Google Earth

Boddie · #1 (**permalink**) 19-05-2006, 10:29 PM

Does anyone have any idea when the photos were taken for Google Earth? You can see my brother and sister in laws car clear as a bell but the car parked in my space has a sunroof and definitely is not mine. Could be the milkman?

Looked at my parents gaff but as they live in the sticks the picture is not good enough quality. Birmingham is fantastic though

glsammy · #2 (**permalink**) 19-05-2006, 10:54 PM

I'd forgotten all about Google Earth. Forgot to re-install it after my computer woes a couple of months back, must re-install it..or was it that that caused my problems!

cherrybee · #3 (**permalink**) 19-05-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by glsammy

I'd forgotten all about Google Earth. Forgot to re-install it after my computer woes a couple of months back, must re-install it..or was that that caused my problems!

I uninstalled it I had problems with it dont think my graphics card is up to the job

Beryl · #4 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 01:50 AM

I think Google Earth is great.
It is similar in a way to Stary night excet that strary night is of cause looking up and out

jerryh · #5 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

Does anyone have any idea when the photos were taken for Google Earth? You can see my brother and sister in laws car clear as a bell but the car parked in my space has a sunroof and definitely is not mine. Could be the milkman?

Looked at my parents gaff but as they live in the sticks the picture is not good enough quality. Birmingham is fantastic though

I think they can be several years old.

Google Maps online uses the same or a similar database - might be a useful resource for us here? For example -

I've mentioned Fen Drayton gravel pits - here they are:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&t=k&om=1&ll=52.305277,-0.040169&spn=0.012674,0.050941

Westwood Marsh:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e....025351,0.0739

Minsmere:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...012692,0.03695

etc, etc, etc...

Jerry

May · #6 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 07:39 AM

I couldn't see our village, it just became one big blur!

Boddie · #7 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 08:03 AM

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I couldn't see our village, it just became one big blur!

Yep like my old queens place but mine is fab. You can make out the car has a sunroof. Same colour as my old car but with a sunroof. Actually I dont recognise too many of the motors but the construction is not that old, maybe five years, so the photos may have been just before I moved in.

May · #8 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

Yep like my old queens place but mine is fab. You can make out the car has a sunroof. Same colour as my old car but with a sunroof. Actually I dont recognise too many of the motors but the construction is not that old, maybe five years, so the photos may have been just before I moved in.

I tried spotting my Mum's place and you can see that clear as day! There are also lots of aerial view maps at Shoreham airport and again you can see their place there. I wouldn't have known their car though, they get through them at the rate of knots!

Didn't they do this aerial view of the UK just before the turn of the millenium?

Adam · #9 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 02:06 PM

I thought that the pictures were 2 or 3 years old, I was told that about the London images anyway. I'd like to think its continally updated as it's such a good map resource.

Boddie · #10 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 02:09 PM

You are correct it is a good resource. Apparently there are nutters out there who spend their day trying to locate specific large articles such as the QE2, aircraft carriers etc. Someone told me there was a competition to see who could find specific targets first.

Het · #11 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 06:58 PM

Unfortunately Cumbria is just one big green blob!!!! but its a fascinating thing.....I had a poke round the Pyramids the other night....all from the comfort of my fireside

Adam · #12 (**permalink**) 20-05-2006, 07:29 PM

Boddie, we could have a new competiton to see who could find large wildlife on Google earth first, first person to spot a whale or elephant gets a tenner.

jerryh · #13 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 07:18 PM

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e....0008,0.002309

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park elephant enclosure

Jerry

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Originally Posted by Adam

Boddie, we could have a new competiton to see who could find large wildlife on Google earth first, first person to spot a whale or elephant gets a tenner.

Gill Catton · #14 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 07:30 PM

multimap is good for areas that are a big fuzzy blur on google earth - though you can't make out indivdual houses it's still pretty good. I was suprised Cheltenham and Glos are still so blurry on google earth.

Gill Catton · #15 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 07:46 PM

Oh hang on I'm looking at google earth not google maps, my useless ex husband's gorgeous pink beach buggy is parked on the drive so the photo there is at least two-three years old.

Brilliant they caught Gloucester docks just as the swing bridge is up in the air to let a boat through, that's great!

Boddie · #16 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 07:54 PM

I used to live in Cheltenham and have found it fascinating looking at the houses I lived at. They were not at all where I expected when I looked at them in conjunction with one another. Pittville, London Road and Charlton Kings. Fantastic

Gill Catton · #17 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 08:01 PM

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I used to live in Cheltenham and have found it fascinating looking at the houses I lived at. They were not at all where I expected when I looked at them in conjunction with one another. Pittville, London Road and Charlton Kings. Fantastic

I have been driving to Cheltenham for shopping and fun for ten years now and I still can't find my way around the roads always befuddle me if I have to go drop a friend at home or something!!
Out of noseyness and interest, where did you go out when you live in Chelters?

Boddie · #18 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 08:23 PM

I rarely went out in Cheltenham as was working within the rave scene with James Perkins, Gideon Dawson, Chris Griffin (some names you may know?) and was away all weekend with them at parties all across the UK. But I used to drink mostly on Montpelier when I went out in Cheltenham. I also worked in Cirencester for a while and did like the country pubs too when my friends came over. The Frogmill I think one was called, on the A40 and a really beautiful place just out of Cheltenham towards Cirecester in the stix somewhere I cant recall the name of it. I liked it down there alot.

Gill Catton · #19 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 08:38 PM

No don't know them but I bet I know people who do!! Festivals are more my thing but some of my friends are well into the rave scene.
The frogmill is indeed just off of the A40 my sister had her reception there. There's a lot of good pubs around here actually - plenty to choose from!!!

Boddie · #20 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 08:52 PM

Yep I have to admit that most of our local drinking was in the stix. Just totally different from travelling all over the country to different clubs and parties, as was my average weekend. I also worked for Universe who were the first company to cross that rave / Glasto divide. 30,000 in a field with a mixture of genres. But also enjoyed the likes of Lechlade and Castlemorton. Full on travellers parties but massive scale 25k at Lechlade and 30k at Castlemorton. Because of these do's I got out of the commercial side and just did the travellers parties down on Chobham Common, the A47 in Leicestershire, Wakeley Wood, various quarries. Fantastic and still do them occasionally. Liked some cool warehouse parties in the east end last year. Proper trespassing do's. A generator, set of decks and 2,000 partygoers. Different standard.

Adam · #21 (**permalink**) 21-05-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jerryh

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e....0008,0.002309

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park elephant enclosure

Jerry

Congrats jerryh, you win the first 'virtual tenner'! Can't believe I missed that one - I've actually looked at Whipsnade on the map before.

Next up, who can spot a whale?

jerryh · #22 (**permalink**) 22-05-2006, 05:33 AM

I shall donate my virtual tenner to a virtual charity.

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Originally Posted by Adam

Congrats jerryh, you win the first 'virtual tenner'! Can't believe I missed that one - I've actually looked at Whipsnade on the map before.

Next up, who can spot a whale?

Adam · #23 (**permalink**) 23-05-2006, 09:56 PM

Thats virtually a good idea!

jerryh · #24 (**permalink**) 23-05-2006, 10:19 PM

Thank you - I think.

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Originally Posted by Adam

Thats virtually a good idea!

Adam · #25 (**permalink**) 23-05-2006, 10:24 PM

Sorry, It was a terrible idea for a joke.