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KC
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# Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:06
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To wit, your little hideaway via Google satellite imaging? If so, do you care?
Our place seems to be pretty well out of view, but on the family ranch we did recently have some inquiries about the ol' boneyard (several old cars) that was spotted by a local salvage yard. Grrrr...
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steveqvs
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# Posted: 25 Aug 2010 19:44
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I can see the river from my place but I don't think you can see me! <grin>
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KC
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# Posted: 25 Aug 2010 23:30
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Cool pic!
It's sort of like the old "Where's Waldo?" game, isn't it?
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bugs
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# Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:48
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Great image steve. Would need a thermal imager to see you.
Our place is much more wide open and even on a low res google map it shows up. On the flip side we were able to use google to see the main features of our land and plan our drive way and yard locations.
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steveqvs
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# Posted: 15 Sep 2010 19:55
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Thanks. Yes that is what I like about our area its pretty much forest everywhere. You can't tell by the picture but the river is crystal clear too!
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ranchboss
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2012 15:28
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These images you get on google earth are nothing compaired to the us government cameras, those have about 50-75 % more zoom they can read your lic plate on your vehicle.
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ranchboss
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2012 15:41 - Edited by: ranchboss
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This is our place in texas there is the first barn and th dock we have had our new shop up almost a year and google has not updated yet.
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Bzzzzzt
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2012 19:39
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Google maps satellite pictures are frequently months, if not years, old. It's not like they have a camera trained down that you can look through to see your property. It's a still image of the area and it takes a LONG time to take pictures of everything.
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2012 20:31
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Read the license plate number huh? Isn't it reassuring to know they are able to keep a close watch on us for... our PROTECTION?!
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neb
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2012 21:30 - Edited by: neb
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The date of updates are at the bottom left of the google maps. My shack is on it and has only been biult for 8 month's. I use google earth all the time and a lot of the maps are 3 years old.
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TomChum
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2012 23:07
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You can look at Bing too, their images are from 2010 in my area, and lots more detail.
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neb
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2012 08:31
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TomChum thanks
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justincasei812
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2012 12:12
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If you use Google earth it has a time span over quite a few years (back to the middle to late nineties). It is pretty weird on how things have changed over time.... It will also do topo and leaves off the trees (winter)
Kevin
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steveqvs
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2012 20:26
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Wow TomChum is right Bing has much better detail... maybe its because the last picture is leaf free... but wow... much more resolution than google. I switch it to birds eye and then the picture with no leaves comes up.
compare with the leaf version above... i can be seen! You can even see my iso container! sheesh.
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Bzzzzzt
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2012 07:12
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I just checked Bing and the satellite picture they have looks older then google maps for my cabin. It doesn't even show the road going out to my property and I know that road has been there for 4-5 yrs.
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AlabamaDan
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2012 09:25
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My spot is definately there.
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justincasei812
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2012 10:12
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I use bing maps more often than Google. Much better quality but you are right Bzzzzzt, for the most part they are older. I use the Google earth for the time lapse part. my cabin is near a classified area (military) so I am not able to get real close (birds eye) it is blocked out or blurry. Some of the older views are a little better.
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brokeneck
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2012 23:03 - Edited by: brokeneck
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Never thought about it --but the pics are there -- the big lodge on the left -- camping cabin to the right. Luckily they can't see the extensive underground tunnel system that connects the buildings to the 16 vaults and bunkers carved into the mountainside : )
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