Good for Google

Just downloaded the latest version of Google Earth and saw what they've put up. Hope it can actually make a difference and raise awareness. Not trying to turn this into a political debate, but if there is any place in the world that our troops need to be to help people out, this is it.

While I am not in the least bit a fan of Google Earth, there are so many "hidden" attrocities around the world that the American people are completely unaware of. Anything to bring them to the forefront of discussion is good.

whats wrong with google earth?

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Originally posted by TenTimes:
whats wrong with google earth?

Rather than get into a major issue, I'll just leave it at not being in favor of anything related to GPS systems or the ability to track things in such detail. For everything that has one good purpose, there are doubtless hundreds of evil ones.

Here is a neat map. What I like is that you can just scroll on over to Europe or up to Canada and check them out. Maybe you can with google Earth as well, I've just never tried it. Click on the "hybrid" map option and just zoom in by using the roller on your mouse.

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?wip=2&v=2&style=r&rt...lse&msnculture=en-US

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Originally posted by Manzier:
Here is a neat map. What I like is that you can just scroll on over to Europe or up to Canada and check them out. Maybe you can with google Earth as well, I've just never tried it. Click on the "hybrid" map option and just zoom in by using the roller on your mouse.

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?wip=2&v=2&style=r&rt...lse&msnculture=en-US

Very cool, did not know about this one.

The pictures are quite old though.

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The pictures are quite old though.

Yeah, based on looking at my house, those pics are at least 6-7 years old. Google seems to have updated fairly recently based on some of the things I've seen. But they too are probably only updating every few years.

I don't know when either photo was taken but on Virtual Earth the area I looked at had a building that was built within the past year, Google Earth didn't have it.

Google Earth is at least 4 years old. My house is still a bunch of woods. Same with the one Manzier posted.

Virtual Earth still has Milwaukee County Stadium on it. Miller Park is under construction though. Miller Park opened March 30th, 2001.

Google Earth to D.C. sometime and let me know what you see...

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Originally posted by Skip's Crew:
Google Earth to D.C. sometime and let me know what you see...

I see Washington D.C.....?

Zoom in just a bit and move slightly north to center your map a few streets to the north of the default.

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Originally posted by Glassman:
Google Earth is at least 4 years old. My house is still a bunch of woods. Same with the one Manzier posted.

Some is older, some is newer. When I ran it about 3 or 4 months ago it was missing a few business from the community I moved from. They were built about 3 years back. Now they are there. It is likely updated on a regular basis, but the length of time it takes to acquire the images is pretty significant. Plus priority is likely given to more populated areas.

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Originally posted by Skip's Crew:
Zoom in just a bit and move slightly north to center your map a few streets to the north of the default.

Hobo, rofl. Gonna have to show the buddies that one

Are you kidding me. I wasted all this time over a picture of a Hobo. How dissappointing.

What are talking about? It's the upside down star...

What are you all talking about?

Ok, I see the hobo. Hope that's not what that was about.

I think Skip is talking about something else. I'm looking for an upside star (Satanic?) but don't see what u're talking about.