Google has introduced something incredible: on Google maps, if you click on “satellite” and enter any address, you get a satellite picture. Here's my house; warning: this is VERY addictive.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear the pictures are in real time. Because I was planning on zooming in on Yankee Stadium, refreshing every few seconds, and thus “watching” this afternoon’s Yanks-Sox game (which Boston won, by the way). Sure beats the further-behind-than-ever ESPN Gamecast.
I forget where I read it, but I believe the satillite images are from a database a few years old
Posted by: jaws at April 6, 2005 11:08 PMI forget where I read it, but I believe the satillite images are from a database a few years old
Posted by: jaws at April 6, 2005 11:09 PMYeah, its old. But I'm still having fun zooming in on every naval base possible. Note to Google: You need to get higher resolution images of Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Bill McCabe at April 7, 2005 07:23 AMTry this link:
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/addressimage.aspx?t=1&s=10&Lon=-73.96331939&Lat=40.80362182&Alon=-73.96331939&Alat=40.80362182&w=1&opt=0&addr=1040+Amsterdam+Ave%2c+New+York%2c+NY+10025&qs=1040+Amsterdam+Ave%7cNEW+YORK%7cNEW+YORK%7c
the images generally have better resolution, and they magnify in closer. All photos are black and white.
These sites are really fun...I zero in on sports fields, etc. and other landmarks. I might have to try area 51 or whtever, just to see if the FBI shows up at my house.
yes, the images are about 8 years old.
Posted by: John B. at April 7, 2005 09:31 AMThe World Trade Center is gone, so the Manhattan images can't be that old. But i checked out my old stomping grounds in Wisconsin, and the resolution was much worse, so NYC may be its own data set.
Posted by: Ben Dreyfus at April 7, 2005 03:12 PMA little bit big brother for my taste, but still cool.
Posted by: Petitedov at April 7, 2005 03:25 PMMapquest used to have this exact same feature until they stopped paying one of the image companies for rights to use the pictures.
Posted by: Matthew :) at April 7, 2005 07:23 PM