Fort Jackson

[8thvacav]

Satellite veiw of Fort Jackson near Savannah Ga.. Cool, Huh?
Martin

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[r_moody]

I sent my neighbor a satellite photo (Terraserver) of himself mowing his yard. He almost flipped out worrying about big brother. It was a USGS photo used for earthquake research but still scary to some people. Technology has its benefits and distractions.

Rick

 

[8thvacav]

r_moody,
What version of Terraserver do you have? I could never get that close with out it being blurry.
Martin

 

[r_moody]

r_moody,
What version of Terraserver do you have? I could never get that close with out it being blurry.
Martin

I don't think there are different versions of Terraserver. What matters is which satellite took the picture and when. The Landsat pictures taken in 2002 and 2004 are of a much higher quality. I happen to live in an area where the latest pictures are very sharp. Landsat did not take pictures of the whole country in 2002-04. The last complete scan was in 97 or 98 from satellites that are floating junk by now. If they are ever going to scan everything, I can't say. It is run and, paid for, by the US Geological Service. Try Google Earth. They are computer enhanced 3D pics of Landsat photos.

 

[samgrant]

I don't think a notebook/laptop can accomodate Google Earth. Any opionions?

 

[r_moody]

I don't think a notebook/laptop can accomodate Google Earth. Any opionions?

Google earth will
run on a laptop as long as it meets the minimum requirements. I run it on my laptop (it is fairly new).

The requirements are as follows:
[size=-1] The Google Earth client requires certain system configurations in order to run smoothly.[/size]

[size=-1]Minimum configuration:[/size]

• [size=-1] Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP[/size]
• [size=-1]CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz[/size]
• [size=-1]System memory (RAM): 128MB[/size]
• [size=-1] 200MB hard-disk space[/size]
• [size=-1]3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM[/size]
• [size=-1]1024x768, 32-bit true color screen[/size]
• [size=-1]Network speed: 128 kbps ("Broadband/Cable Internet")[/size]

[size=-1]Recommended configuration:[/size]

• [size=-1]Operating system: Windows XP[/size]
• [size=-1]CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® P4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+[/size]
• [size=-1]System memory (RAM): 512MB[/size]
• [size=-1]2GB hard-disk space[/size]
• [size=-1]3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM or greater[/size]
• [size=-1]1280x1024, 32-bit true color screen[/size]
• [size=-1] Network speed: 768 kbps[/size]

I run it on a Compaq Laptop with a AMD Athlon 64. All you can do is try it on yours and see what happens. I still prefer Terraserver because it is quicker and not platform specific. I prefer to use my Mac Powerbook over my Compaq. Windows XP doesn't like me. :hatecompu

http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/

Rick