Google Earth

It's almost like being there!

from WinCustomize Forums

I'm sure many people have used Google Earth before. But did you know that if you have "street view" checked under "layers" on the bottom left side of the options you can use it will put a camera image on the streets. (Just found this myself) If you click on the camera it will pull you in and plant you right in the middle of the street and you can pan around and see everything on that street. You can also click on the next camera you see and move up or down the street as well.

Google started doing this in 2007...so you won't find cameras in every part of the world...but there are a lot of them out there already. And if you know the address of any of your WC friends or anyone else for that matter you can see where they live.

This page explain the whole project. http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

First the Fart thread. Now this.

I just knew he'd post this.

Street view, he told me...then he wanted my address. LOL...he found a bunch of trees...Google photographed our area before our development was built (thank G-d).

 

You should look for Chuck Norris's address.

Call Chuck, WG....tell him "street view"...then, ask him his address... Been nice knowing you, WG...

Black glove and ointment.

"He was here a minute ago..."

XD

Star Control: Origins
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Doh! Apparently! XD

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I was able to see the house of a person I have been IM'img for 4 years now. AMAZING. Also I see the image updates every now and then because the lady on the corner is gone, relplaced by other people. I agree stay clear of the Google vehicles.  :grin:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Can't believe you didn't know this Steve..... you must be the only person in the world that didn't! LMAO...... B[]

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

XD :-" Actually I hadn't used Google Earth for awhile.

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

*_* I got curious once to see what my ex-husband's place looked like, and there he was on the sidewalk talking to a construction worker! o_O I don't google earth anymore, I learned my lesson! O:)

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Can't believe you didn't know this Steve..... you must be the only person in the world that didn't! LMAO......
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I didn't know this, either.... but then I've never used Google Earth, or Google Maps.  The closest I've come to either is when my nephew showed me when Google Maps took a happy snap of him taking a wiz. 

He's actually rather proud of it, that he's in a pic that can be seen all around the world, and reckons he'll use it for his next drivers license photo.... doesn't matter that all you can see is the back of him.... and his free hand behind him pointing a 'select' digit towards the Google car.

I made mention that a drivers license photo has to show his face... not just the back of him: "That's alright!" he quipped:  "I'm such a lead foot, that's all the coppers will see of me."

:-"

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh look at that it even has our place , and look here it is, I am not joking lol this is  the roof of our place :grin:

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh look at that it even has our place , and look here it is, I am not joking lol this is the roof of our place
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Well I'll be buggered... you can actually SEE the roof!!!   NO green gas cloud??? 

Must've been taken the day I didn't have curried cabbage. :-"