Want To Waste A Half Hour?

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Want To Waste A Half Hour?

Sorry, no Mac software yet.

But this is an incredible piece of technology.

Google's been showing it off on Google local for a while and I blogged about that in early April.

It's so much fun to type in addresses of places you've lived, places you've visited, and be taken there through the power of desktop computing and satellite imaging.

Wow.

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» Profile - Google Earth (relaunch) from TechCrunch
Service: Google Earth Previous Profile: July 2, 2005 Launch Date: Just re-launched What is it? Google Earth combines satellite imagery, aerial photos, maps and Google Search create an interesting application that allows you to view just about a... [Read More]

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Posted June 28, 2005 in Venture Capital and Technology

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It's scary, because I don't think it's in the interest of National Security to be able to see a satellite map of our childhood home.

Posted by: jackson | Jun 28, 2005 6:06:43 PM

Its a huge improvement over the previous version of google maps. The ability to change the angle of observation makes it really seem like you are flying at 5000 feet. As I pilot, I can attest to this.

Posted by: fred krueger | Jun 28, 2005 7:42:42 PM

I've been facinated with Google Maps and its satellite feature since it came out.

Posted by: Neville Medhora | Jun 28, 2005 8:31:19 PM

Half an hour? What, you bore easily? Yeah, this is very cool - I'm hopping ona plane tomorrow and virtuall flew the route in GE...

Posted by: rick gregory | Jun 28, 2005 10:56:35 PM

Guess this would be a USA only application

Posted by: Ruchit | Jun 29, 2005 4:26:39 AM

Unfortunately, they've canceled the download feature for now...kinda like their Web Accelerator...
I downloaded it on my home pc while I still could, but I don't have windows 2000 there. I do have 2000 here, on my dorm pc, so I hope that I can just transfer the install file to this pc via gmail and it'll work.

Anyway, Google should test their stuff more. Disabling the download after only, what, 2 days, is very bad pr.

Posted by: Hans Van Deun | Jun 29, 2005 8:53:37 PM

If you were lucky enough to get a copy, open this file in google earth and click on the "play" button- you get to fly over the path of the ride!

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/kml/episode.kml?episodePk.pkValue=151363

Its a map of a bike ride that was uploaded from a GPS to www.motionbased.com, then exported to Google earth.

Posted by: walker | Jun 30, 2005 12:46:30 AM

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