wonwinglo
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Google Earth.If you have not tried out the fabulous Google Earth yet then what are you waiting for ? pan into any area of the globe and literally see your back yard with the garden shed,you can even tilt the image to ground level so see roads,rivers,airports from ground level,and once more it is totally FREE.
The imaging streams North,South,East,West and by manipulation of the mouse the image magnifies into ground level,well almost.
To demonstrate the potential I did three tests,one is the area of Nassau,one the centre of Leeds and the other aircraft on the ground at Coventry airport,you can read off details never before imagined possible,as a learning tool it is second to non,for online route preparation it backs up your cars GPS by pre-planning,set route A/ to route B/ and the route prepares itself in front of your very eyes,if you need watering holes or businesses then these are also marked as overlays.
This has only got to get better,geographical survey work is constantly being updated and areas of coverage improved all of the time,every flying field,boating lake and model raceway is on there somewhere,check co-ordinates by hand if you know them for precise locations,give yourself a bit of time because this sure is addictive stuff,lets do our own mini tour to see the potential-
Spaceship view of Nassau,note the area to the right is shaded,by placing the cursor to the right brings into view the overlap area of the map ( not on this fixed image here ) scroll forward with the mouse and it brings you down to ground level,ships,boats,buildings can be clearly seen.
Leeds centre,you can get closer than this if you want to,high resolution photography ensures pin sharp imaging,the tilt slider below the arrows ( on the original ) brings you down to a few degrees,play around with it to see the potential.
Aircraft parked up at Coventry airport,the map follows a contour so the more you move across the earths surface the better the image.
So find out your own locations by checking it out now.
The imaging streams North,South,East,West and by manipulation of the mouse the image magnifies into ground level,well almost.
To demonstrate the potential I did three tests,one is the area of Nassau,one the centre of Leeds and the other aircraft on the ground at Coventry airport,you can read off details never before imagined possible,as a learning tool it is second to non,for online route preparation it backs up your cars GPS by pre-planning,set route A/ to route B/ and the route prepares itself in front of your very eyes,if you need watering holes or businesses then these are also marked as overlays.
This has only got to get better,geographical survey work is constantly being updated and areas of coverage improved all of the time,every flying field,boating lake and model raceway is on there somewhere,check co-ordinates by hand if you know them for precise locations,give yourself a bit of time because this sure is addictive stuff,lets do our own mini tour to see the potential-
Spaceship view of Nassau,note the area to the right is shaded,by placing the cursor to the right brings into view the overlap area of the map ( not on this fixed image here ) scroll forward with the mouse and it brings you down to ground level,ships,boats,buildings can be clearly seen.
Leeds centre,you can get closer than this if you want to,high resolution photography ensures pin sharp imaging,the tilt slider below the arrows ( on the original ) brings you down to a few degrees,play around with it to see the potential.
Aircraft parked up at Coventry airport,the map follows a contour so the more you move across the earths surface the better the image.
So find out your own locations by checking it out now.