[AT] Want to see all your ATIS friends' abodes from the sky--incolor!?

[Larry D. Goss]

Yes, it works on dialup, Ralph.  It's sluggish, but it works.  Video
memory on your system is a bigger problem than dial up.

Larry

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Subject: Re: [AT] Want to see all your ATIS friends' abodes from the
sky--incolor!?

Mike Sloane wrote:
> Be aware that the degree of detail on the images varies, depending on 
> the area. For instance, when I look at my property in northwestern NJ,
I 
> can identify the tractors parked in front of the barn. But when I took
a 
> look at Dick Fink's place in rural western PA, the details were very 
> vague. The same is true in other parts of the world. I suspect the 
> management of the system spent more money buying satellite images from

> more densely populated regions of the world. Also realize that the 
> colors are not natural but are adjusted from infra-red imagery in some

> places. But it is still good fun. If you have a broadband connection, 
> you can actually fly over like a helicopter or drive down roads, but
the 
> buildings and hills are not quite realistic from that angle.

Is this google program workable on dial up internet? I have a feeling 
that it would be a long slow process getting a map of my area in Sask. 
at 40 kbps but it would be great to see the overhead view. I've got some

old aerial survey photos from the 1950s that show pretty good detail but

probably not up to satellite standards of today.

Ralph in Sask.

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