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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:42 pm
by squeaks
Yeah, google earth is outdated by far. I moved 3 1/2 years ago but it still shows our trailor sitting in the front yard.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:09 pm
by jrrdw
When i just looked at my place, and my nabior just built a indoor rideing ridng summer of 2005 and it's there, so rite around middle summer 05 it has been updated. The thing that got me was, it pin pointed my address 1 eighth mile from my house, it put me liveing in a corn field, so it's aim is off a little.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:48 pm
by boilingleadbath
I don't think the database would be updated all at one time, and urban areas are probably updated more frequently than rural areas.
That said:
1) Most trees that'll show up on an aerial photo are several years old, at least.
2) I'm envious of you peoples who live in places with photo resolution better than 1 pixel/20 meters.
...anyways, using a string tied to the projectile is a bad idea; it'll increase the drag on the projectile a very large amount, thereby changing the distance it'll go. Kindof defeats the purpose of measuring said distance, if you ask me...
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:01 pm
by schmanman
at my house, I can zoom in until I can see the aluminum slats on the fence around our pool. and, the fields are surrounded by old oaks, like, 6 feet in diameter. oh yeah, they offer free downloadable update from time to time. oh yeah, the pics of my house are taken in the fall. the clarity is amazing!
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:15 pm
by MrCrowley
in Auckland, New Zealand the pixels are awesome, like some of the best best cities google earth have made,just doesnt have 3-D buildings yet and its taken in Summer!
And BLB is right, i was playing cricket and the seam(string) of the ball came undone and there was 20cm of string hanging of the ball and when i bowled the ball slowed down crap loads (from about 100km to 85km)and was swinging all over the place.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:18 pm
by schmanman
yep, and the string would be a bear to coil up and retreve and stuff
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:27 pm
by jrrdw
Yea it is a really cool program, i'm glad you posted it. I was looking at my sisters/brothers/and my cusins houses. I think it is old military techknowlagy/sadalights or something??
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:50 pm
by MrCrowley
i confirmed on google earth i shot 108meters with my old spudgun and a field i shoot at is 347meters long
edit:typo
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:23 am
by KVINCEO
i heart google earth, look in iraq man! look for airports! you'll find some with bomb craters, and some with a ton of military helos.. i have alot of time on my hands... need a job.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:21 am
by anhydrite
use it to look at Area 51
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:37 am
by frankrede
nothing exciting really, just a couple small planes on the strip.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:06 am
by shud_b_rite
Before google earth was google earth, it was called keyhole.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:42 am
by c19o
I remember when it was keyhole too.