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Google Earth Baja Database Upgrade

Frigatebird - 6-9-2006 at 10:37 PM

Not sure when this happened, but many areas of Baja now have higher resolution imagery, including BCS.

DK, you're gonna be busy. :yes:

bajalou - 6-9-2006 at 11:14 PM

Good call, and thanks -

Looks like they have some new suppliers of sat data also - a lot dated 2006.

Big improvement in some areas for sure---- :coolup:

I'll say!

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:07 AM

Loreto airport runway #34 S approach

[Edited on 6-10-2006 by Sharksbaja]

Guess where

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:13 AM

Zoom out

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:16 AM

Who can say how recent these sat images are?

uno mas

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:32 AM

ag belt n of Lto

Bob and Susan - 6-10-2006 at 05:54 AM

the pics of the mulege and santa rosalia area are at least 2 years old...

but the clearity is outstanding!!!

Bruce R Leech - 6-10-2006 at 06:25 AM

Sharks are those first ones Loreto Bay?

Bruce R Leech - 6-10-2006 at 08:23 AM

I cant see any improvement in any other maps. Only Loreto

On the Mulege Map you still cant see streets or buildings.

Don Alley - 6-10-2006 at 09:10 AM

So why all of the sudden the high resolution pics of Loreto? I don't get that resolution of our place in the states. Who is watching us, and why?

I think Henry Kissinger said it: even the paranoid have enemies.
:lol:

Looks like the shots of Loreto date to last spring (despite the 2006 copyright). Our workshop and car palapa are not built, nor the new Pemex. But some other new construction from the spring is there.

I wonder if there is a way to archive the whole Loreto pic database, for comparison to the next upgrade?

[Edited on 6-10-2006 by Don Alley]

bajalou - 6-10-2006 at 10:28 AM

San Felipe area has some areas improved.

You could do a Screen Capture and save it for later comparison.

I have a PDF maker that I can print to make a PDF and takes less space on the drive. But it might be several years before any more updates to the data.

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:38 PM

Says "Google" and others copyright and trademark info. I don't crop that out.They sure would have their hands full if people were not supposed to reprint them.

If you look, you will see the "save image" box. This to me means it's cool, otherwise they would restrict downloads.

Salt?

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:54 PM

No roads in, no buildings....hmmmmmm, no boat access....hmmmmm

another

Sharksbaja - 6-10-2006 at 02:56 PM

south of Trinidad Ranch

Bob and Susan - 6-10-2006 at 06:13 PM

he not making money on the pictures....he's safe

the "google" police would aready be here :lol:

JZ - 6-10-2006 at 08:29 PM

If anything this use is creating more interest in their product, so I don't think they would be concerned.

Sharksbaja - 6-11-2006 at 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lencho

Quote:

Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Says "Google" and others copyright and trademark info. I don't crop that out.They sure would have their hands full if people were not supposed to reprint them.

If you look, you will see the "save image" box. This to me means it's cool, otherwise they would restrict downloads.

Copyright issues aren't quite that simple.

"You may not use the Software or the geographical information made available for display using the Software, or any prints or screen outputs generated with the Software in any commercial or business environment or for any commercial or business purposes for yourself or any third parties."

If this site is considered a commercial environment, we could be putting Doug at risk with this stuff. Something to consider...

--Larry

[Edited on 6-11-2006 by lencho]

I think Doug would have said something by now. I'm sure he has thought about it.

Sharksbaja - 6-11-2006 at 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lencho

Quote:

Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I think Doug would have said something by now. I'm sure he has thought about it.

Now that is what I call insight.

--Larry

I prefer to call it hindsight

Marinero - 6-12-2006 at 01:51 PM

The updated image of the Los Barriles area is no older than mid-December, 2005, based on the commencement of construction shown on my lot there.

Upgrade

bajalou - 6-13-2006 at 09:27 AM

From news of the Tech world

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Google_Maps.ht...

Google upgrades mapping tools

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP BUSINESS WRITER

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc. on Monday released the latest upgrades to the mapping tools that rank among the company's biggest success outside the Internet-leading search engine that steers much of the Web's traffic.

The improvements include a major expansion of the satellite imagery included in Google's three-dimensional software for touring Earth.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said four times more land will be covered in the latest version of its free Google Earth software, enabling about one-third of the world's population to obtain an aerial view of their homes and neighborhood.

The software also is being offered in German, Spanish, French and Italian. The computer coding for the first time will work on Linux operating platforms, a breakthrough likely to broaden the product's appeal.

More than 100 million people have downloaded Google Earth software since it was offered a year ago, according to figures released by the company for the first time Monday.

Meanwhile, Google's online mapping service for finding directions and locating businesses has emerged as a major challenger to the longtime leaders in the category, AOL's Mapquest and Yahoo Inc.

Google Maps attracted 26 million U.S. visitors in May to rank third behind Mapquest at 43.5 million visitors and Yahoo at 26.1 million, according to Nielsen/NetRatings Inc. The traffic at Google's mapping service tripled during the past year while the volume of visitors at Mapquest and Yahoo rose by less than 20 percent, Nielsen/NetRatings said.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt hailed the company's mapping products as "one of the defining opportunities around search."

For all its inroads in mapping, Google still hasn't provided a clear road map for making money from the products - much to the dismay of Wall Street analysts.

Google took a small step toward addressing that concern Monday by announcing it will license usage of its online maps to businesses and government agencies that want to customize the service. The licenses, expected to begin at about $10,000 annually, will include support from Google's engineering staff.

The online maps already have enabled programmers to create Web sites that draw upon independent databases to graphically illustrate information about everything from local crime statistics to apartments available for rent in specific neighborhoods.

Google estimates about 30,000 of these mapping hybrids, known as "mashups," have been created in the past year. Despite the licensing plans, Google emphasized it plans to improve its application programming interface to make it easier to create even more mapping mashups.

Google hosted more than 200 Web developers at its headquarters Monday to trumpet its upgrades.

I checked this morning and they have no updates for the basic program onmy computer at this time.

[Edited on 6-13-2006 by bajalou]