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Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:17 pm

Is there an upgrade or some other way of getting closer, clearer images when using google earth? I KNOW exactly where a bus is, and used google earth to "test" the resolution to get a baseline for identifying these things, but it's so blurry and nondescript that it could be anything from a VW bus to a tarp laying on the ground. Not much good unless you know exactly what you're looking at, in which case you don't really need to see it via google earth.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:30 pm

Not really. The cameras used are probably programmed not to be high resolution for privacy sake. On a street view right in front of my house the mailbox isn't 8 feet away and you can't read the number - nor see me and my neighbor standing in my driveway even though I know we're there. If you want a high resolution satellite image, you'll need to contact the military.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:01 pm

I was at my realtor's office yesterday and the view she has looks a shitload better than what I was getting off google earth.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:51 pm

the real estate agents dont use google earth, they use a french satalite. the reason numbers and cars are blurry is the privacey thing. theres also a programme google earth use that "erases" people its used in some countries but not all.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:19 pm

It must be your area because if I look at a picture of my old house in Phoenix you can see my ex-23-Window and it is not the best photo but it is super clear that it is a Bus. You can even tell it's a 23-Window.

On the street view you can read the numbers on the sidewalk. They are a little blurry but you can crack it pretty easily.

I checked one of my friends houses and you can see his 2 Buses in the back yard clear as day.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:47 pm

chickengeorge wrote: I was at my realtor's office yesterday and the view she has looks a shitload better than what I was getting off google earth.

Could you see her cleavage?

ps, I am going to check that place out in the am.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:52 am

Try these:

http://nationalmap.gov/gio/viewonline.html

Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:20 am

I find that Bing Maps has the best satellite photos. Of course the quality varies based on geographical location.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:03 am

69 Jim wrote: chickengeorge wrote: I was at my realtor's office yesterday and the view she has looks a shitload better than what I was getting off google earth.

Could you see her cleavage?

ps, I am going to check that place out in the am.
Check it out and call me. It's on the NW side of that peninsula, on the edge, can't miss it. I looked at my washer last night too.

Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:58 pm

i found street view pretty clear. here is where I found my bug

The yellow one.

Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:15 am

here's my 74 westy that I bought not too long ago. Google earth still shows it being there. sat next to that white beetle for 20 years.