Cool New Map/Satelite Image Site

[Larry Harp]

I've been a big fan of Google's search engine for a long time and now I'm very impressed with their new map search engine as well. You can type in the area code and phone number or address of anywhere in the US and it will give you the location on the map or a satelite image. The resouluton of the satelite image is better in some areas than others. It's also cool to look down on your favorite lake, old neighborhood, Washington DC, Central Park, Flordia Keys, Pearl Harbor,or Grand Canyon.



Here's a link to the main map website: http://maps.google.com/maps



Just copy & paste it in your address window and go. It beats all the other map sites hands down. The othe link is a picture of my house. Actually it's labled the wrong house, I'm the second house from the corner. I must have been fishing the day the satelite flew over, my wife's car is in the driveway but not the boat.



Harpo
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2805+fairfield+drive,+73003&spn=0.005171,0.007585&t=k&hl=en

 

[BJ Laster]

COOL!!!



now i have a map of how to get to ur house the next time you go on a trip to TP it!!!!!!!

 

[BJ Laster]

I did a search for my house...same thing. It shows my moms car but no boat...It must have been a Saturday when it flew over.



BJ

 

[BJ Laster]

this is too cool!!!!!



the pics have to be a couple of years old....Bass Pro isnt in OKC...

 

[Steve Rizza]

Where's all the trees......



Here's a link to my house,I can't zoom in enough to see anything though.

Not even the satellite will come to my neck of the woods.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29+fo...64,-79.595346&spn=0.040169,0.060854&t=k&hl=en

 

[Steve Rizza]

Harpo,

I found a great free program that will take the TerraServer images and overlay your GPS waypoints on the photos.You can save the images of your favorite lakes and label all your favorite spots on the lake over the photos.

It will save everything onto your hard drive so scrolling around the new map is seamless using your arrow keys on your keyboard.

 

[Texas Transplant]

You want trees??? Here you go. My house is actually in there, but you would have to know where. Also, this picture was taken during the winter, cause there are no leaves on the trees.



Tex
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2390+Hilldale+Dr.,+29732&t=k&hl=en

 

[Greg J.]

ahhh, didn't work! :wacko: Typed in my address, got a map to come up, but the link ghas a different address. oh well.

 

[Texas Transplant]

You need to click on the "Link to this page" in the upper right hand corner. That will do it.



Had the same thing happen.



Tex

 

[Humminbird Greg]

Hmmm, no close up shots of my house in fact the zoom level that shows where I live covers almost the entire city!





Greg Walters at Humminbird

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

Here's my house... At least one boat is out on the water.



Bill

 

[Rich Kulakowski]

I prefer the terraserver.microsoft.com site. For example, here is the link based on Harpo's address. Not sure which house it is though. Harpo, do you have a pool?
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/im...at=35.64175758&w=1&opt=0&addr=2805+Fairfield+

 

[Larry Harp]

Yup, that's my house with the round above ground pool. The is better resolution but you can't toggle back and forth to the street map and you can't click and drag the image to move around. I'm going to spend some more time with the Terraserver. I used it a while back but it looks like they made some improvements.



Harpo