07-07-2005, 08:43 PM
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The coolest thing ever?
IMHO this is quite possibly the coolest use of the internet and 3D graphics I have ever seen!
Besides the WOW THAT IS COOL factor I really can't see what it may be good for, but I am sure it will pan out.
Google Earth
(Oh yeah and it is FREE!)
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07-07-2005, 09:10 PM
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It's very cool!
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07-07-2005, 09:31 PM
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ditto! i just spent forever on BIGbad's laptop looking at all kinds of stuff. i really wanna catch some unsuspecting schmo wacking off in his car  |
07-07-2005, 09:36 PM
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the entire earth is my plaything..........
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07-07-2005, 09:37 PM
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07-07-2005, 09:40 PM
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I would say it sounds more maniac-al
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07-07-2005, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGbad
I would say it sounds more maniac-al
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LMAO!!!!! i will NEVER live that down!  |
07-07-2005, 09:44 PM
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If you think Google Earth is cool, check out NASA WorldWind! My boyfriend is getting his master's degree in this stuff, and all the professors in his department practically salivate over this program!
"World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.
Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara."
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
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07-07-2005, 10:01 PM
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very cool BCG!
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07-09-2005, 12:25 PM
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07-09-2005, 12:58 PM
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07-09-2005, 01:26 PM
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It is cool. Thanks. Also, for a little better resolution ... http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ also offers free views from space with nothing to download. With it, I could actually see my house. Hmmmm ... OMG, there I am at the window waving. Well, okay, I'm kidding on that last part. 
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07-09-2005, 02:13 PM
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This is our little piece of the world... :D
This is sooooooooo cool! This is our little piece of the world.. as you can see, we are surrounded by farm fields...the arrow represents our place!
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07-09-2005, 02:17 PM
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very cool Chey!
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