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  1. jimpo1

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    #1 jimpo1, Jun 1, 2005
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    I just found http://maps.google.com/ on another thread. It has satellite imaging for the maps with the best zoom I've ever seen. Find your address, then click on the 'satellite' button on the right side of the page.

    Here's my house, lets see yours!
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  2. WJHMH

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    #2 WJHMH, Jun 1, 2005
    Pretty frinkin' sweet find. I use Google maps all the time & never noticed this feature.
     
  3. GrigioGuy

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    #3 GrigioGuy, Jun 1, 2005
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    Here ya go. It's a actually a pretty secluded neighborhood, lots of trees to block the retirement village there to the east and no through streets.
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  4. MarkPDX

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  5. Driversource

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    #5 Driversource, Jun 1, 2005
    My house still doesn't show up. It was built in '02, so it must have been a while since Google updated their sattelite images.
     
  6. rob lay

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    #6 rob lay, Jun 1, 2005
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    I ran out of time, but I drew in the trail and the race fuel accelerant fire pit of death. Not enough time to mark cows, burn-out marks on drive, Greg's tread marks through grass, and the post oak paintball target.
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    #7 Poweredbyme91, Jun 1, 2005
    Wasn't that TerraServers' technology?
     
  8. rob lay

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    #8 rob lay, Jun 1, 2005
    Mark's worst nightmare is the enemy aiming for the runways and missing or the directive to aim between the two runways and "you are bound to hit something."
     
  9. Ferrariman355

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  10. MarkPDX

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    #10 MarkPDX, Jun 1, 2005
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    I always thought it was curious that the Officers Club was basically at the center of a big bulls eye......... if the worst should happen though we have kegs and a 10 foot beer bong in a secure location.
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  11. rob lay

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    #11 rob lay, Jun 1, 2005
    Is it really only for officers? Do you hang out with non-officers much?
     
  12. MarkPDX

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    #12 MarkPDX, Jun 1, 2005
    Yeah, I don't have a club membership (basically a credit card that gets you food/drink specials) but we have parties there occasionally. There is a seperate enlisted club that looks like it gets lots of business. At some bases there are combined O/E clubs but I don't really know anything about it. Probably 98% of my squadron are officers so we aren't really around the enlisted folks all that much.
     
  13. jknight

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    #13 jknight, Jun 1, 2005
    The picture had 2005 on it but I wonder how old the data is. It doesn't show any buildings on our property (we've been there 10 years and certain of the buildings predate that). Still, it's an interesting site.
    John
     
  14. TXesprit

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    #14 TXesprit, Jun 1, 2005
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    Looks like the images are a few years old. I think I am about where the red box is -- I can at least spot the pecan tree that is in my backyard.

    Have you tried Keyhole? Basically the same stuff, but it works globally. Pretty fun to play around with.
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  15. jknight

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    #15 jknight, Jun 1, 2005
    Well, it I cant read satellite images any better than I can read maps. Finally found our place but it isn't where the "marker" shows it to be. Did find a house to the west of us that was built about 4 years or so ago.
     
  16. Scuderia-San-Antonio

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    #16 Scuderia-San-Antonio, Jun 1, 2005
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    Didn't find my house but I found my car on the highway...

    LOL
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  17. rob lay

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    #17 rob lay, Jun 1, 2005
    Are you sure that you are that far to the North? I think a good guide is that shop at the end of your street to the East, but not sure which building on the map that is.

    Pretty cool looking at that before Triple C was built.
     
  18. TXesprit

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    #18 TXesprit, Jun 1, 2005
    Hmmmm, not sure. As I am looking at the picture, I think I have it wrong, because my tree is more in the middle of my lot, so maybe I'm a little off. Hard to tell without more landmarks.

    Even our old place in uptown isn't on the map, so the images have to be over 3 years old.
     
  19. FarmerDave

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  21. rob lay

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    #21 rob lay, Jun 1, 2005
    Funny post of the day! :D
     
  22. MurcieMurcie

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    #22 MurcieMurcie, Jun 1, 2005
    Apparently I am grizzly adams and live in the forest:D:D

    I think the images are about 5 years old for my area.
     
  23. TigerAce

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    #23 TigerAce, Jun 1, 2005
    My area's image is more than 6 years old ('98 & '99 built houses are not shown yet) And my old house is not shown correctly either. It's on the right street, but not right location. I went through 6 houses we lived in the past since we got married, and some more from childhood. It is fun feature, and somehow nostalgic, too.
     
  24. jknight

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    #24 jknight, Jun 2, 2005
    As John mentioned earlier, it's a few years out of date and as Yoshi mentioned the location isn't exact - but with the zoom feature, I was actually able to locate a couple of our cows!

    The other referenced imagery site has you paying for images :(

    Pretty interesting stuff but also becomes a tool for those with other thoughts in mind. (not so good).

    Carol
     
  25. 400SPYDER

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    #25 400SPYDER, Jun 2, 2005
    No sat images for England - not even London :(:(:(
     

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