Google Earth
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Google Earth
Check it out:
<a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a> its google's answer to worldwind and it support gpx and loc files.
<a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a> its google's answer to worldwind and it support gpx and loc files.
- riblit
- It's the journey.
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I downloaded and installed it. It looks pretty good.
grab <a href="http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php ... 25750">the highlight.kml</a> file from the google bbs after you have installed it. Swing to Sydney and zoom in on the pin.
grab <a href="http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php ... 25750">the highlight.kml</a> file from the google bbs after you have installed it. Swing to Sydney and zoom in on the pin.
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Ahhhh.
Didn't click on the dropdown. How embarassing.
It's a very cool program.
When you zoom in, it's not quite right as far as the actual location of the cache goes.
Probably 15-20 meters at best, so while you could find an easy cache just using the map, in a park under many bushes you could take a little longer.
Of course, seeing your own house (and what's in the neighbours backyards) is kind of cool.
Didn't click on the dropdown. How embarassing.
It's a very cool program.
When you zoom in, it's not quite right as far as the actual location of the cache goes.
Probably 15-20 meters at best, so while you could find an easy cache just using the map, in a park under many bushes you could take a little longer.
Of course, seeing your own house (and what's in the neighbours backyards) is kind of cool.
- Papa Bear_Left
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I am most impressed! I couldn't run Worldwind on my el-cheapo desktop, only on the laptop, and the desktop's the one with the 21" screen.
This runs well, and seems to have better resolution than WW (at least in the cities/suburbs) I could see our pool and shed quite clearly, and I plan to put a canvas on the shed roof to see how often the images are updated!
Have you noticed that Sydney CBD is low-res? I noticed the same with New York City in WW, so I assume it's a silly anti-terrorist ploy... The suburbs are fine, but many country towns are also low-res only.
The ability to load GPX directly, rather than jumping through XML hoops is marvellous.
It must've been popular, as I noticed this morning that they've suspended further downloads for now!
This runs well, and seems to have better resolution than WW (at least in the cities/suburbs) I could see our pool and shed quite clearly, and I plan to put a canvas on the shed roof to see how often the images are updated!
Have you noticed that Sydney CBD is low-res? I noticed the same with New York City in WW, so I assume it's a silly anti-terrorist ploy... The suburbs are fine, but many country towns are also low-res only.
The ability to load GPX directly, rather than jumping through XML hoops is marvellous.
It must've been popular, as I noticed this morning that they've suspended further downloads for now!
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