What happened to the Messenger Plus! forums on msghelp.net?
Shoutbox » MsgHelp Archive » Skype & Technology » Tech Talk » satallite photos

satallite photos
Author: Message:
WDZ
Former Admin
*****

Avatar

Posts: 7106
Reputation: 107
– / Male / Flag
Joined: Mar 2002
RE: satallite photos
http://terraserver-usa.com/
http://www.terraserver.com/
Search Google for more...

Those sites are not up-to-date... it's impossible for regular people to get current satellite photos of any location they want. You'd have to be a company or agency with the required access/authorization/technology/money, and even then it would probably be difficult, because there are a limited number of satellites, and each camera can only be looking at one place at a time. :-/

Also, you can't really zoom in on people's houses. At best, you can identify each house, but the satellites typically don't zoom in enough to get any details. Here's an example of a standard satellite photo of a city zoomed in as much as possible without losing quality...

[Image: attachment.php?pid=392630]

You can identify a house if you know where to look, but there are no details at all. :p

.jpg File Attachment: sat_example.jpg (37.44 KB)
This file has been downloaded 1381 time(s).

This post was edited on 02-28-2005 at 06:10 AM by WDZ.
02-28-2005 05:54 AM
Profile PM Web Find Quote Report
« Next Oldest Return to Top Next Newest »

Messages In This Thread
satallite photos - by alewington on 02-28-2005 at 05:38 AM
RE: satallite photos - by J.J on 02-28-2005 at 05:52 AM
RE: satallite photos - by WDZ on 02-28-2005 at 05:54 AM
RE: satallite photos - by *Saint* on 02-28-2005 at 06:43 AM
RE: satallite photos - by expert on 02-28-2005 at 06:50 AM
RE: satallite photos - by WDZ on 02-28-2005 at 06:59 AM
RE: RE: satallite photos - by Supersonicdarky on 02-28-2005 at 12:23 PM
RE: satallite photos - by *Saint* on 02-28-2005 at 07:14 AM
RE: satallite photos - by FrozernFire on 02-28-2005 at 11:45 AM
RE: satallite photos - by John Anderton on 02-28-2005 at 11:53 AM
RE: satallite photos - by Hank on 02-28-2005 at 12:07 PM
RE: satallite photos - by Ezra on 02-28-2005 at 04:13 PM
RE: satallite photos - by King For A Day on 02-28-2005 at 04:32 PM
RE: satallite photos - by Menthix on 02-28-2005 at 06:18 PM
RE: satallite photos - by *Saint* on 02-28-2005 at 07:08 PM
RE: satallite photos - by SikStyles on 02-28-2005 at 08:11 PM
RE: satallite photos - by Vilkku on 02-28-2005 at 08:37 PM


Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
View a Printable Version
Send this Thread to a Friend
Subscribe | Add to Favorites
Rate This Thread:

Forum Jump:

Forum Rules:
You cannot post new threads
You cannot post replies
You cannot post attachments
You can edit your posts
HTML is Off
myCode is On
Smilies are On
[img] Code is On