Totally Awesome -- Google Earth

[gigilee]

If you haven't downloaded this yet, do it ~~ it's remarkable. Make sure to take the Grand Canyon tour.

http://kh.google.com/download/earth/index.html

[blissmeister]

Minimum configuration:

CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz Unfortunately, I'm still operating with a 28.80 modem and dialup taboot.

[Emily]

Wow, this IS really neat. I once looked into something like this but you had to pay a subscription fee. Glad google has a freebie version. Tilting down into the canyon was cool! It doesn't work as well with my house which is a relief. Top view is enough. Don't need those satellites to be looking sideways into my windows!

Thanks for the link. When I show the kids, I'll have a tough time getting my computer back...;)

[agentorange]

Unfortunately, I'm still operating with a 28.80 modem and dialup taboot.
Then why do you buy a brand new computer every 6 months? Do you buy the same outdated machine over and over, or do you upgrade? And I thought you had cable. Robbie, http://www.theauctionwatch.com/forums/images/smilies/porkies.gif

[blondieia]

We were playing around with this at work the other day, but I didn't think to do something like a Grand Canyon tour!

[Emily]

I *had* to drag this thread back up to say thank-you again for posting this link!

I knew it would be a great educational tool for my kids, but I had no idea I'd be using it so much for real-estate! My cousin is looking for a house to buy and being able to zoom in on any location so easily, then tilt to see the elevation & hills has been a fabulous tool!

For example, we knew one house was near a gravel bank, but from the ground you really didn't get the same perspective as looking down from above.

So thanks, gigilee, I probably wouldn't have known this existed if you didn't post it here on TRB! :)

[rossshow]

LOL! Yikes! That's FUN! Thanks for posting that

[Powerhouse]

WOW! Thanks. I just saw this thread and downloaded the program a few hours ago and I've been having LOTS of fun with it since then. Really awesome!
Thanks again!


Mike.

:1clap:

[rossshow]

There's a community, with user made tours and all

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/34749/page/vc

And this:

http://www.googletouring.com

Wow! I've wasted HOURS so far. Hope to waste many more.

[Sexy Beast]

I love google earth. Google in general just rules supreme! The kind of company I could only ever dream of working for. *sigh*

[Sexy Beast]

LOL put this in the address bar:

53 32' 18.93"N, 1 20' 49.55"W

ROFL!!