Aerial Views

In message , Nibbod writes

Very nice. The aerial views are up-to-date, so I can see my model railway, which is more than can be said for the usual sites (streetmap.co.uk and multimap.co.uk), which have horribly out-of-date maps and aerial pictures.

I agree, very interesting... Can't see my car though, seems it's in shadow...

Ian J.

The aerial views in my part of the world (Basingstoke) show the fields where I now live... shame the houses were built 10 years ago. Google Earth does a lot better in my case - it shows my car in the driveway, so those were taken within the past 2 years.

Bit OT but on Google Earth go to

North Platte rail yard - supposedly the world's largest

In message , Garry writes

I looked at that - I couldn't see anything at all, and zooming in doesn't show any detail.

The aerial view of my locality shows a building site opposite my house, and it only shows half of my garden layout, which means the picture is at least two years old (I suppose I could work out the exact date it was taken, as it shows the adjacent sports ground set up for a "family fun day"). It was taken in the morning, with bright sunshine from the south-east, so the contrast is too great and lots of things are in heavy shade. I could zoom a lot, and the picture didn't lose its clarity.

whatever it is, its got a class 60 on the front, i found an identical train just about to enter york station from the north..

could it be a metals service? scruff

Yes, those are huge steel slabs.

PhilD

Many thanks for the link - amazing stuff.......

Cheers Mal Oz

I was looking aroud the Southampton area and there are now Birds Eye Views from different angles and it goes in up to 20 metres.