Posted by BlueQuill
They say google earth is a threat to national/international security in the sense that anybody can get detailed satellite images of key military/political institutions.
IMO google earth may just be the next coolest thing on the net.
Posted by scotsboyuk
Has anyone actually found a secret military installation using Google Earth?
The images are no doubt civilian images, which means they will not be in real time so that troops placements, etc cannot be tracked. Also the resolution of the images is at civilian levels, you will notice that you can only zoom into a certain extent outside of the major cities. Military satellites can read a car number plate and possibly the time on your watch.
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Posted by BlueQuill
Some asian countries are speaking of banning google earth.
Posted by EastCoastStar
does anyone have the FULL version of google earth?
i played with the full version once... and wow
edit: oh and screw all that military BS
noone will find anything. the military have all that already figured out
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Posted by gardar
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Yeah I got GoogleEarthPro! as I am a pirate
Posted by EastCoastStar
haha awesomeeee do u like it!?
edit: duh!, of course you do! lol
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Posted by BlueQuill
Will someone post a few images from the google earth? Say of some premier buildings....like white house etc
Posted by p900 lover
wats the difference with google earth PRO from the free 1?
Posted by BlueQuill
Is there a pro one? where can it be got from?
Posted by EastCoastStar
with the PRO one, you can get even closer, without the image getting all distroted i believe.
and i think u an buy it right from the website, but im not sure
Posted by p900 lover
oh right cool, Has anyone got the PRO version and would like to "borrow" it to me?
lol
Posted by EastCoastStar
hahaha
i was going to say that hahaha but im just kidding mods!
Posted by whizkidd
White house and the pentagon can be easily seen even with the free version on google earth...
Posted by BlueQuill
Ohhh...cool....imagine what can be done with the pro version ! Is this going to be a new tool for terrorists then !?
Posted by gardar
here is what the PRO version can do:
Features
Sophisticated streaming technology delivers the data to you as you need it.
Imagery and 3D data depict the entire earth - Terabytes of aerial and satellite imagery depict cities around the world in high-resolution detail.
Local search lets you search for restaurants, hotels, and even driving directions. Results show in your 3D earth view. Easy to layer multiple searches, save results to folders, and share with others.
Layers show parks, schools, hospitals, airports, retail, and more.
Overlays import site plans, design sketches and even scanned blueprints.
Annotate the view with lines and polygons.
Spreadsheet import - ingest up to 2,500 locations by address or lat/lon.
KML data exchange format let your share useful annotations.
Optional premium features and data
Please note: premium features and data are not available for sale online. To purchase, please call 866-755-2582.
Movie Making Module - $200
export compressed movies (.wmv) of zooms and tours
sample movie (13M)
Premium Printing Module - $200
print high-resolution images up to 11" x 17"
sample print (890k)
GIS Data Importing Module - $200
incorporate GIS data in file formats such as .shp, .tab
examples include parcel data, demographics data, 3D building data
GDT Traffic Counts Data - $200
add traffic counts from GDT
sample traffic report
NRB Shopping Center Data - $200
sample report
To learn more about the pro version check here: http://earth.google.com/earth_pro.html
And for some amazing screenshots of google earth, check here: http://earth.google.com/sites/
I could give some of you a "extra" long trial of pro if you want, just PM me, but postcount over 500 is required....
Posted by BlueQuill
Does that mean that i can see what is the color of George Bushs tie?
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Posted by BlueQuill
Anybody got the free version?? Please can you pass it over.. Pm me i will give my gmail id.
Posted by phsychomantis
I have heard pics of US military installations have been blocked while pics of sensitive places of countries like north Korea are high res another stunt of american schemeing schemers
Posted by BlueQuill
Does anyone have the app??
Posted by Davo_169
yeah the military base in perth has been blocked too
Posted by Jim
Download WorldWind from NASA then, only area 51 is blocked if I remember right + what you download you can have it on your harddrive, no streaming but needs alot of Gb (unless you put a limit).
Posted by blayv
Those shots are very old. E.g. Shots of Belgrade are at least 2 years old. Is this the same with world wind?
Posted by batesie
you can d/l it here....
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
Posted by BlueQuill
It does eat up a lot of ram though.
Posted by Johnex
Yeah, do you guys know of one that is updated more often? The google earth pics of my area are atleast 3 months old.
Posted by ijefferies
Have you checked out http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/google_earth_competition_results/
Military hardware galore!
Posted by amnesia
pisses me off that they spelled the country I've liven in for so long wrong.
Named the Gulf after it even though it's not.
Didn't even INCLUDE MY country, spelled my capital wrong etc..
PLUS it seems like the photo of my country was 20 million years old, it has nothing but sand... and a few huts.
Where's the largest mall in the Middle East?
Where is the beautifully lit Corneche, where is pyramid theatre building, where is anything to be honest.
Posted by EastCoastStar
i noticed that too (not about your particular area) but about my area, the pictures are over a year old. they are before last years hurricane damage. maybe its only like this in the free version though, so we will buy the better version, ya know?
but them not spelling your capital and all right is no excuse... Thats kind of weird that they did that.
Posted by Krubach
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And I've got "GoogleEarth Bin Laden Approved Edition"...
Posted by BlueQuill
Where did you get the pro version? Limewire?
Any differences in the images?