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12 January 2012, 21:38
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Country: UK - N Ireland
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Just on Google Earth
Why is it when i google earth large parts of the west coast of scotland, it looks like amazonian rain forest. Makes it hard to zoom in on nice we landing spots especially near a pub.
Is there a deluxe version. 
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12 January 2012, 21:48
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Originally Posted by Portnahaven
Why is it when i google earth large parts of the west coast of scotland, it looks like amazonian rain forest. Makes it hard to zoom in on nice we landing spots especially near a pub.
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Hi, you can use the little man shape on the right of the screen click that & drag it to where you want to go & click the spot & you should be able to walk down the street or road & see what you are looking for 
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12 January 2012, 22:19
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Simple answer is that some areas have been uploaded or photographed with Hi rez imageary but some havent .. Ive seen varying reasons as to why that is, usually mass interest/population density is 2 of them
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12 January 2012, 22:28
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What I don't get with G/E is how out of date it is. When looking at our boatyard it's not even got the dry stack foundations up, which must be at least 5 years ago now.
Peter ~ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007
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12 January 2012, 22:39
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you find more info updated pictures on
http://www.multimap.co.uk , Nice OS maps too
S.
link updated!
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12 January 2012, 22:44
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Originally Posted by Boats&Outboards
What I don't get with G/E is how out of date it is. When looking at our boatyard it's not even got the dry stack foundations up, which must be at least 5 years ago now.
Peter ~ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007 |
Well it could be that aerial and satellite photography is very expensive and since the vast majority of the landscape doesn't change reshooting it every year doesn't make sense OR it could be that the weather has been cack for the last 5 yrs so nobody can get a new shot!
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12 January 2012, 22:53
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Originally Posted by Polwart
Well it could be that aerial and satellite photography is very expensive
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It has cost me a flippin' forture to "persuade" them to keep an old piccy on, with a ginormous cloud over the willk residence... 
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12 January 2012, 22:55
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The deluxe version:
Aerial Photography
This is where most of these mapping sites get the info...
Scott
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12 January 2012, 23:02
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The deluxe version:
Aerial Photography
This is where most of these mapping sites get the info...
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Well thats better than your last link which came up with this 
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12 January 2012, 23:04
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12 January 2012, 23:05
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Banged to rights my son !  .... just messin
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12 January 2012, 23:09
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in Ariel view you can rotate the picture so you get 4 distinct pictures - if you scroll to one site of map you get another picture that over laps! hence another set of pictures if you live in the the overlap area!
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13 January 2012, 01:19
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13 January 2012, 08:31
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That just takes me to Bing maps?
The other link is no better than Google and neither are as good as Google for my area!
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When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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13 January 2012, 13:35
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ish- I didn't think bing had the OS maps , MS I guess bought multimap out!
S.
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14 January 2012, 03:01
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Buy your self an intercontinental ballistic missile and store it on your land then the picture resolution will improve!!!
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