to SF or Palo Alto. Find a sports field at a high school or college and
zoom in. You can see people on the track, standing around, etc.
Try Google Earth. This offers landscapes with 3D terrain. Mountains,
valleys, etc. http://earth.google.com/
Try Microsoft Virtual Earth. http://local.live.com/ It has higher
resolution than Google, but for fewer locations. Peope are easily visible
at the beach. Switch to bird's eye view and zoom in. You can see very good
detail.
This has caused trouble with a few countries: they were furious that their
military installations could be seen by anyone. In some cases, Google has
blurred the sites or lowered the resolution.
A few months ago, I used Google Earth to find the North Korean missile
launch site. North Korea may not like the photos, but Google is bigger
than North Korea, so Google ignores them.
But why just stay on Earth? Go to the Moon! http://www.google.com/mars/
And Mars! http://www.google.com/mars/
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