HOLYFUCKINGSHIT! So I downloaded this shit and am completely blown away by the technology. I feel like I'm in a UFO simulator, able to fly anywhere in the world.
Some of my places visited so far.....
Chamonix from 10 miles up
This is fucking trippy- tilt the angle to see elevations.
Mont Blanc, Mer De Glace, Chamonix (9000 vertical feet)
Waimea Bay
THAAAAAANKS FOR CALLLLLING KIRKWOOD!
Cirque on the left, Wall on the right
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07-13-2005, 10:24 PM #1
Da TGR Hui
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Google Earth - UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE
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07-13-2005, 10:36 PM #2
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Iranian Alps, Caspian sea in background
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07-13-2005, 10:43 PM #3
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cool shit.
I gotta start playin with it too.
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07-13-2005, 10:51 PM #4
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just downloaded it yesterday. great time killer at work.
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07-13-2005, 10:53 PM #5
Da TGR Hui
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Now I get to explore the Himalayas
I'd better shut the fuck up before Ogre sees this thread. "GRRRRRRRR! Geogrrrrraphy nnnnnNERDS!"
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07-13-2005, 11:05 PM #6
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The major metropolitan areas are cool, too. Zoom down to a big city like Chicago and tilt the camera flat. You can "drive" down the streets with the buildings alongside. Pretty sweet.
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07-13-2005, 11:05 PM #7
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07-13-2005, 11:05 PM #8
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Something tells me he already has.
Originally Posted by Superstar Punani
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07-13-2005, 11:10 PM #9
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Google Earth is the best ski porn ever created.
Elvis has left the building
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07-13-2005, 11:55 PM #10
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I KNOW!
That thing is effing incredible. I can make out the trails on the tiny ski hill where I made my first turns. It's outta control.
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07-14-2005, 06:38 AM #11
7k and out.
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Doesn't want to run on my PC. I've got Google South London instead.
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07-14-2005, 08:44 AM #12
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there are no secret surf spots anymore. Originally Posted by cj001f
fine
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07-14-2005, 10:23 AM #13
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Since I work in the industry, well kinda, we use a lot of this stuff.
BUT, since we stalled the company internet with a bunch of us playing, we now are not allowed to use it, even for work purposes.
What a stupid policy and why can't we have a more powerful internet server, fuck.
"boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy
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07-14-2005, 10:26 AM #14
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No. At least some of the map data is shitty. Fitzroy for example. Originally Posted by tuffy109
Elvis has left the building
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07-14-2005, 11:48 AM #15
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it'd be cool if they could add ocean shelving/floor to it. Originally Posted by cj001f
fine
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07-14-2005, 11:52 AM #16
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Like most things computer-y, this technology is only going to get better: higher resolution sat data, integration of topographic and geographic map data, GPS unit integration (imagine Google Earth streamed to your GPS unit, or your GPS enabled phone) and then any and all of the Google Maps type hacks layered on top of that.
Geographic data modeling and display. So HOT right now!
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07-14-2005, 12:03 PM #17
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Motion-Based will take your GPS data and export it to Google earth for a view of your workout (the reverse would be cool too!). Amazing what's available. Originally Posted by joshbu
Elvis has left the building
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07-14-2005, 12:12 PM #18
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Didja hear Tanner Hall got hurt?
I can only use GoogleEarth at home. The work comps/connections are too slow.
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07-14-2005, 12:17 PM #19
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Originally Posted by joshbu
All of what you said (except the hi-res imagery) is in Google Earth. And it's hackable.It's idomatic, beatch.
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07-14-2005, 12:37 PM #20
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really really cool.
so where do you guys live?
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07-14-2005, 01:16 PM #21
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and where do you ski?
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07-14-2005, 04:34 PM #22
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Fear the vert, baby.
It's idomatic, beatch.
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07-14-2005, 05:05 PM #23
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Does your UFO simulator come stock with the cattle mutilation & orifice examination equipment or does that cost extra?
Calmer than you dude
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07-14-2005, 05:12 PM #24
Da TGR Hui
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This is the best timekiller ever.
Now I'm trying to see the Google version of photos I've taken.
Mont Blanc seen from Les Grand Montets
(anyone got the coordinates for Macchu Picchu?)
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07-14-2005, 07:27 PM #25
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Antarctic Science station Macchu Picchu on King George Island is at: Originally Posted by Superstar Punani
Latitude - 62 05 / Longitude - 58 28
Macchu Picchu in Peru is 75 miles north of Cusco, Peru at:
Latitude -13 07 / Longitude -72 35Good runs when you get them.
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