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complain jane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 12:27 PM
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Has anybody here used Google Earth yet?
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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 12:28 PM
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1. Yes
For about 5 years.

From "earthviewer" to "keyhole" and now it's "google earth" and free.

Way cool.
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 12:29 PM
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2. Yeah, it's fun.
It misses my address by one house, but it's fun to see that the picture of the huge tree has been updated since Terraserver days.

Also found my old dump in Washington, DC.


Great application.
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complain jane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 02:23 PM
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4. Yeah, it's been a few houses off about half the time.
Really cool though. The view of my workplace is way outdated though, by at least 2 years.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 02:37 PM
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5. how do you do street addresses?
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 03:02 PM
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7. Download and install the free application,
then you can search by address.
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tinrobot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 12:29 PM
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3. Love it...
I was using NASA Worldwind, but Google Earth is much faster.

It makes you realize how small our planet is.
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MidnightWind Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 02:58 PM
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6. I can't get the street level part to work.
Of course, I'm not the most computer literate person in the world either.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 04:51 PM
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10. If you live in a less urban area, the resolution might be lower.
The high-res images only seem to be in heavily-populated areas.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 03:08 PM
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8. WOW this is a great tool for the kids and there school work...THANKS
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 03:11 PM
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9. I'm pissed at Google Earth
Because they still don't have my city in the clear satellite view.
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