Google Earth

[AUXRVIII]

I'm bit of a Google Earth whore at the moment and I thought it would be a great idea to start a thread posting images of interesting places around the world.
To start with I've got Fords proving ground & Ayres Rock.

[gthofan]

that is incredible man
now get the lang lang holden proving ground!!!

[AUXRVIII]

Originally Posted by gthofan

that is incredible man
now get the lang lang holden proving ground!!!

Here you go.
I am not responsible for the crap quality image.

[Martyvan]

Thats Preetty cool... just look for a huge ring instead of an oval for lang lang....

[rodderz]

First time i used Google Earth I couldnt get off the bloody thing, you can tour the world in your seat. Good thing is you can switch on the placetags and see info on attractions, movie sites, famous houses, and historical sites. My brother looked up all the hotels he was staying in across Europe for his honeymoon, quite handy

[M14A-Mclaren]

Probably easier for people to post up their 'My places' file than post up pictures.

[gthofan]

that is soo cool, thanks for that AUXRVIII
i would download it, but ive only got dial up.

[Falcon_Power_06]

Originally Posted by gthofan

that is soo cool, thanks for that AUXRVIII
i would download it, but ive only got dial up.

i feel your same pain i looked at it at school its very interesting indeed.

[MotherNatureVer2]

We have this ..... it is excellent I must say ;)

Not sure who uses it more .... the kids or the Other Half :P

[JAJH]

The Hollywood sign..(LARGE PIC HERE)



The sunken Arizona at Pearl Harbour.. (LARGE PIC HERE)

[gthofan]

someone do bathurst and the mcg please!!!

[AUXRVIII]

MCG

[JAJH]

MCG... (LARGE PIC HERE)

[gthofan]

how recent are these images??? the mcg stand is still being built in that 1

[Falcon_Power_06]

Originally Posted by gthofan

how recent are these images??? the mcg stand is still being built in that 1

i was thinking the same thing around america all the detail is much better and more recent than aussie places.

[MotherNatureVer2]

Apparently the piccys are anything from 2000 ........ We have found that the closer to the big smoke the more recent piccys ...........

The one of our place is missing a dam that was built in 2000 so this seems correct ........

[JAJH]

Tsunami ravaged Banda Aceh, Indonesia.. (LARGE PIC HERE)

[Aussie Falcon]

Some weird x-files thing in China:

"man-made landscape in a remote part of China ...... small-scale model of a piece of territory complete with snow-topped mountains, streams and valleys"

Story here: http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/xfile...166503699.html

[mad machs]

Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire UK.

[Aussie Falcon]

Originally Posted by Aussie Falcon

Some weird x-files thing in China:

"man-made landscape in a remote part of China ...... small-scale model of a piece of territory complete with snow-topped mountains, streams and valleys"

Story here: http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/xfile...166503699.html

They finally figured out what the above was:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/chine...593217781.html

"The mysterious man-made landscape recently "discovered" by eagle-eyed Google Earth spotters in a remote part of China is almost certainly a tank training ground."

[seano14]

now i understand why my everest looks different. in the options i set my "elevation exaggeration" to 2. heights become more clear, but the difference is so big between Shockwave XR8's that maybe we have some other detail settings set differently also, i dunno

here's my everest

[Sledgehammer]

OK guys how about this one, did you all know that their is a space shuttle in Moscow? Check this out

[gthofan]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

OK guys how about this one, did you all know that their is a space shuttle in Moscow? Check this out

looks a bugger to park ey hahhaa

[jimmy_c]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

OK guys how about this one, did you all know that their is a space shuttle in Moscow? Check this out

what the hell is that doing there. Surely they arent working on it are they :

[EFFalcon]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

OK guys how about this one, did you all know that their is a space shuttle in Moscow? Check this out

thats actually in a small amusement park

[WILDTRAKPX2]

Originally Posted by seano14

now i understand why my everest looks different. in the options i set my "elevation exaggeration" to 2. heights become more clear, but the difference is so big between Shockwave XR8's that maybe we have some other detail settings set differently also, i dunno

here's my everest

seano, you're right. I obtained the correct coordinates and found it. I was looking at a mountain very close to everest :

[LTDHO]

When I started using this I couldn't get off. But I used the free version which doesn't zoom in very far.

I looked at my house to identify what yeah it was (due to the cars in the driveway) the images are early 2000's

[TheSneakiness]

I was using Google Earth the other day and noticed that the pics for here have been updated somewhat.

When I zoomed in on work when we first had it, could see it clear as a bell, but if you look there now, you can't see it, because of cloud coverage.

[jim1606]

Other than london, you cant really get any decent images of the UK :(

[JD86]

i looked up the pyramids the other day, but did it at school, cant do it at home as my comp is crap, so someone look it up and post it, its a good look