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General Topics => Techniques => Topic started by: Prometheus on May 16, 2006, 06:01:31 PM

Title: Satelite Imagery ptII
Post by: Prometheus on May 16, 2006, 06:01:31 PM
I saw a post on "Satelite Imagery" that didn't include google earth or google maps. Google maps is an online program for satellite imagery and directions, Google earth is the same but is a downloadable program. These have been really helpful for me for scouting a location before going out on the ground. If you've got an address just put it in. For intersections just put the two street names with an amphersand (&) between them, followed by the city and state. For coordinates just use the at symbol (@) followed by number for north/south (if north it is a positive number, if south it would be a negative) then a comma, then the east/west number (if east it is a positive number, if west it is a negative number).

Hope this information helps somebody out there!
Title: Re: Satelite Imagery ptII
Post by: Dakiel on May 16, 2006, 11:19:58 PM
Thanks, we use Google Earth on the main page and in profiles.

http://www.insanebunkers.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=71&action=googlemap (http://www.insanebunkers.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=71&action=googlemap)


Welcome to the board.
Title: Re: Satelite Imagery ptII
Post by: zen p. the ebastard on August 24, 2006, 09:18:07 AM
The problem with Google maps is that sometimes its resolution is too low, i.e. that the map can't take you close enough to to the destination for one to get a good fix on the details of the target.
Title: Re: Satelite Imagery ptII
Post by: DeMiNe0 on August 24, 2006, 10:21:35 AM
http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/ has better resolution then google maps. Give it a try.
Title: Re: Satelite Imagery ptII
Post by: Az17 on June 04, 2010, 07:11:48 PM
I hear that "Bing" is pretty good in that you can view images from an angle.
Title: Re: Satelite Imagery ptII
Post by: Kabli on June 08, 2010, 02:31:49 PM
Quote from: azeron17 on June 04, 2010, 07:11:48 PM
I hear that "Bing" is pretty good in that you can view images from an angle.

Bing.com/maps is phenomenal! i use it all the time before going to a place.