Where on Google Earth am I?
If you get it right, its your turn.
I am in Southern Eastern Australia.
Water based..
Al :U
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Where on Google Earth am I?
If you get it right, its your turn.
I am in Southern Eastern Australia.
Water based..
Al :U
Point Nepean.:cool:
Close but no cigar.
Al :p
&^$!...I need a clue?
I bet its not even on the coast.
It's not far from water if you count Yan Yean as water.
Hey Paul........I can see Al's house from here
Port Philip Bay.
Al :wink:
I can see my house on GE too...Quote:
Originally Posted by watson
Al :p
Al,
Mine show's up as an empty paddock................???
Mud Island Marine Reserve:D
mud island?:?
Point Nepean
Is the closest so far, in fact its preeerrrrty close.
Any more, or else Martrix gets a go.:cool:
Al :U
Yeh, it does look familiar since I'm always flying about at 6000 ft. :D
haven't a clue.
That google earths just amazing. Can't get it going on my computer. But on a mates, just incredible. I zoomed in on my old house, and then bounced over to Straddie island, then over to Lismore,,,,some places don't seem to work I've noticed. I can't see anyplace in Kyogle at all.
I cant find a name except for Mud Island, in the middle of the bay near the heads. If thats it, BJP got it?
Its called Popes Eye..
Why? I dont know.
Well done...
Ok whos turn is it, any where on the planet as long as GE can see it.
Al :2tsup:
Doesn't show the recent "renos"... :? :wink::-:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner
popes eye:rolleyes:
OK, I will go.:D How about a rule...Must be between 5000-6000ft elevation?
1st Clue. South East NSW.
Mate too easy. Pambula River mouth and part of Pambula Beach. I'm sitting 5 km away from it right now...
And you can see my old house in it too...
Can we add another rule that photo must be orientated so the top is north?
That one is...
:D :doh: Thought you might get that. I used to go there on holidays as a kid, loved it. There was also a problem with thieves in the caravan park. Stole our surfing gear.:~Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Yep good point. For the record mine was pointing North.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wood Butcher
SilentC, you're up.
I thought you were going to complain about the site fees they charge. They're the real thieves!!Quote:
thieves in the caravan park
OK, coming up, just trying to find somewhere that has a decent overhead photo in google maps.
OK, another one on the South East coast of Australia. Further south than the last one.
Have to leave you with it, finished work for the evening.
Lakes Entrance
A little farther west. Paynesville. Howzat for long-distance joggerphy?
Joe
Paynesville, Raymond Island, Lake Victoria and Metung are all in view in the picture. These places are all on the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria.
Not a bad effort Joe. I had the benefit of growing up in Gippsland and going on a school camp a couple of times at a place on Duck Arm which is also in SilentC's picture.
Ian's answer was more complete but I think we should give it to Joe, for his long distance effort.
I used to spend a fair bit of time around there as a kid. Had an uncle and aunty at Eagle Point, which is also in the picture just behind that long spit that almost cuts Lake Victoria in half. We used to go duck shooting out in the lake. When the sea levels rise, it will all be gone :(
Over to you Joe.
Wish I could. But this ol' steam-powered compu-duh-r and dialup connection can't handle it. And the OS still needs a few days worth of repairs after getting hosed by a trojan a while back. The OS problem alone is almost worth buying a new machine, but the cost of high-speed connection doesn't thrill me yet.
I've seen the Google Earth stuff on a friend's machine, and it's quite impressive. One pecularity it has is that aerial photos are based on overlapping views from discrete locations. (I used to deal with aerial photos in civil engineering practice.) Due to parallax, a computed oblique view from the South (say) can depict the North face of a tall building. I understand a newer version will actually create a 3D model, and that oddity won't occur.
For the nonce, I'm pretty much stuck with MS Terraserver; and I think we only have it for USA (derived from USGS aerials and topo maps).
Best regards, and thanks for the vote.
Joe
Try maps.google.com. It's all browser based and what I use. Same images as Goggle Earth but you don't need to download their software. Click Satellite in the top right to get the aerial photos.
I don't think you can save the image from Google Maps.
If the image is visible on your computer, it can be saved ;) (same with video fwiw)
I haven't been able to work out how you do it.
"Print Screen" saves screen image to clipboard. Then open whatever (e.g. MSPaint) and "Paste."
Joe
new rule....anyone who knows the location 1st hand is barred from entering:D....we want WILD guesses:2tsup:
neil.
Can I try one????
South West Coast Australia.
Should slow down you east coasters....:D
I believe the little township in view in the picture is Bremer Bay on the Wellstead Estuary. The township of Bremer Bay is situated at the south end of the Fitzgerald River National Park in Western Australia. I've never been anywhere near there.
Have a go at this one. It is on the NSW coast.
That's Huskisson. Yes I have been there. Once...
BTW I use maps.google.com and a little screen capture program I downloaded that lets you capture a rectangular portion of the screen and save it to jpg or gif.
Another one on the NSW coast: