Google Earth's new satellite sends its first image

[ThePitt]

They dont just keep your track for 10 years, now they take a pic of you lol

[MikeChipshop Member]

The pictures of my home town on virtual earth are stupidly old, like more than 5 - 6 years!

AND i live in London :s

[MrChainsaw]

Why can't they get the Hubble Space Tellescope for some high quality images.

[Kirkburn]

They have had the same image of my street for 3 years..... half of the buildings are no longer there but show up on the map.

What on earth happened to your street?

Why can't they get the Hubble Space Tellescope for some high quality images.

It wouldn't be better, it would likely be a lot worse. Hubble isn't suited to such image taking.

[Sam Symons Veteran]

Indeed, very fine quality.

[I am Reid]

Oh wow... my street looks SO much better in Live Search maps. I thought they both used the same images, but this is so much better then Google Maps

and you can click the directional arrows (N, E, S, W), and it will show it from a completely different angle. When Live maps are available its many many many times better, why people like those **** pictures from google, i have no idea.

[Cyplex]

Let's see,

Microsoft Live Local

Google Maps

The picture quality of the Microsoft version appears 10x superior on literary every location I find.

[I am Reid]

not to mention that Live sample pic you posted isnt even zoomed all the way in.

[Scirwode]

stalkervision?

More like Enemy Of The State :shiftyninja: .

Scirwode

[FreqFace]

Wow Live Earth is amazing. I was amazed by birds eye view and then i realised you can rotate it aswell! Bye Google Earth and Google Maps!

How do they get these birds eye images? Contract loads of helicopters to take loads of pictures for them? I mean my town is pretty small and didnt expect them to have such detailed images!

[OfF3nSiV3]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&...&iwloc=addr

that looks like crap

[SMELTN]

Wow. Only if the rest of the world would have such quality!

That post made me LOL. Just thinking about it, as if we no longer see the world through our own eyes..

I know what you meant by it though.

[Sartoris]

that looks like crap

That isn't the new image. Someone posted the image in the thread.

[I am Reid]

That isn't the new image. Someone posted the image in the thread.

yeah, and it looks like crap compared to alternatives.

[Dane]

Now if i can just control it using my arrow keys and get a live video stream...

That would be awesome! It'll never happen though. It would be great for traffic though. Sit at home and just watch it.

Although I want one of these pictures but I want it the best it can, zoomed in ALL the way!!! They say how good it is but they wont post a picture of it all the way it. The University picture they have isn't zoomed all the way in.

[SirEvan]

Why can't they get the Hubble Space Tellescope for some high quality images.

probably because the hubble focuses far into space and uses other sensors, like xray, and so on....less you want hq pictures of you without clothes.

[mspeak]

now if entire earth would be photographed in such detail!

soon enough!

[+Mystic MVC]

Sounds great. Hope to see some more high resolution pics of lincoln