Better than Google Earth?

[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.

[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!... ...!

[Ian Warren]

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

[Fozzer]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 28 2013,9:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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

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

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

Paul... ... ...!

[dart15]

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!)

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (dart15 @ May 29 2013,11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

'fraid not. Just compare Wigram...

Correctormunddo .. its old pre Wiggy and lower resolution .

[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

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Goff_nznr @ May 29 2013,7:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah...sorry...I was a bit over-enthusiastic

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

[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I suppose, now that "Google Street View" has been scanned by road; from now-on, it will always be out-of-date, unless it is all scanned by road again?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!... ..!

[stewartkingswood]

Some areas are considerable newer than Google certainly where I live is very new, under 3 years old

Stewart

[Goff_nznr]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jun 3 2013,7:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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

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

[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).