View the Himalaya with Google Earth

nz_flyboy · Aug 11th, 2005, 07:49

New on the Web is Google Earth which I reckon is great- A new 3D map tool which allows anyone with high speed internet considering hiking the Himalayas (or anywhere else on the planet) to zoom in from space and check out what the terrain looks like. Fly over the mountains- get an impression. Here's the blurb from Google- see photo gallery for example. Cheers Tom
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http://earth.google.com

Google Earth streams the world over wired and wireless networks enabling users to virtually go anywhere on the planet and see places in photographic detail. This is not like any map you have ever seen. This is a 3D model of the real world, based on real satellite images combined with maps, guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, businesses and more. You can zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country.

Get Google Earth. Put the world in perspective.

earth.google.com

shahashim · Aug 11th, 2005, 09:53

wild. I just downloaded the program, and I saw my home in America! Scary. I couldn't get any pictures of the Himalayas. Has anyone had any luck?

kalidevout · Aug 11th, 2005, 10:42

Holy crap. This thing is addictive. It takes a minute or two to figure out, but it is pretty cool. I went from my zip code to Memphis TN, to Delhi, then Agra, then around different spots in India, then back to the US. Huge potential here with google.

Nick-H · Aug 11th, 2005, 16:15

I think there is a lot of detail for American cities, but much less for much of the world.

Hopefully they'll get there one day soon.

I wonder how many inteligence agencies are wishing they never spent the money on their own spy satellites?

rangss · Aug 11th, 2005, 16:25

Good detail of New Delhi...though incomplete...had fun checking out the tyre marks on IGI runways...

tornado989 · Aug 11th, 2005, 17:33

yea...google earth is a pretty cool program... as of now, the US is very detail oriented...and I guess it wouldn't be long when other countries wld be as detailed as the US..

andygoodyear · Aug 11th, 2005, 18:25

ive downloaded this, its great

andygoodyear · Aug 11th, 2005, 18:26

would be good if they hurried and updated the rest of the world in better detail - its always the US first!

iwanttogoback · Aug 11th, 2005, 20:51

Quote:

I wonder how many inteligence agencies are wishing they never spent the money on their own spy satellites?

i read in today's paper that the australian government has asked google to censor some of the oz details for security reasons.

shahashim · Aug 12th, 2005, 01:05

really? All governments may do the same--actually, I'm surprised that the alarmist folks running America haven't axed this already.

I zoomed in on my home, and, although the picture is a bit blurry, I think there is an image of me in front of the door. Absolutely frightening. Does anybody know how often the program takes a snapshot? Once a week? Once a day?

Anders · Aug 12th, 2005, 01:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by shahashim

Does anybody know how often the program takes a snapshot? Once a week? Once a day?

The images were taken sometime in the last 3 years.

Almoraboy · Sep 3rd, 2005, 03:22

hey guys ... zoom onto the himalayas ... any place u want. i usually try the areas around pindari, almora, nainital, etc. then check the "terrain" checkbox. then go and "tilt" the view. the view becomes horizontal and it looks really fundoooooo :-))).
if u zoom in nicely, it looks exactly as if u are checking the view from a low altitude airplane. i was actually able to "travel" on the road from kathgodam/haldwani to nainital ..... beeeeautiful. all those old childhood memories came flooding back

AndreasW · Mar 24th, 2006, 23:45

"Google Earth" is sharper now! - Visit the Himalayas again!!!

AndreasW

Aug 11th, 2005, 07:49	#1
nz_flyboy Occupation: Adventurer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 10	View the Himalaya with Google Earth New on the Web is Google Earth which I reckon is great- A new 3D map tool which allows anyone with high speed internet considering hiking the Himalayas (or anywhere else on the planet) to zoom in from space and check out what the terrain looks like. Fly over the mountains- get an impression. Here's the blurb from Google- see photo gallery for example. Cheers Tom ______________________________ _________________ http://earth.google.com Google Earth streams the world over wired and wireless networks enabling users to virtually go anywhere on the planet and see places in photographic detail. This is not like any map you have ever seen. This is a 3D model of the real world, based on real satellite images combined with maps, guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, businesses and more. You can zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country. Get Google Earth. Put the world in perspective. earth.google.com

Aug 11th, 2005, 16:15	#4
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,905	I think there is a lot of detail for American cities, but much less for much of the world. Hopefully they'll get there one day soon. I wonder how many inteligence agencies are wishing they never spent the money on their own spy satellites? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Aug 11th, 2005, 16:25	#5
rangss Bulk Carrier Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,838	Good detail of New Delhi...though incomplete...had fun checking out the tyre marks on IGI runways... __________________ ...and I took the road less travelled.

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Aug 11th, 2005, 09:53	#2
shahashim Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: washington dc (formerly bombay) Posts: 32	wild. I just downloaded the program, and I saw my home in America! Scary. I couldn't get any pictures of the Himalayas. Has anyone had any luck?

Aug 11th, 2005, 10:42	#3
kalidevout Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Derby City USA Posts: 25	Holy crap. This thing is addictive. It takes a minute or two to figure out, but it is pretty cool. I went from my zip code to Memphis TN, to Delhi, then Agra, then around different spots in India, then back to the US. Huge potential here with google.

Aug 11th, 2005, 17:33	#6
tornado989 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 222	yea...google earth is a pretty cool program... as of now, the US is very detail oriented...and I guess it wouldn't be long when other countries wld be as detailed as the US..

Aug 11th, 2005, 18:25	#7
andygoodyear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 275	ive downloaded this, its great

Aug 11th, 2005, 18:26	#8
andygoodyear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 275	would be good if they hurried and updated the rest of the world in better detail - its always the US first!

Aug 12th, 2005, 01:05	#10
shahashim Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: washington dc (formerly bombay) Posts: 32	really? All governments may do the same--actually, I'm surprised that the alarmist folks running America haven't axed this already. I zoomed in on my home, and, although the picture is a bit blurry, I think there is an image of me in front of the door. Absolutely frightening. Does anybody know how often the program takes a snapshot? Once a week? Once a day?

Sep 3rd, 2005, 03:22	#12
Almoraboy Trekker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London.....Himalayas in between Posts: 919	hey guys ... zoom onto the himalayas ... any place u want. i usually try the areas around pindari, almora, nainital, etc. then check the "terrain" checkbox. then go and "tilt" the view. the view becomes horizontal and it looks really fundoooooo :-))). if u zoom in nicely, it looks exactly as if u are checking the view from a low altitude airplane. i was actually able to "travel" on the road from kathgodam/haldwani to nainital ..... beeeeautiful. all those old childhood memories came flooding back

Mar 24th, 2006, 23:45	#13
AndreasW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 228	"Google Earth" is sharper now! - Visit the Himalayas again!!! AndreasW

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