Jasper
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 02:39 PM |
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Google Earth question
I seems starnge how on Google Earth some areas are really undefined - like Brighton, and some like a small village in South Wales you can see peoples
cars parked on their driveways?
Is this normal - have I not pressed the right button, or is it just pot luck?
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dave1888
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 02:53 PM |
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I think its normal. my mums house is quite visible but further up the street aint.
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Scotty
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 02:58 PM |
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i think you'll find that its just the high definition satellites cameras haven't gone over those area yet
PLEASE NOTE! All comments made by this person are to be considered "Tongue in Cheek" and are not meant to be taken seriously in any way - so there!
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Jasper
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 03:06 PM |
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Though so 
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 03:57 PM |
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Its when someone has paid for the HD survey that it appears in the set.
Some councils have done this and the citys like DUNDEE are in high res.
You can see this at http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/
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speed8
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 06:18 PM |
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South Leeds is high res but North Leeds isn't
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greggors84
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 06:23 PM |
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Bournemouth and Poole also seem to be more hi res than most areas, there seem to be 3 stages, just brown and green, can barely pick roads out, can
easily see houses and cars, then high res where its almost possible to see what make of car it is.
Have a look at the Google headquarters (its listed on the left toolbar) very very hi res, but then they would wouldnt they!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Liam
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| posted on 18/4/06 at 06:27 PM |
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Most big urban areas seem to have high res pictures. As you're zooming in, all those squares and stripes you can see of slightly different
colours are where the detailed photography has been done. These areas seem to be growing - my street in bedfordshire has recently been
'upgraded' to high res. It doesn't seem to be a case of our council having paid for a new survey, as even the 'new'
high res photos are about 4 years old!
liam
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