+Cherokeecacher Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Check out this map service Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I'm not sure if it's the same one (I'm relunctant to download the dingus to this machine), but I think that's one we were playing with at work a while back. And, yes, it's VERY cool. I don't think they have access to anything others don't, but there interface was such that you grabbed terrain with your "hand" and yanked it toward you. There was a little momentum to it, so you'd go past the point a little and then swing back, which made me feel slightly motion sick. But it's a very godlike experience. Quote Link to comment
+Tzoid Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 And the company making it has just (today) been aquired by Google Corp. (http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/keyhole.html) Wonder what they will use it for? Quote Link to comment
MMACH 5 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Of course its Windows only. Quote Link to comment
+Blue Bomb Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Of course its Windows only. Bummer. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 (edited) Very cool indeed. This will help you pinpoint the coordinate location of the geocache. I find zooming it down to about the 800' level of altitude is about the best zoomed in resolution you can get. That'll be about 2 meters resolution by my rough calculation of a recent geocache I found this weekend. The 3-D features are very cool and can help even further. The controls are very easy to use. I wonder if EraSeek would be pleased to know the location of his Ebey Bluffs was easily visible this way? I just may pay for this when I can afford the $30. Edited October 27, 2004 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 (edited) Anyone gonna buy the professional version? Edited October 28, 2004 by Doc-Dean Quote Link to comment
Midnight Rider Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I just installed the trial version of this and its pretty neat... not worth $30 IMHO. Not enough detail in the rural areas for me. I enjoy getting out in the woods where theres more trees than people. You can get much better results with TerraClient or USAPhotomaps and both of those are free :-) USAPhotoMaps = http://jdmcox.com/ TerraClient = http://billfriedrich.tripod.com/ Quote Link to comment
+Cherokeecacher Posted October 29, 2004 Author Share Posted October 29, 2004 Anyone gonna buy the professional version? If they do, I want to be their friend. Quote Link to comment
+globalgirl Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 You can get much better results with TerraClient or USAPhotomaps and both of those are free :-) USAPhotoMaps = http://jdmcox.com/ TerraClient = http://billfriedrich.tripod.com/ Which of those two do you like better MR? The USAPhotoMaps or the Terra Client? I'm looking for something that has aerial maps where I can drop in wpts when designing multi caches. Is there something online that I could use? Quote Link to comment
+RocketMan Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 You can get much better results with TerraClient or USAPhotomaps and both of those are free :-) USAPhotoMaps = http://jdmcox.com/ TerraClient = http://billfriedrich.tripod.com/ Which of those two do you like better MR? The USAPhotoMaps or the Terra Client? I'm looking for something that has aerial maps where I can drop in wpts when designing multi caches. Is there something online that I could use? Interesting, I just tried TerraClient for the first time. I have used USAPhotoMaps many times. The TerraClient program seems a little limited in that I don't see the option of loading waypoints and tracks from the GPS, but I did notice that the aerials are more up to date. On USAPhotoMaps, my neighborhood that is about 6 years old does not show, but on TerraClient, it does show. I thought that both programs used the same data, but apparently not. RM Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Terra server has recently (in the last year?) updated certain urban regions with more high resolution, color photography that was taken around November of 2002. Lostoutdoors.com doesn't access it, but Marky's Terra Server Viewer can. Quote Link to comment
Midnight Rider Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Globalgirl, thats an interesting question. Both programs offer something a little different for the users. I think for GPS usage, the USAPhotoMaps is hard to beat. TerraClient only allows you to enter in coordinates, no waypoint, tracks or other handheld provided info. USAPhotoMaps allows waypoint transfer etc. My only complaint with it though is if you are on a less than broadband connection, you have my sympathies :-). The ability to overlay USGS maps on top of the photos is the clincher for me. Thats just too convenient and too cool. TerraClient is nice if you want just a quick photo overview of an area. I use that more for exploring an area I might want to travel to more than anything else. Play with them both and see what you like. They're small programs and seem to both be well written. Quote Link to comment
+globalgirl Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 ...Lostoutdoors.com doesn't access it, but Marky's Terra Server Viewer can. Woa Markwell, that Terraserver Viewer is just the ticket! Just what I was looking for - dropped 3 wpts for my next multi cache into it, punched printscreen and voila - a map of the cache route! Question izzzz... MR - not sure I understand what all having the software you mention would do [better/more]? Quote Link to comment
+Insp Gadget Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Anything like this available for Canada? Quote Link to comment
Midnight Rider Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 (edited) Better/More is always a good thing. I love to have options. In some cases one does something that the other doesnt. Also, I do a lot of exploring on the roads less traveled and I pursue Texas ghost towns as a hobby so from my perspective, the more maps and map resources the better. Edited October 29, 2004 by Midnight Rider Quote Link to comment
+drag-racer Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Guess it won't work through our firewall. Quote Link to comment
fishiam Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 ...Lostoutdoors.com doesn't access it, but Marky's Terra Server Viewer can. Woa Markwell, that Terraserver Viewer is just the ticket! Just what I was looking for - dropped 3 wpts for my next multi cache into it, punched printscreen and voila - a map of the cache route! Question izzzz... MR - not sure I understand what all having the software you mention would do [better/more]? Hi all, Marky's Terra Server Viewer has apparenlty shut down. Can anyone recommend another good, interactive, online (i.e., don't have to download a program) map viewer with similar capabilities, specifically to plot multiple way points on satellite maps? cheers fishiam Quote Link to comment
+G-Squad Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Try this link to Marky's Terra Server Viewer. Quote Link to comment
fishiam Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Try this link to Marky's Terra Server Viewer. Mucho gracias, senor GeoGeorge! Quote Link to comment
+WxGuesser Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Try this link to Marky's Terra Server Viewer. this link is the easiest i've ever seen. is it possible to load those into a 60cs? I'm a newbie with the cs.. it's still in the mail... Quote Link to comment
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