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Knudde (Shab)

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2nd June, 2005 at 05:33:48 -

Some of you may or may not know about the software kalled Keyhole, that's basically satellitle mapping software. It carries a subscription price and all that, but I'm here to tell you about one that's free, though not quite as good.

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

It's a recently abanded NASA project, you can basically zoom in on the world. I can't put it any simpler, I was able to find my apartment. Check it out, though it's a 185 meg download, and does require you to be online for the more detailed pictures.
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That's my grandmothers house I grew up in as a kid. That car in the middle is my uncle's Lincoln. It's crazy.

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 05:37:29 -

A friend of mine wasted almost a gig of his bandwidth limit playing with this thing the other day.

Edit:
Actually, he was using Keyhole.

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2nd June, 2005 at 05:40:46 -

I have no limit.

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 05:49:14 -

uh oh, shab! Watch out for the pedophiles, now they know EXACTLY where you live!

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 05:59:09 -

better now? now the pedo's who have a taste for 22 year olds won't know where my grandmother used to live.

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 07:09:47 -

heh, good one shab, but i don't think it was necessary, because there's no coordinates or street names present to lead anyone to that location in the picture, there's not enough information for any pedos trying to look for 22 yr olds , an address is more leading, but not this

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 08:39:32 -

yes there were coordinates up there, they'd just have to calculate where the hell that was But who the hell would do that instead of just going to the nearest park and snatch some small 11-year old girl (like that Saaya Irie )

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 08:51:08 -

I could use that thing when I'm coming home from the pub.

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 09:03:03 -

Boo and hiss, it only has low-res shots of the UK. I read Google will eventually have hi-res shots of Europe so I'll hold out till then. I do enjoy mucking around with these satellite things though.

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 10:58:23 -

Google Maps has satellite images of some places too.

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 15:46:05 -

Keyhole was bought out by google, and they are renaming it Google Earth. I have the beta version which is so damn amazing I waste hours every day on it.

Google Earth has two databases, primary and legacy. The primary one is the newest, which added at least 15 meter resolution to the entire world. Also in major cities they have 3D buildings in addition to the 3D terrain.

They also now have address lookup for Canada, and the UK.

This is my house

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Aiea Hawaii isn't that important so it's at a lesser resolution.


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In Google Earth, formerly Keyhole, you can tilt the camera angle to see the terrain. I live 800' up next to a forest reserve.

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This is Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii.

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This is it with 3D buildings turned on, you can see the height and shape of them.

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And this is for pete, thats how High res the UK is now!

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 17:48:14 -

Fit... fancy doing a capture of:

Lat:
50:47:08N (50.7855)
Lon:
1:57:37W (-1.9603)

So I can see my house?

Edit: I downloaded the trial and can only get a really low-res shot of the area where I live. Sigh.

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2nd June, 2005 at 20:25:16 -

Anyone find Area 51 yet?

 
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2nd June, 2005 at 20:28:31 -

How to get to Pete's house from London:

1. Head west from Parliament Square - go 0.0 mi
2. Bear left at Broad Sanctuary - go 0.1 mi
3. Continue on Victoria Street - go 0.8 mi
4. Bear right at Grosvenor Gardens - go 0.1 mi
5. Continue on Grosvenor Place - go 0.3 mi
6. Continue on Hyde Park Corner - go 0.1 mi
7. Turn left at A302/A4202 - go 0.1 mi
8. Take the Knightsbridge ramp - go 0.1 mi
9. Bear left at Knightsbridge - go 0.1 mi
10. Bear left at Brompton Road - go 0.5 mi
11. Continue on Cromwell Road - go 1.4 mi
12. Turn right at Warwick Road - go 0.4 mi
13. Bear right at Holland Road - go 0.7 mi
14. Bear left at Holland Park Roundabout - go 0.0 mi
15. Bear left at Shepherd's Bush Green - go 0.3 mi
16. Continue on Goldhawk Road - go 1.3 mi
17. Turn right at Chiswick High Road - go 1.6 mi
18. Bear left at Surrey Crescent - go 0.1 mi
19. Turn left at Great West Road - go 0.4 mi
20. Turn right into the entry ramp - go 0.0 mi
21. Merge into - go 0.3 mi
22. Continue on M4 - go 8.2 mi
23. Bear left onto the ramp to Gatwick/M25 /M25 (S) - go 0.4 mi
24. Bear left onto the ramp to Gatwick/M25 (S)/M23 - go 0.4 mi
25. Merge into M25 - go 6.4 mi
26. Take the ramp to Sunbury/Basingstoke/Southampton - go 0.2 mi
27. Bear right onto the ramp to Basingstoke/Southampton/M3 - go 0.7 mi
28. Merge into M3 - go 50 mi

29. Take the ramp to M27 West/Southampton Docks/Bournemouth - go 1.2 mi
30. Merge into M3 - go 1.5 mi
31. Continue on M27 - go 7.8 mi
32. Continue toward Butchers Bush - go 0.3 mi
33. Continue on Butchers Bush - go 13 mi

34. Turn left at Woolsbridge Roundabout - go 0.0 mi
35. Turn left at A31 - go 0.9 mi
36. Bear left at Boundary Lane Roundabout - go 0.0 mi
37. Bear left at A31 - go 0.5 mi
38. Turn left at Azalea Roundabout - go 0.0 mi
39. Turn left at A31 - go 0.4 mi
40. Bear left at Ringwood Road - go 0.1 mi
41. Bear left at A31 - go 3.4 mi
42. Turn left at Canford Bottom Roundabout - go 0.1 mi
43. Bear left at A31 - go 2.0 mi
44. Bear left at A341 - go 0.1 mi
45. Turn left at Oakley Hill - go 0.2 mi
46. Turn right at Oakley Lane - go 0.2 mi
47. Turn right at Oakley Straight - go 0.1 mi
48. Turn left at Sopwith Crescent - go 0.5 mi

 
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Anne-Marie: No, they have to share one.

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2nd June, 2005 at 20:31:28 -

damn pete, you're only 5 miles from the high res cutoff


 
Steve Zissou: Anne-Marie, do all the interns get Glocks?

Anne-Marie: No, they have to share one.
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