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ddolde

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« on: March 07, 2006, 01:46:49 am »

This is most amazing.

http://earth.google.com/
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Gary Ferguson

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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2006, 02:55:04 am »

Spooky that you made that post now. I was in a photography store just yesterday when one of the guys there that I know there called me over and showed me Google Earth on his PC, saying how's that for resolution!

I guess it demonstrates how stitching delivers the absolute ultimate in image quality.
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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2006, 08:30:49 am »

Its really fun to go to known places and observe the time of year and for that matter what year the satelite pass was taken.

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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2006, 07:37:08 am »

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http://earth.google.com/
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Peter McLennan

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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2006, 10:11:57 am »

Recently, my home connectivity went from 20 kbps dial-up to 1.5 mbps wireless.  On a friend's recommendation, the first thing I did was install Google Earth.  I nearly fell off my chair.
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2006, 03:44:24 pm »

And according to CNN a few days ago, there is now a Google Mars. Though I haven't checked.
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2006, 03:50:27 pm »

Google Earth used to be a $200 program by some other company (forget the name) until the big G gobbled it up.

When the Iraqi war started some news organizations were using it to show 3D maps of where battles were taking place.

Google Maps Moon: http://moon.google.com/
Mars: http://www.google.com/mars/
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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2006, 06:19:58 pm »

I was watching Discovery HD the other night and saw one of their Science Updates in HD.  It was about the satellite sent to Mars that's orbiting and taking pictures of the ground from however high up it is.  I think it could be the source of Google Mars images.  Anway, a woman described the imaging sensor as a "push broom" type that scans the ground as it passes over.  She said the resulting image is equivalent to a 1200 megapixel camera!! Each pixel corresponds to 1 sq ft on the ground, FROM OUTER SPACE!! I was floored by that information.  I mean with all the talk about lens resolution power, 39MP backs, it pales in comparison to the optics NASA uses. Does anyone else find this profound?

Sam
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2006, 12:17:25 am »

If I had that kind of a budget, I could have some serious resolving power too.
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