On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:49:43 GMT, Poncho Liner wrote:
> "Chrissy Cruiser" wrote in message
> news:iiuyu0tcvrln.w40ktffgaqzw.dlg@40tude.net...
>> http://www.flashearth.com/
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>> Wyoming - Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared
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> Nice website. I'm a paid subscriber to http://www.terraserver.com which is
> the forerunner to Google maps and most other Satellite viewers. Terraserver
> gives you many more options and you can even print out what you see.
Thanks and I am also a subscriber of Terraserver, they do a good job.
> The problem with satellite imagery today is that they will only allow you to
> view from a set distance whereas the CIA and Pentagon types can view all the
> way down to read the name tag on your uniform. For security reasons, I
> suppose, they restrict the view. Also, whenever you see an area blacked
> out, it's probably a classified military area not open to public viewing.
> In a few years we will probably be able to tap into the 'live' satellites
> and see actual live views like they have at McDill AFB, the HQ for the War
> on Terror. They can sit there and view anyplace in the world in live mode
> and direct weapons to specific targets, even moving ones.
All is true but ime the sat system in place today is not very good at
tracking a moving target in real time terms more like a slideshow.
> Now in keeping with the policy of this newsgroup, we should be zooming in on
> cruise ships. Now that would also be something to see. Charles or someone
> else waving at us from the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
LOL
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