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[Klenchblaize]

Recently had an e-mail from friend who lives in Las Vegas. Having sent him my new address he took great delight in winding me up by saying he could see my
Land-Rover parked in the drive from the comfort of his den!

Now, I’ve tried the google web site that is pretty good at homing-in on buildings throughout central London from a satellite, but I couldn’t even find my village let alone house and Land-Rover when I pushed it into rural areas of Kent, so I’m keen to know what other subscription sites, with HIGH resolution, are available to the public here? Suggestions for the best most appreciated please.

Cheers

 

[Challenger]

Microsofts Autoroute Express 2006 as a link to Windows Local Live powered by Virtual Earth, which gives high resolution images down to 50 mtrs in some areas. It does covers all of Kent.

http://local.live.com

This might help.

Challenger

 

[scanker]

Google earth is the only one I can think of. Is it google earth you've tried, or something different? PM me your postcode if you don't want to post it in public (or one near you) and I'll have a look.

If you want to install it yourself it's available at http://earth.google.com/.

As an example, here's my house (suburbs of Cardiff). Some areas are better covered than others.

 

[beach bum]

Mmmm looks like somewhere in Llanedeyrn/ Pentwyn to me , unless someone's moved their car recently.

Same site shows a very quiet car park at the shopping centre and I can tell by the shadows on my garage roof that it's between 3.15 and 3.30, but my car isn't outside the house, prolly at the beach.

regards

beach bum

 

[Cap'n Badger]

Didn't know there were so many peeps in Cardiff on this Forum.......shout out from the 'riverside' forest posse....... ...I love google earth, but the images are at least 6 years old........would be nice t' get something that was 'updated' on a reg basis

 

[scanker]

It is Llanedeyrn, as you say beachbum, and about 5 years old I think.

 

[locum76]

nasa has an amazingly res downlaodable global map thingy on its website but i cant remember what its called. it has all sorts of ecological data as well as maps and photography. gregorach might know what its called.

 

[locum76]

res downlaodable

thats high res and downloadable.

 

[Draven]

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/

Nasa has a few listed there...

 

[Tengu]

Yes, Dad was so annoyed when a neigbour told him he had three cars in his high fenced garden...

 

[havingagiraffe]

As an example, here's my house (suburbs of Cardiff). Some areas are better covered than others.

Here's another one....quite addictive until the novelty wears off :why:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps

P.S. Is that *ryn *inwydden or another of the estates near the Aldi supermarket? The "back to front" houses with road to the rear and foot path to the front look familiar. :thinkerg:

P.P.S. Any of the Cardiff bushcraft massive going to the Mela tomorrow?

 

[scanker]

No, they are back to front houses though, in Llanedeyrn. I know where you mean in Pentwyn though.

 

[Kepis]

This is great, checked out http://local.live.com/ and i can even see my fish pond, and the six slabs in the garden where the washing line sits



George Orwell eat your heart out

 

[Wenie]

P.P.S. Any of the Cardiff bushcraft massive going to the Mela tomorrow?

I am!

 

[havingagiraffe]

I am!

Me too.

 

[havingagiraffe]

No, they are back to front houses though, in Llanedeyrn. I know where you mean in Pentwyn though.

Close. But no cigar.