Google Releases Their Satellite Map Service

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Click on the “Link to this page” on the right side of the page to get the website address for a particular view

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For Carl and all of the other UP folks and fans, a zoom in of Proviso Yard

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.897703,-87.908531&spn=0.005890,0.007918&t=k&hl=en

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I heard that the maps are at least 6 months behind real time. [:p][:)]

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Originally posted by techguy57

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Got to get another memory card to use it as everytime I use it crashes my machine. [:D][:o)]

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QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

I heard that the maps are at least 6 months behind real time. [:p][:)]

Delayed apparently out of deference to national security.

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Many (most?) of Google’s highest-resolution pics are taken from aircraft. Dunno how many aircraft the USGS (or whoever) is using, but apparently it takes them a few years to update a given location.

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I have just looked at Googles Satellite Map Service and it is pretty good. I would like to look at Terraserver. Can someone give me the URL for terraserver?

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http://terraserver.microsoft.com

When you’re looking at a US city, keep an eye on the tabs at the upper right-hand corner. Sometimes there are two, map and photo, but for many cities there are three: map, photo and “Urban Areas”. The last are the good pics.

And FWIW they’re dated.

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Here are a few other sites that offer photos.

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/features.html

http://www.keyhole.com/ (7 day free trial, $$ for membership)

Considering the details available from these free services, I can barely imagine how detailed of photos the government has. I guess I better stop my nude sunbathing in my yard![:D]