Google your Prius?

tleonhar · 01-17-2006, 08:50 PM

OK here's the deal, I was brousing with Google Earth earlier. I typed in where I work (MSP airport) and got a pretty clear picture.

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Now I decide to zoom into our parking lot (the area circled red), and lo and behold, there sits our salsa red beauty.

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Sadly the resolution in this area is not as high as it is elsewhere, knowing where I park everyday and ours is the only red car that parks there helps.

Now how about this, let's see how many others can find their Prius. Zoom in on the places you frequent where you regularly park that's visible from the sky to see if you can find your pride and joy?

Keep in mind, the satellite photos are only taken once every few months at the most. Based on the construction of runway 17/35 (north south approx.), the shots I posted would have been taken last summer June/July time frame.

galaxee · 01-17-2006, 09:19 PM

no prius shows up in my area- heck, my townhouse building doesn't even show up yet!!!

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jimgraffam · 01-17-2006, 09:22 PM

Hey. I just googled my area and even though it's dark outside, I could see my street clearly. Google technology... can't beat it! LOL

bigdaddy · 01-17-2006, 09:34 PM

I don't see my car, but I'm watching Will Smith and Gene Hackman run down my street. Wonder what those guys are up to again? Better send in the secret service to track them......

(This is my "next door neighbor's" place as I like to call him/it. His place is next to, and is about as big as, our whole neighborhood [attachmentid=1851]

look closely and you can see Will and Gene running past the amphitheater)

Zacher · 01-17-2006, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdaddy@Jan 17 2006, 07:34 PM
I don't see my car, but I'm watching Will Smith and Gene Hackman run down my street. Wonder what those guys are up to again? Better send in the secret service to track them......
(This is my "next door neighbor's" place as I like to call him/it. His place is next to, and is about as big as, our whole neighborhood [attachmentid=1851]

look closely and you can see Will and Gene running past the amphitheater)

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You're just annoyed because you probably pay more in taxes than he does

hdrygas · 01-17-2006, 10:41 PM

Let us see clear view in the Pacific Northwest? Well not this winter!

Bill Merchant · 01-18-2006, 12:57 AM

The pictures of my place are at least three years old. A forest is shown that was cut down and a building built two years ago isn't visible.

DaveinOlyWA · 01-18-2006, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tleonhar@Jan 17 2006, 05:50 PM
OK here's the deal, I was brousing with Google Earth earlier. I typed in where I work (MSP airport) and got a pretty clear picture.
[attachmentid=1847]

Now I decide to zoom into our parking lot (the area circled red), and lo and behold, there sits our salsa red beauty.

[attachmentid=1848]

Sadly the resolution in this area is not as high as it is elsewhere, knowing where I park everyday and ours is the only red car that parks there helps.

Now how about this, let's see how many others can find their Prius. Zoom in on the places you frequent where you regularly park that's visible from the sky to see if you can find your pride and joy?

Keep in mind, the satellite photos are only taken once every few months at the most. Based on the construction of runway 17/35 (north south approx.), the shots I posted would have been taken last summer June/July time frame.

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gee, if you knew your car was getting its pic taken, you could have at least washed it...

Rancid13 · 01-18-2006, 12:45 PM

Google Earth rocks! I don't have my Prius yet, but if I did, it'd be parked in the secured underground parking garage underneath our condo complex. You can see the pool/spa very clearly in this picture.

And I zoomed out to see how the nearby Los Al Joint Forces Training Base looks from above...condo circled in red.

bigdaddy · 01-18-2006, 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by Zacher@Jan 17 2006, 09:59 PM
You're just annoyed because you probably pay more in taxes than he does

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WRT income taxes, you are probably right! (though I do know that his property results in the highest property tax in Atlanta)

01-17-2006, 08:50 PM	#1
tleonhar Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belle Plaine, MN Posts: 1,500 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 59 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Friends: 0	OK here's the deal, I was brousing with Google Earth earlier. I typed in where I work (MSP airport) and got a pretty clear picture. [attachmentid=1847] Now I decide to zoom into our parking lot (the area circled red), and lo and behold, there sits our salsa red beauty. [attachmentid=1848] Sadly the resolution in this area is not as high as it is elsewhere, knowing where I park everyday and ours is the only red car that parks there helps. Now how about this, let's see how many others can find their Prius. Zoom in on the places you frequent where you regularly park that's visible from the sky to see if you can find your pride and joy? Keep in mind, the satellite photos are only taken once every few months at the most. Based on the construction of runway 17/35 (north south approx.), the shots I posted would have been taken last summer June/July time frame. __________________ In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. H. L. Mencken

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01-17-2006, 09:19 PM	#2
galaxee resident lab rat Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: boilermaker territory Posts: 9,676 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 94 Times in 37 Posts Friends: 26	no prius shows up in my area- heck, my townhouse building doesn't even show up yet!!! [attachmentid=1850]

01-17-2006, 09:22 PM	#3
jimgraffam Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sterling, MA Posts: 131 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Hey. I just googled my area and even though it's dark outside, I could see my street clearly. Google technology... can't beat it! LOL

01-17-2006, 09:34 PM	#4
bigdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Duluth Georgia Posts: 992 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I don't see my car, but I'm watching Will Smith and Gene Hackman run down my street. Wonder what those guys are up to again? Better send in the secret service to track them...... (This is my "next door neighbor's" place as I like to call him/it. His place is next to, and is about as big as, our whole neighborhood [attachmentid=1851] look closely and you can see Will and Gene running past the amphitheater)

01-17-2006, 10:41 PM	#6
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Let us see clear view in the Pacific Northwest? Well not this winter!

01-18-2006, 12:57 AM	#7
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	The pictures of my place are at least three years old. A forest is shown that was cut down and a building built two years ago isn't visible.

01-18-2006, 12:45 PM	#9
Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Alamitos, Orange County, CA Posts: 2,455 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 2	Google Earth rocks! I don't have my Prius yet, but if I did, it'd be parked in the secured underground parking garage underneath our condo complex. You can see the pool/spa very clearly in this picture. And I zoomed out to see how the nearby Los Al Joint Forces Training Base looks from above...condo circled in red.