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PostPosted: Tue May 28, 2013 5:25 pm
by Goff_nznr
FLASH EARTH appears to be more up-to-date than Google Earth. Might be handy if you want an accurate reference.



http://www.flashearth.com/


ooer...maybe not. Upon closer inspection, the "new" hangar I was looking at was, in fact, the 'old' one.

PostPosted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:36 pm
by Fozzer
Another interesting map to add to my map collection!

I always find it terrifying to zoom into a particular area (Los Angeles/San Francisco?) and realise just how much of the scenery has been completely swallowed up by human population!

The earth is rapidly becoming a concrete car park!

Paul...Map Collector!... biggrin.gif ...!

PostPosted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:42 pm
by Ian Warren
Fozzer wrote:
QUOTE (Fozzer @ May 28 2013,9:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The earth is rapidly becoming a concrete car park!

Arr thought so ... explains why the Moon has that very same texture unsure.gif

PostPosted: Tue May 28, 2013 11:09 pm
by Fozzer
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 28 2013,9:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Arr thought so ... explains why the Moon has that very same texture unsure.gif



You could be right, Ian.... ohmy.gif ...!

..a suburb of Los Angeles, surrounding the Spar-Spangled-Spanner... winkyy.gif .... winkyy.gif ... winkyy.gif ....!

Paul... laugh.gif ... laugh.gif ...!

PostPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:14 am
by dart15
Goff_nznr wrote:
QUOTE (Goff_nznr @ May 28 2013,5:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
FLASH EARTH appears to be more up-to-date than Google Earth. Might be handy if you want an accurate reference.


'fraid not. Just compare Wigram...


Good to have another reference though - thanks. (I lose too much time delving into G. Earth as it is!)

PostPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:33 am
by Ian Warren
dart15 wrote:
QUOTE (dart15 @ May 29 2013,11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
'fraid not. Just compare Wigram...

Correctormunddo .. its old pre Wiggy and lower resolution .

PostPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:52 pm
by Goff_nznr
Yeah...sorry...I was a bit over-enthusiastic at discovering a new hangar that wasn't in Google..but merely a 'mirage of my own imagination'.

Aren't you glad I'm only a pilot in the Virtual World? lol

PostPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:10 pm
by Ian Warren
Goff_nznr wrote:
QUOTE (Goff_nznr @ May 29 2013,7:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah...sorry...I was a bit over-enthusiastic

Nothing wrong with over-enthusiastic winkyy.gif , like you building your bits and pieces , the brewery being the most important biggrin.gif

PostPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 11:35 pm
by Fozzer
I suppose, now that "Google Street View" has been scanned by road; from now-on, it will always be out-of-date, unless it is all scanned by road again?

..and how often is "Google Earth" up-dated?

Its all a bit of a mystery to me, how its all done!

Paul..Google-eyed!... biggrin.gif ..!

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 2:05 am
by stewartkingswood
Some areas are considerable newer than Google certainly where I live is very new, under 3 years old

Stewart

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 9:41 am
by Goff_nznr
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jun 3 2013,7:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nothing wrong with over-enthusiastic winkyy.gif , like you building your bits and pieces , the brewery being the most important biggrin.gif



Thanks, Ian...agree with you re Tui buildings thumbup1.gif

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:30 am
by Timmo
Just remember that google tends to use the 'best' rather than newest imagery in google maps- in google earth you can view Historical imagery' which usually includes newer imagery (but of lower quality).