Heh, yeah it's pretty cool. You guys should check out the <a href='http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/entrance/index.php?Cat=' target='_blank'>keyhole BBS</a> and then check the forum for a massive amount of cool stuff you can see/do.
You can add overlays to your map by importing photos from the web, so naturally you can use weather.com radar images to have a up to date weather report actually placed over the earth. You can import flickr photos forthe local area by using <a href='http://www.flickr.com/groups/topic/50193/' target='_blank'>this</a> little hack. And im sure there will be more KML hacks created in the coming months.
I live in england, we are just blurs <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
most of the UK is a blur with one or two square areas strangely photographed in more detail. I luckily live in one of the more detailed places but I found out that only america gets 3D buildings... oh what a surprise ¬.¬
<b>edit:</b> nevermind, after seeing the 3d blocks of grey they call buildings it's no real loss :3
I just wish they'd take some high rez piccies of scotlands two major cities... edinburgh and glasgow are both a blur and for some reason glasgow shows up as if it was the main city even though edinburgh is the actual capital and requires you to zoom in lots closer before it pops up :/
Well look at it this way. Nobody has enough time to go to EVERY city to give details of EACH and EVERY building.
Well, I'm still disappointed because of that. I wanted to get a 3D-esque picture of my primary school to bring some nostalgia....but sadly, no non-US 3D buildings like stated <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That's my street, or my town... I'm not really sure. Plugged in my post code then zoomed out a bit. I think that grey box at the bottom right is my old school (my house backed onto it's playing fields) but I'm really not sure.
Damn racist google not taking images of the UK! There are higher resolution images of deserts in America than there are of Birmingham in England <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
^^ My school in somewhat high detail <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Note that directly to the east there's some....construction work, which is VERY recent.
<i>Google America.</i> Hmmm. An interesting idea. I'm sure Bin Laden will be faxing his congrulations to Google. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Google UK please next,oh mighty Googlers. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Haze+Jul 3 2005, 10:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Haze @ Jul 3 2005, 10:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah I was looking around Iraq and Afganistan hoping to find Osama just kicking it in the desert.
That'd be funny. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I can't decide whats worse, the fact you said it, or that you probably believe it
<!--QuoteBegin-Haze+Jul 3 2005, 11:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Haze @ Jul 3 2005, 11:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh I was lookin' Commie. I was lookin' <i>hard...</i> Gonna get me a metal of honor! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Try medal <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> OH NOES GRAMMAR NAZI...
I still say Google = Skynet. JHAUN KHAUNNAR! KHAUM WHIFF MEH HIFF YHU VHANT TU LIHVE
lol, none of my towns are 3d, or even very good looking...I guess Omaha Nebraska isn't cool enough <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Then again, I can see WHY Joplin, Missouri would be..anything in Missouri as a matter of fact D:
<!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Jul 3 2005, 12:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Jul 3 2005, 12:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Haze+Jul 3 2005, 11:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Haze @ Jul 3 2005, 11:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Oh I was lookin' Commie. I was lookin' <i>hard...</i> Gonna get me a metal of honor! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Try medal <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> OH NOES GRAMMAR NAZI...
I still say Google = Skynet. JHAUN KHAUNNAR! KHAUM WHIFF MEH HIFF YHU VHANT TU LIHVE <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> How could I miss that
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<!--QuoteBegin-BadKarma+Jul 4 2005, 06:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BadKarma @ Jul 4 2005, 06:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I got the 7 day trial of the professional model. It's intense. Baghdad is really crazy looking. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> What, does it have everything in 3D?
And also, what must I do to get my buildings in 3D WITH textures?
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You guys should check out the <a href='http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/entrance/index.php?Cat=' target='_blank'>keyhole BBS</a> and then check the forum for a massive amount of cool stuff you can see/do.
You can add overlays to your map by importing photos from the web, so naturally you can use weather.com radar images to have a up to date weather report actually placed over the earth.
You can import flickr photos forthe local area by using <a href='http://www.flickr.com/groups/topic/50193/' target='_blank'>this</a> little hack.
And im sure there will be more KML hacks created in the coming months.
Google just keep getting better.
<img src='http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4152/newbitmapimage3li.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Scaaariiieeeee.
<b>edit:</b> nevermind, after seeing the 3d blocks of grey they call buildings it's no real loss :3
I just wish they'd take some high rez piccies of scotlands two major cities... edinburgh and glasgow are both a blur and for some reason glasgow shows up as if it was the main city even though edinburgh is the actual capital and requires you to zoom in lots closer before it pops up :/
Well, I'm still disappointed because of that. I wanted to get a 3D-esque picture of my primary school to bring some nostalgia....but sadly, no non-US 3D buildings like stated <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I hope the major cities get done though.
That's my street, or my town... I'm not really sure. Plugged in my post code then zoomed out a bit. I think that grey box at the bottom right is my old school (my house backed onto it's playing fields) but I'm really not sure.
Damn racist google not taking images of the UK! There are higher resolution images of deserts in America than there are of Birmingham in England <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
They might as well have written "<i>here be dragons</i>" on any co-ordinate outside the USA.
<img src='http://xs35.xs.to/pics/05260/ek.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
^^ My school in somewhat high detail <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Note that directly to the east there's some....construction work, which is VERY recent.
Hmmm. An interesting idea. I'm sure Bin Laden will be faxing his congrulations to Google. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Google UK please next,oh mighty Googlers. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That'd be funny.
That'd be funny. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I can't decide whats worse, the fact you said it, or that you probably believe it
Try medal <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> OH NOES GRAMMAR NAZI...
I still say Google = Skynet. JHAUN KHAUNNAR! KHAUM WHIFF MEH HIFF YHU VHANT TU LIHVE
You'd think it'd be in "user-defined collection"...
Try medal <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> OH NOES GRAMMAR NAZI...
I still say Google = Skynet. JHAUN KHAUNNAR! KHAUM WHIFF MEH HIFF YHU VHANT TU LIHVE <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> How could I miss that
Best written Schwarzenegger imitation EVER.
It's keyhole, but now its *FREE*. :D
At least for the basic version.
<img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/TerranGrunt/oldstuff.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
What, does it have everything in 3D?
And also, what must I do to get my buildings in 3D WITH textures?