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Re: They Know Where You Are!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:36:18 GMT
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> Terraserver had the house I grew-up in on the wrong side of a river - • about
> half a mile from where it could be found. I believe they have since • updated
> their GIS data.
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> Also of note, people are referring to these as "satellite photos". I • doubt
> that is accurate. In the US, the USGS offers 1 meter resolution photos • for
> free (these are the ones displayed by TerraServer). The USGS photos are
> taken by aircraft.
Most of what they have now are aerial photos, however, when the site first
opened, there were satellite photos. One of the satellites was a Russian
one. The aerial photos are clearly of much higher quality.
Frank
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:Hvuy9o.16uv@lugnet.com... (...) So my (...) are off (...) street (...) the (...) Terraserver had the house I grew-up in on the wrong side of a river - about half a mile from (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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