Not sure if this is old...

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:46 pm

...but here's Google Earth!

I've been playing with this all day, when I really should be working

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:48 pm

isnt that the same as NASA's WorldWind ?

Post by **PhoeniX** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:51 pm

Meh, not free?

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:58 pm

There's a free version there pho, lemme just grab an url...

Edit: Actually, my original link WAS to the free version.
Try going from here: http://earth.google.com/

Post by **PhoeniX** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:01 pm

Oh, I read on the home page that it required a subscription, cheers

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How big is the download? It won't report the size to me using IE/Firefox/Flashget.

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:05 pm

'bout 20 megs.
Well worth it. Only major cities are hi-res at the moment, and only US cities have the cool 3D buildings, but it's still really fab

Post by **Transient** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:07 pm

The 3D buildings were pretty cool. I saw a blurb about this on the Discovery Science channel a week ago and forgot to go check it out.