Matusalem Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 I'm curious....how many of you explore destinations and places using Google Earth?
The Doctor Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 I've been mapping out the shore excursions on our upcoming cruise using Google Earth. :) Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that?
jim hawkins Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Me! Use it at work too. Tho I prefer NASA's World Wind . GE tends more towards travel/commercial uses, WW tends more towards Earth Science.
Dorian Lasseter Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Hmmm... Been using GE for a time now... even played with Google Mars for fun... World Wind, eh Jim-lad? Free download is it? Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org
jim hawkins Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Aye it is. Whereas Google Earth will do add-ons like where all the starbucks are, World Wind will do add-ons where all the volcanoes are. World Wind
Red Cat Jenny Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Wow Jim a nice resource! I was using GE to tour the islands but I will try this one. Don't need to map Starbucks LOL Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Barbados Sam Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 I use it for Geocaching. It has a version that shows cache locations. Very cool! "There be the chest, inside be the gold, we took them all. Spent them and traded them. We frittered them away on drink and food and pleasurable company. The more we gave them away, the more we came to realize... the drink would not satisfy, food turned to ash in our mouths, and all the pleasurable company in the world could not slake our lust. We are cursed men....Compelled by greed we were, and now we are consumed by it."
MajorChaos Posted November 24, 2006 Posted November 24, 2006 Aye it is. Whereas Google Earth will do add-ons like where all the starbucks are, World Wind will do add-ons where all the volcanoes are. World Wind Google earth has a few add-on overlays or whatever they call them. There's ones for meteor craters, volvanos, planes in flight, wierd anomolies, strange markings etc. check out: http://www.googleearthhacks.com/ and http://www.gearthblog.com/ Chaos, panic, pandemonium - my work here is done. Master-At-Arms, Crew Of The Vigilant Baltimore Maryland Based 17th & 18th Century Naval Living History Crew Of The Vigilant
Captain_Jack_Sparrow Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Google earth is, as they say, the beeze knees.... Ifin ye like that sort o' thing might I also suggest Celestia and Stellarium Good for ifin ye need to be plottin yer next course, eh?
Capt.Trade.Wind Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Aye, adding my name of the people that use GE for exploring the coast I one day hope to sail... I might have to give the other a try. It is downloading now.
Salty Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 to be sure wish they woulda told us bout world wind in all those classes taken, thanks mate Mud Slinging Pyromanic , Errrrrr Ship's Potter at ye service Vagabond's Rogue Potter Wench First Mate of the Fairge Iolaire Me weapons o choice be lots o mud, sharp pointy sticks, an string
Red-Handed Jill Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Have you tried www.mapmsg.com? Satellite pics that you can zoom in on. I've seen my house and even my boat.
Capt.Trade.Wind Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Have you tried www.mapmsg.com? Satellite pics that you can zoom in on. I've seen my house and even my boat. I can't get zoomed far enought in to see the Captain's Crib. Though I can barly make out my roof.
Matusalem Posted February 24, 2007 Author Posted February 24, 2007 My dad's boat is not in the slip at his marina so I know he's out pirating somewhere in the Chesapeake bay. I surely wish the Bahamas and the UK would have better resolution on ther sat photos, it's so hard to see Southampton or Bristol up close.
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