Google Maps.

[sniperp1]

Hi All,
Just thought I would let you all know that google has a new mapping system, It starts out as a "map" but, in the top right of the page you can click on Satellite in the "brown" strip & get an aireal view. If you start to zoom in you'll notice dark/brown areas, there you can max zoom (top of the zoom scale +.) In the colored/green areas it will only let you zoom to about 3-4 clicks from max zoom. You will also find at the bottom right of the page a link to Keyhole.com Google's 3D Earth.

Anyway, I thought it was kind of cool, I just wish you could zoom in on areas in the country (hunting spots) like you can in the cities!?
Enjoy, Phil B.
http://maps.google.com/maps
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[Valigator]

You guys know me I love mapping systems...I entered a simple address and then entered another from here to there,,,,,said they didnt understand it....

[skeeter@ccia.com]

I have used www.terraserver.com for years now....have to watch cause some if it they want you to pay for...but I use it to check my hunt spots even before I get there...can see all the logging roads, power line cuts gasline cuts etc...

[Jack]

Val, Yahoo maps will do that address thing to give you driving directions.
It's on the main page of Yahoo.

[MarkL]

I've been playing with google and I just tried terraserver. The terraserver photos appear to be B&W whereas the google images are color.

Google's resolution varies from area to area, but is generally 1 or 2 feet for urban areas. Can't remember the resolution for rural areas, but I am able to see pipelines, creeks, and roads in the area I hunt (Polk county, TX). I found my house in Google. I think the resolution is 2 feet. I can easily make out the sidewalk in the front yard, but not the swingset in the back. As usual, my neighbor's car is parked in front of my house.