Google Earth stuff..

**bugjuice** · 17th March 2006, 11:53

been playing with Google Earth, 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

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** · 17th March 2006, 12:00

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** · 17th March 2006, 12:03

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** · 17th March 2006, 12:11

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

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**bugjuice** · 17th March 2006, 12:13

there's a plugin to even watch aircraft during flight

**BuFfY** · 17th March 2006, 12:33

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** · 17th March 2006, 12:40

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

**Brian d marge** · 17th March 2006, 12:40

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** · 17th March 2006, 12:42

Originally Posted by skelstar

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

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

*runs and hides*

**skelstar** · 17th March 2006, 12:46

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** · 17th March 2006, 12:50

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

**skelstar** · 17th March 2006, 13:05

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** · 17th March 2006, 14:19

Originally Posted by 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.

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..."