free satellite photos of Earth CD

[mysterX]

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/order_forms/ese_cdrom.html

[TheLoneGunman]

This is really more for teachers and such.
Also, it comes out of Tax money (since it is NASA) so don't order just to get something free.

You can get FREE satellite views of any address in MapQuest by going to:

http://www.globexplorer.com/

and that might meet your need even better.

[leemaj]

wow, i never knew that was legal lonegunman, thanks! This globexplorer thing is pretty cool

[TheLoneGunman]

In some of the photos, you can zoom in VERY far (like I could see the BBQ grill at my old office)

If we had access to a Keyhole, you could read the newspaper from that distance.

[leemaj]

where is that office located? in some areas, its black and white and all crappy. i wanna know how pawerful this thing is

[noom2]

If you want to see some really cool aerial images check out http://www.multimap.com. They have a better resolution and more detailed zoom, than GlobeXtra. Of course there is a drawback ;) They only cover the UK...

[Bires]

Bummer. I got in too late. Hey... I *AM* A SCIENCE TEACHER! If someone could burn me a copy when they get theirs, I'll toss them some coin or offer to copy something of mine for them.
I would really like to get my paws on such a CD.

[TheLoneGunman]

A few points of interest...

The Statue of Liberty:
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&uid=u734u6b3jdk7n7hd%3Azahy8why2&SNVData=3mad3-9u%2Chr%253br2gr12%253d%253dt5uwrl%2524tw2%2528%253a%2528_WC%2528_F%2515%25285uyyw5%253a_aq6rsl%253a a%253bwh%257c2%2524hgv%2528l3iedgv%25245l1t%253b8%253b2hm-9&pcat=&aphoto=1&MAP_AB_LABELS=&WORK=&mouse_mode=zoomin&map.x=180&map.y=125

Alcatraz:
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn/twn-map_results&zoom_level=11&uid=u734u6b3jdk7n7hd:zahy8why2&aphoto=1&SNVData=3mad3-96,hr%3bba50t2%3d%3d2l1wax9.hqu%3b%28_E%17L%2bMNVRROGYX%3aX%13%3d%3a%10F%3datg10a_%29ualq08n%3d0,htb 5m%28lsr7dc%3bwh%7c2%24hgv%28l3iedgv%245l1t%3b8%3b2hm-9&pcat=&zlgif.x=1

Frat Row (actually a semi-circle) at University of Maryland, made famous in St. Elmo's Fire:
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn/twn-map_results&zoom_level=11&uid=u734u6b3jdk7n7hd:zahy8why2&aphoto=1&SNVData=3mad3-96,hr%3bbghrbw%3d%3dt0ha8w%24tw2%28%3a%28YX%12%13MSD%2bQ%12NI_TQ%28_F%15%28x5fy5l%3a_agfbsq%3aa%3bte qej%3bxmwjs8%241w-u.wf7%3bxcx5sf7.grfe%7cs%247wv%28u&pcat=&zlgif.x=1

Venice (CA) beach:
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&uid=u734u6b3jdk7n7hd%3Azahy8why2&SNVData=3mad3-96%2Chr%253bbxhrzw%253d%253d2n5wtsd.hqu%253b%2528_ADLJRD%2528Y%2512%253a%2528%2511E%253abxhr8g%253d% 253d2n5wt0u%253aa%253bwh%257c2%2524hgv%2528l3iedgv%25245l1t%253b8%253b2hm-9&pcat=&aphoto=1&MAP_AB_LABELS=&WORK=&mouse_mode=zoomin&map.x=188&map.y=134

The White House (I think it is purposefully blurry):
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&uid=u734u6b3jdk7n7hd%3Azahy8why2&SNVData=3mad3-96%2Chr%253bbg5ftg%253d%253dtauazx%2524tw2%2528%253a20u6%252bQj1lf82h3wov%252b%2512ts_P7gpk16vx1%252 8ER%253a%2528%2511E%253abg5fy0%253d%253dtauaz5%253d0%2Crb%253b7%253bb5m-r2qfj5m%253be10h%25284%2C3bj%257cn&pcat=&aphoto=1&MAP_AB_LABELS=&WORK=&mouse_mode=zoomin&map.x=197&map.y=141

If you want to see DC better, you can do a 3D flyby:
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/redir?AdID=1sklmap&SpaceID=skyl&URL=/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=brec/rec-mq_skyline%26uid=u734u6b3jdk7n7hd:zahy8why2#

[Edited by TheLoneGunman on 08-04-2001 at 11:43 AM]

[irwin]

Originally posted by TheLoneGunman
This is really more for teachers and such.
Also, it comes out of Tax money (since it is NASA) so don't order just to get something free.

You can get FREE satellite views of any address in MapQuest by going to:

http://www.globexplorer.com/

and that might meet your need even better.

Whoa, with this thing, I can see which houses on the block have pools. :D

[sizemic1]

pretty weak imagery as compared to terraserver at
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.asp