Klaas Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 I was surfing Google maps a bit and I'm amazed what level of detail there is for the satellite pics of certain cities. Since I'm going to Rome in August I present you some pics of it here (do another zoom+ for best detail):Old Rome (Coloseum and forum romanum):http://maps.google.com/maps?q=rome&ll=41.8...10664&t=k&hl=enPantheon:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=rome&ll=41.8...10664&t=k&hl=enVatican:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=rome&ll=41.9...10664&t=k&hl=enCircus Maximus:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=rome&ll=41.8...10664&t=k&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorian Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Google is very impressive, you can see the cars on the bridge in this pic: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=London&ll=51...10664&t=k&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Neato.I like the pictures of those building, the roofs look very interesting, almost like letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hey, I was just in Rome 48 hours ago! I love google maps, I can clearly see my house and everywhere in my neighborhood. It's great.Definately check out St. Peters. In my opinion, when you go to Rome, the Colisseum/Forum and St. Peters are the big two things to see. After that, there is the Pantheon, the "four major basilicas", and a bunch of fountains and squares, like Trevi and Navana. Some pretty sweet stuff. Have fun Klaas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Try and guess what the circled object on the map is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted June 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hey, I was just in Rome 48 hours ago! I love google maps, I can clearly see my house and everywhere in my neighborhood. It's great.Definately check out St. Peters. In my opinion, when you go to Rome, the Colisseum/Forum and St. Peters are the big two things to see. After that, there is the Pantheon, the "four major basilicas", and a bunch of fountains and squares, like Trevi and Navana. Some pretty sweet stuff. Have fun Klaas!←Cool Well I've been in Rome already so I've seen most of the known areas. My gf has never been there though, so I'll have to show her everything first. But since I'm staying in Rome for 8 days I'm planning to do some of the lesser known things, but no idea what though. Any suggestions? What impressed me most was St. Peters. Really insane how huge it is, simply overwhelming. Oh, and all those nice and cheap restaurants; I'm saving up much dough to make this trip a culinary feast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Man, I could live on Italian food. Real pizza, tons of pastas, the best ice cream in the world... mmmmmm Well there's about a zillion churches in rome, and I went to what seemed like an awful lot, and I'm not really sure how well known they all are, but my favorite besides St. Peters Basilica was called (still is called) St. Paul outside the Walls or something of that sort. It's very quiet and peaceful, and the interior is mostly white and gold- its absolutely stunning. Such an idyllic contrast to the hot busy Roman streets outside, it's very nice. Theres a plaza- Navana, I think, where I ate lunch one day. It's great to just sit in a Cafe there for a few hours, order some Italian food and watch the locals, tourists, street vendors and musicians and all. There are some sweet fountains there too. The statues of Rome are generally very impressive overall, but I'm sure you've seen the Pieta (the best there is), and maybe the Trevi fountain. There's a small church, Santa Maria della Vittoria, that contains another beautful statue- St. Theresa in Ecstasy. It's really stunning. It was carved by Bellini, who also did the Navana fountain.It's always fun to see the pope too! Did you know he owns two mercedes? Hahaha it's funny if you think about it- no vows of poverty for his order, although I don't think he is an order priest anyways...There's also a burial site of 500,000 Romans and Christians buried between 100 and 500 AD that's four stories tall. Why have you never seen it? Because it's all underground! IT's awesome, they have tours that are quite enjoyable. It's called the Catacombs of St. Callisto, I think.If you want to be another judge, the word on the street is the best pizza in Rome is Al Marmi pizza. But don't take my word for it... go there yourself (and go early if you go, it gets crowded like you wouldn't believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Pentagon! http://maps.google.com/maps?q=washington+d...21329&t=k&hl=enHaha, isn't it strange that this building is mysteriously pixilated? http://maps.google.com/maps?q=washington+d...21329&t=k&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av_nefardec Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.336392,-...10664&t=k&hl=enFourth house on the left side of the street.My childhood home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnas Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 I've never seemed to find good satellite pics of our house anywhere.... I seem to remember reading about Google driving trucks with lasers mapping a 3d map of San Francisco. Too lazy to go get the article on slashdot.Google maps also seems to have good satellite pics of Detroit. For fun, we were looking for the hotel we were staying in for a math contest, so we looked at Detroit maps.http://maps.google.com/maps?q=renaissance+...10664&t=k&hl=en(We stayed in the middle tower in that group of 5.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted June 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Thanks for the tips Eken Well I'll definatly do those churches and the catacombs you recommended, sounds very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 (edited) Check this out. I found the Hollywood sign. Look at the top of the mountain and you can see the letters because the satellite wasn't directly above them:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Los+Angeles&...10664&t=k&hl=enThe Golden Gate Bridge:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=San+Francisc...10664&t=k&hl=enAlcatraz Island:http://maps.google.com/maps?q=San+Francisc...10664&t=k&hl=en Edited June 28, 2005 by Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgramZeta Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Actually, it's not satallites but survey planes :X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 @Desmond: Hmmm.... I wonder why the White House didn't get the same pixilation treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkisacolor Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 man it sucks that my house doesn't have that awesome of a zoombut u can see my house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 If you thought it couldn't get better, now it is!http://earth.google.com/Its a neat program that has all of the normal images, but so much more. I sugest you download it. You can even see 3d buildings of certain cities and see elevation as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorian Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 I would, but I can't be bothered... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion_13 Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 its down now anyway so you cant download it anymore for the itme being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkisacolor Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 yeah same with everything else google... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeros Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 http://earth.google.com/Its a neat program that has all of the normal images, but so much more. I sugest you download it. You can even see 3d buildings of certain cities and see elevation as well.Wow! I feal bad for the guy who had to model out all those buildings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 I tired the MSN Virtual Earth program and it has a much higher quality image of my house. MSN: http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?s...0CA%2091360&v=1vs.Google: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1064+drexel+...31963&t=k&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyThumbs Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 (edited) Yay I found my househttp://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Eastp...Sound+Beach,+NYThe first house on the left with the huge triangle side yard. Edited August 4, 2005 by CrazyThumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 What? You live in in Rome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyThumbs Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) oops, i'll fix the link, im dumbThere fixed it Edited August 4, 2005 by CrazyThumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Hahaha! How did you get mixed up with Rome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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