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Old 04-27-2006, 02:28 PM
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I was surfing Google earth today and I stumbled upon what I thought was an interesting image of Reno-Stead field in NV. It looks like somebody got themselves in a little trouble and almost ran off the runway. You can even see what look like tire marks curving off centerline and possibly a service vehicle to clear the runway. I hope nobody was hurt. Zoom-in for more detail.

It is bad enough for your friends to see it, but to be captured by a satellite... that sucks!
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That's amazing! Just wait until we have live 7x24 satellite imaging available.


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Much (most?) of the truly high resolution stuff on Google Earth doesn't come from satellites. It comes from photo mapping aircraft...
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Google Earth is really nice, but I have to suspect the age of the images. For instance, I zoomed in on Hartsfield in ATL, and there were Delta 727's on the ramp.

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Check out the Boneyard at Davis Monthan AFB

http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=...8582&t=k&hl=en
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check out your own house's value !!! see if you afford a second for that next project. Or the 75K bathroom remodel job.

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Much (most?) of the truly high resolution stuff on Google Earth doesn't come from satellites. It comes from photo mapping aircraft...
I quess that we just need much more planes to have 7/24 with high resolution.
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