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

John Wilkens jwilkens at eoni.com
Thu Nov 9 18:53:17 PST 2006


I forgot to mention that I am using a pretty decent satalite service 
that is broadband.     John



At 03:19 PM 11/09/2006, you wrote:
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:47 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>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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