[sdiy] OT-Sattelite images WAS: Building a Synth-DIY Map

[Glen]

At 06:35 PM 4/6/2005 , Tim Parkhurst wrote:

>Again, if you live in the US, go to www.terraserver.microsoft.com , punch on
>your address, select "Urban Areas" (higher resolution pics than the "Aerial
>Photo" link) and then zoom in all the way to see 0.25 meter resolution
>images. THEN you'll see your Synares (if you had them out on the lawn on the
>day the satellite went over).

That doesn't work for people here in rural West Virginia. The only options
I have is a B&W infrared aerial photo, taken in 1990, or a topo map dated
for 1975! I even tried some of the larger cities in Ohio, and had no luck
finding hi-res urban images.

Just for fun, I entered Beverly Hills, California. I just zoomed in to the
maximum level on the default coordinates. This image is in COLOR!!! I can
see the windows in automobiles, shadows from lamp posts, lines painted on
the streets. I also see a lot of swimming pools.  :)

I'm still amazed that I could make out the slender electric line in the old
1-meter resolution photo of my place. Maybe if I knew where to look, I
could see similar objects in these urban hi-res images.

I had no idea that 0.25 meter images were online now. Thanks for mentioning
that.


take care,
Glen