Google Earth stuff..

[bugjuice]

been playing with Google Earth (http://www.earth.google.com/), and found some real cool places. One of them is this Holden Proving Ground.. I have a cuz who works for Holden, I wonder if she could get me and the bike on there..?? Plugins here too (http://www.googleearthhacks.com/)

Anyway, I thought the whole program is cool, cos altho most of NZ is in lowish resolution, you can still make out some race tracks, and others around the world, and find out other stuff like hotels and airport etc..
Unfortunately not great enough that I could fine a new squid patch..

oh, but it's free, and a great way to use up some of that bandwidth..

[skelstar]

Buggy - have they got the Mac version yet?...or is it all server-side stuff?
Edit - Actually, found it on the main site. Sorry.

[bugjuice]

yup, playing on it now..
have you seen Tokyo? talk about SimCity..

I've just been to the Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty too. Shame I didn't remember my camera. Boss would be impressed.
It's a shame a lot of NZ stuff is lower res too
In the high res areas, there's 3d mountains you can revolve around too.. now, where did I put Everest..?

various shots, to show the 3D effect of Mt Everest.. don't look that big..

[skelstar]

Ooo...try and find the Eagles Nest in the Bavarian mountains!!! Now that would be cool :).

[bugjuice]

there's a plugin to even watch aircraft during flight

[BuFfY]

You can see my house on it!! Whangaparaoa is better than Auckland for some weird reason. Its quite old though... do you have to download new ones to get the new photos??

[skelstar]

Our neferious plan worked Buggy...now lets bomb buFfy's house!!!

[Brian d marge]

I Used it to follow the Paris Dakar, here is Rashida looking Se .
A bit to low resolution . Google Maps is better I can Find my house in Tokyo with that !

Stephen

[BuFfY]

Our neferious plan worked Buggy...now lets bomb buFfy's house!!!

But I didn't tell you where it was!!

*runs and hides*

[skelstar]

Dammit I suck at this.
Either you tell us where it is or we just carpet bomb Whangaparoa Pen. Theres a few plastic houses and contrived mediteranian rivera type developments I like to melt to the ground.
Man...I need a coffee.

[BuFfY]

Um... the one with the blue roof!! Not many on the Pen... basically hickville....

[skelstar]

Ok...*ahem* everybody...quiet at the back...if anyone lives on the Whangaparoa Peninsula who has a blue roof, youre f*cked. Thanks to Google Earth. Push the button.

[ManDownUnder]

Ok...*ahem* everybody...quiet at the back...if anyone lives on the Whangaparoa Peninsula who has a blue roof, youre f*cked. Thanks to Google Earth. Push the button.

Mate if the usual story is to be believed, the whole peninsula's fucked.

"collateral damage"

"Sir - We got the bastard but couldn't have predicted the way the rest of the place went up in flames. It was the smallest nuke we could find..."

[Big Chim]

Man this program is unreal. just checking out my old neighbourhood in santa cruz. Ahh the memories.:Punk:

[MidnightMike]

What about world wind?, thats the shizz too :headbang:

[bugjuice]

type in "allied airstrip, tucson" and head north/east a little from where it drops you

[skelstar]

Any chance of a screenshot buggy? Dont have google earth at work. Ta.

[bugjuice]

the worlds largest 'airfix' place..

kinda linked to this thread (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=17527), click on the link in my post, in this thread, to find out about it.. it's a 5 minute mini-doco on it. But just to use Google Earth to explore round it is pretty cool..

[skelstar]

Fark. Thats pretty impressive.
Ta B.:niceone:

[bugjuice]

later I'm gonna have a look for the space shuttle launch pad..
what else is there..??

[skelstar]

Cupertino? the 'mecca'. :)

[bugjuice]

hell, I've had that as a desktop for years...

[skelstar]

Nice. char[10]

[Sniper]

http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/dfp-Cool-Google-Earth-Places.html
Few cool pics

[bugjuice]

yeah, wondered about a few things like that. Must go look for the pyramids and Ozzy's house.. ooooo and John Travolta's house

[Zed]

Google Earth is a great app, i have varying bouts of enthusiasm with it though, great entertainment when visitors are over. A better program is Nasas World Wind, but the file size is huge compared to GE and you need a pretty fast computer to make it run smooth. :niceone:

Some s/shots are attached from GE after reading Buggys 1st post.

[bugjuice]

was just thinking about the TG test track..

the Rome one, is that the leaning tower of pizza?


mmmmmmmmm pizza..