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Google your Prius?

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by tleonhar, Jan 17, 2006.

  1. tleonhar

    tleonhar Senior Member

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    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.
     
    #1 tleonhar, Jan 17, 2006
  2. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    no prius shows up in my area- heck, my townhouse building doesn't even show up yet!!! :lol:
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    #2 galaxee, Jan 17, 2006
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    jimgraffam New Member

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    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
     
    #3 jimgraffam, Jan 17, 2006
  4. bigdaddy

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    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)
     
    #4 bigdaddy, Jan 17, 2006
  5. Zacher

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    You're just annoyed because you probably pay more in taxes than he does :mellow:
     
    #5 Zacher, Jan 17, 2006
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    Let us see clear view in the Pacific Northwest? Well not this winter!
     
    #6 hdrygas, Jan 17, 2006
  7. Bill Merchant

    Bill Merchant absit invidia

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    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.
     
    #7 Bill Merchant, Jan 18, 2006
  8. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    gee, if you knew your car was getting its pic taken, you could have at least washed it... :rolleyes:
     
    #8 DaveinOlyWA, Jan 18, 2006
  9. Rancid13

    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    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.
    [Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/rancid13/3845condo.jpg

    And I zoomed out to see how the nearby Los Al Joint Forces Training Base looks from above...condo circled in red.
    [Broken External Image]:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/rancid13/3845jointtraining.jpg
     
    #9 Rancid13, Jan 18, 2006
  10. bigdaddy

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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)
     
    #10 bigdaddy, Jan 18, 2006
  11. San_Carlos_Jeff

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    Looks like the picture of where I work was taken on a weekend. Wait a sec. there's someone parked in "my" spot. I'll have to look into this :)
     
    #11 San_Carlos_Jeff, Jan 18, 2006
  12. jeneric

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    I get better resolution from http://local.live.com. I believe I've linked to the picture of my street. Pretty crazy.
     
    #12 jeneric, Jan 18, 2006
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    CarMyne at work
     
    #13 jrfaris, Jan 18, 2006
  14. jared2

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    Does anyplace have higher property taxes than Long Island? Average taxes in my area are $8,000 to $10,000
     
    #14 jared2, Jan 18, 2006
  15. Rancid13

    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    Wow, excellent resolution!!
     
    #15 Rancid13, Jan 18, 2006
  16. jeneric

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    Yeah, no one out at the Playboy Mansion or Bill Gate's house though. Even have different views from North, East, South and West. Crazy.
     
    #16 jeneric, Jan 18, 2006
  17. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    well the resolution sucks in my neighborhood... nothing no where near as nice as some of the pix posted here... must be that fog again
     
    #17 DaveinOlyWA, Jan 18, 2006
  18. bigdaddy

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    I read that the high res .live.com pictures come from low-flying planes (2000-4000 feet) flying over a handful of major metro areas so far.
     
    #18 bigdaddy, Jan 19, 2006
  19. jeneric

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    I see....

    Bird's Eye Coverage
    We've got high-resolution Bird's Eye imagery for many areas across the United States. The following list shows some of the major metropolitan areas...

    New York City, NY
    San Francisco, CA
    Boston, MA
    Los Angeles, CA
    Washington, DC
    Seattle, WA
    Philadelphia, PA
    Las Vegas, NV
    Atlanta, GA
    Albuquerque, NM
    Indianapolis, IN
    Lexington, KY
     
    #19 jeneric, Jan 19, 2006
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