Anne:
Some of the same imagery found in TerraFly and MORE (maps, etc) is also
available from TerraServer. This service has also been around for many years.
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
It's sad that many people don't realize what else is out there (often for many
years) until Google does something. It's about knowing about a variety of
tools and using the right one at the right time.
cheers,
gary
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Quoting Anne Oelke <anne@OELKE.COM>:
> Living in small town, rural Wisconsin, terrafly does better than google
> earth. Google had such poor resolution that I couldn't even identify the
> street I live on. Terrafly allowed me to spot my house. Google was good
> for number 2 son's house in Santa Clara, CA and a location in Pasadena,
> CA. No.1 son's house in Elk River, MN wouldn't come up---didn't recognize
> the address. Of course mapquest always puts his address in the wrong place
> as well. I was able to get close enough to his address to navigate to his
> house. The field behind his house is sharp and clear, high
> resolution. The house and yard is poor resolution--you can see the line
> between the two resolutions very distinctly Try 9698 Odean Ave. NE, Elk
> River, MN (this is an address that GoogleEarth can find) to see this
> line. Very interesting.
>
> Anne C. Oelke Library Media Specialist
> Cambria-Friesland School District
> Cambria, WI. US 53923
> mailto:anne@oelke.com
>
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