Marcus,
This program is really interesting. I did note that the pictures of some
areas are much sharper than those of other areas. The pictures of my own
city (Providence, Rhode Island) are great! I found my own house, and could
see not only the roof but specific plants and other features in my yard! A
little stone wall and even a yard swing. Cars on roads can be seen clearly
enough to make a reasonable guess as to the make of the vehicle. Not bad
from outer space! Cape Town, South Africa also looked very sharp. However
when I attempted to find the home of a friend in Illinois, the resolution
looked ok from an altitude of 3,000 feet, but as I zoomed in closer it
became fuzzy, and I couldn't even make out individual houses.
It was also interesting to look at some of my local collecting areas. I can
clearly see shallower and deeper areas, sandbars, channels, small islands,
little hidden inlets and other features, some of which I didn't know
existed!
Thanks for the link!
Paul M.
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> This is a great program and it is free. You see sattelite images of many
> cities all over the world, some very sharp.
>
> If you type US addresses you go directly to the place and is able to see
> even roofs in many cases!
>
> I am using to catalogue our shelling trips, locating friend's homes and
> lots
> more.
>
> See if you have the necessary hardware and dowload it at
>
> http://kh.google.com/download/earth/index.html
>
> If you have a very old computer or if you are running on Windows 98 then
> you
> might not be able to use it. Broadband Internet connection is advisable
> too
> since the program is online.
>
> Marcus
>
> Marcus Coltro
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