Dark_Whisper opened this issue on Aug 30, 2005 ยท 43 posts
Gareee posted Tue, 30 August 2005 at 11:46 AM
I added my dot, but it didn't place it on the map. Maybe a useful update to this would be to move it to a database set for Google Earth? For those that haven;t grabbed it, Google Earth is a free programs that uses satillite imagery, and elevation mapping to locate and mark places on earth. It'll do fly bys, and will even create a virtul trip to the selected locations. You can even input your address, or city, and it will locate them for you. I input my address, and we are next to a water tower, which shows up very nicely on the map! More populated areas, or points of interest, have higher resolution imagery, to the point where you can see trees and shrubs in a park! And being able to rotate the view, and see things with their elevation is just amazing. Once you add the location, you can save the personal database and email it or create a link to it for others to look at. Be forewarned though.. you'll easily spend HOURS finding locations, and viewing them from different angles, and using different overlays like streets, waterways, or buildings in cities.
Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.