Nasa World Wind
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Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
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<div class="IPBDescription">I can see my apartment... FROM SPACE!!!</div><a href='http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/worldwind/features.html' target='_blank'>CLICK CLICK CLICK</a>
This program, though a pain in the arse to learn how to use, is absolutely OMG AWESOME.
Its a 3d mapping of Earth, w/ several terabytes worth of 2048x2048 (or HIGHER) res pics for practically every square inch of the earth.
You start out in space, mouse wheel zooms in, I can zoom in all the way to my apartment. :O
Its nowhere near 'instant', as it has to take quite awhile to download the photos from NASA"s database, but OMG is it cool to see a full color pic of your residence that was taken from space...
There's a 4 pixel blur that I think is my car! :D
I'm in the process of taking a 'zoom in' series of shots which I will post in a bit.
This program, though a pain in the arse to learn how to use, is absolutely OMG AWESOME.
Its a 3d mapping of Earth, w/ several terabytes worth of 2048x2048 (or HIGHER) res pics for practically every square inch of the earth.
You start out in space, mouse wheel zooms in, I can zoom in all the way to my apartment. :O
Its nowhere near 'instant', as it has to take quite awhile to download the photos from NASA"s database, but OMG is it cool to see a full color pic of your residence that was taken from space...
There's a 4 pixel blur that I think is my car! :D
I'm in the process of taking a 'zoom in' series of shots which I will post in a bit.
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I've used a similar website to map the area around my house. Its a bit of a pain to do, but the results are nice. You can pay a couple of pounds for a week's access to the really high res images.
if at all frequently, we need to start making sign to put on our roof tops <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Cool though. Images are old, I still see the WTC
Awesome, you saved me from downloading the program. My city is on there too <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
This thing is a pain in the **** to get started with heh. It can do a lot better than what has been posted here so far. :P
Click each picture for a OMG huger + more detailed version!
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How-to guide coming soonish.
...I thought the best we had was 2m per pixel...but whatever.
Then you also need to remember it's all from a global scan of the earth over 4 years (...1997-2000(1?)) or so. So...if your house is new it might not even be in there. If you want a real picture of your house from space you can ask a company to use its satellite and pay them $150 or whatever it costs.
/me goes to stalk Doomeh
/me hides in his refrigerator
<b>I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!</b>
In any case, I'll have fun with this....I must see some pictars of mein apartment XD
EDIT : Gah! LandSat7's site is down. Looks like I have to wait a bit till I can see highres pictures <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
There have been multiple satellite mapping surveys conducted since the 1970's The data recovered from these missions is fed into a database along with its coordinates. Now, All the data that has been collected is entered in this database (except for a few alterations of classified locations)
The trick is: Some of the more interesting areas get passed during every survey and thus tend to be much more detailed. The latest satellite feeds are the ones that give you the 1pixel=1 meter resolutions. However some of the areas only were picked up in the earlier passes during the 70's and 80's. The satellites back then were not as advanced. While you can still see some cool images the detail is greatly reduced.
The closer you live to a metropolitan area, or other area of interest the greater the chances of seeing a detailed image.
This software looks like it was based upon the 'keyhole' project that was started about 5-6 years ago. I am glad we are finally seeing a public version of it. Its fun stuff.
This program, though a pain in the arse to learn how to use, is absolutely OMG AWESOME.
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Sorry m8 but I saw this when it first came out <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'm really into the NASA stuff so it's kinda hard to beat me there.
Oh, and they won't do Cuba. Guess why.
(This is the process where it scans the areas surrounded by the Red Rectangle and applies the more detailed textures to it. It's the only thing that works, it uses the local database to increase the details, and it works for the US and surrounding areas only.)
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Oh, and they won't do Cuba. Guess why.
(This is the process where it scans the areas surrounded by the Red Rectangle and applies the more detailed textures to it. It's the only thing that works, it uses the local database to increase the details, and it works for the US and surrounding areas only.)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What's that I see? SAM sites? Nuclear missile silos? CASTRO SMOKING A CUBAN!?!
Or better yet, how long before someone gives a hilarious name to each location on DooM's close up, a la DooM/Quake mission screen?
Doom's House-----Shores of Hell-------Ice Cream Dude
Where the hell do you live? I have a St. John's Catholic Church nearby D:
/me stalks doom