In article <1127912783.336258.270470@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rec.hunting discussion list" <HUNTING@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh, Google Earth is great. I've been using it since it was Keyhole.
> But, as mentioned by Jeff, the Google images (Maps and Earth come from
> the same database, I think) focus primarily on urban areas. Many of the
> rural areas are not high resolution images.
>
> If you are looking for good images of your hunting spot, I suggest
> checking both out.
>
> With Google Earth, you can create points on the map, you can measure
> distances, and do other stuff that you won't be able to do with a base
> image from Terraserver.
Search for The National Map--- it's an interactive map similar to Google
Earth, but with USGS and lots of outher govt. rata avilable as overlays.
Re: Map Calibration Using Google Earth ... Happy Trails wrote: ... I have a paper map of a place on the other side of the earth from ... and placing those locations onto Google Earth and actually ...terraserver images are better than google earth in remote areas. ... (sci.geo.satellite-nav)
Re: Lat/Lon waypoints for GPS ... on the above sector in the map.... this you need the free MrSid viewer from LizardTech, ... The result was poor compared to Google Earth.... Google Earth uses thes images from NASA to compile it's own images, ... (uk.rec.sailing)
Re: Satellite news pictures ... >>> While watching the news the Beeb showed what looked like satellite ... >>> I've had a play with Google Earth but the images of Britain leave a lot ... more up-to-date images of most of the UK and comes bundled with OS ... The best thing about the Memory Map images is that it maps ... (uk.media.tv.misc)
Re: Guys, check out terraserver! ... But, as mentioned by Jeff, the Google images (Maps and Earth come from ... I think) focus primarily on urban areas.... With Google Earth, you can create points on the map, you can measure ... (rec.hunting)
Re: Anyone tried using Google Earth to view a family tree? ... I've put together a file for my Skinner tree which shows the kind of ... If you have a copy of Google Earth you can view it ... The above tree was produced from a GEDCOM export using the Map My ...son was posted to open a branch of the family ... (soc.genealogy.britain)
