Google Earth
canoebabe
Hello all: I don't know if this is already common knowledge to
everyone else, but a friend just introduced us to Google Earth. You
download the free software (it doesn't take long at all -
www.googleearth.com) and then you can travel anywhere on the planet
via satellite photos! The photos are up to 3 years old, and outside
of large cities you can't see too close to the ground, but since
yesterday afternoon, we've visited the Statue of Liberty (photo was
clear to within 300 ft from the top of her head), the Great Wall of
China (from several thousand feet up), the Eiffel Tower (that was
really cool as there was a clear shadow of the tower and the tower
itself could be seen very clearly), the pyramids at Giza, the
gardens at Versailles, the Tower of London, the St. Louis Arch,
Fenway Park, and, of course, we've pinned down where our house is
here outside of Athens, GA, as close as we can make it out.
Our almost-7yo DD has taken over the laptop & is cruising the world
by herself, plugging in the names of places she wants to see, and
quickly gaining mastery of reading larger numbers, we've found, as
she reads aloud (of her own volition) the altitude at which the
photo becomes most clear.
Enjoy,
Julie H.
everyone else, but a friend just introduced us to Google Earth. You
download the free software (it doesn't take long at all -
www.googleearth.com) and then you can travel anywhere on the planet
via satellite photos! The photos are up to 3 years old, and outside
of large cities you can't see too close to the ground, but since
yesterday afternoon, we've visited the Statue of Liberty (photo was
clear to within 300 ft from the top of her head), the Great Wall of
China (from several thousand feet up), the Eiffel Tower (that was
really cool as there was a clear shadow of the tower and the tower
itself could be seen very clearly), the pyramids at Giza, the
gardens at Versailles, the Tower of London, the St. Louis Arch,
Fenway Park, and, of course, we've pinned down where our house is
here outside of Athens, GA, as close as we can make it out.
Our almost-7yo DD has taken over the laptop & is cruising the world
by herself, plugging in the names of places she wants to see, and
quickly gaining mastery of reading larger numbers, we've found, as
she reads aloud (of her own volition) the altitude at which the
photo becomes most clear.
Enjoy,
Julie H.
Sandra Dodd
Marty looked for Times Square, but said the ground was hard to find
in NYC. Central Park was easy. <g>
Then he looked at Rome and found the Colliseum. VERY cool. And he
found his friend's house in Stanley, New Mexico.
in NYC. Central Park was easy. <g>
Then he looked at Rome and found the Colliseum. VERY cool. And he
found his friend's house in Stanley, New Mexico.
On Feb 21, 2006, at 1:21 PM, canoebabe wrote:
> Hello all: I don't know if this is already common knowledge to
> everyone else, but a friend just introduced us to Google Earth. You
> download the free software (it doesn't take long at all -
> www.googleearth.com) and then you can travel anywhere on the planet
> via satellite photos! The photos are up to 3 years old, and outside
> of large cities you can't see too close to the ground, but since
> yesterday afternoon, we've visited the Statue of Liberty (photo was
> clear to within 300 ft from the top of her head), the Great Wall of
> China (from several thousand feet up), the Eiffel Tower (that was
> really cool as there was a clear shadow of the tower and the tower
> itself could be seen very clearly), the pyramids at Giza, the
> gardens at Versailles, the Tower of London, the St. Louis Arch,
> Fenway Park, and, of course, we've pinned down where our house is
> here outside of Athens, GA, as close as we can make it out.
> Our almost-7yo DD has taken over the laptop & is cruising the world
> by herself, plugging in the names of places she wants to see, and
> quickly gaining mastery of reading larger numbers, we've found, as
> she reads aloud (of her own volition) the altitude at which the
> photo becomes most clear.
> Enjoy,
> Julie H.
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Suzanne LaPierre
I love Google Earth. It has a search feature where you can enter
latitude and longitude coordinates, so I can sort of "cheat" when I go
geocaching. Some cache sites are seen crystal clear, and I know exactly
where to look. If I can't find the cache then, I need to give up. :)
Suzanne
latitude and longitude coordinates, so I can sort of "cheat" when I go
geocaching. Some cache sites are seen crystal clear, and I know exactly
where to look. If I can't find the cache then, I need to give up. :)
Suzanne
Joyce Fetteroll
On Feb 21, 2006, at 3:21 PM, canoebabe wrote:
mentioned it and found it only for PeeCees, it's now available for
Macs too :-)
Joyce
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> YouFor Macophiles who checked this out several months ago when someone
> download the free software (it doesn't take long at all -
> www.googleearth.com)
mentioned it and found it only for PeeCees, it's now available for
Macs too :-)
Joyce
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