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Google Earth
From http://google.blognewschannel.com/in...hing-for-free/

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not bad, but needs some more images, like my area to have better detail.

ik

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i put my postcode in and it resolved to it , big brother or what , very impressed , now all it needs is closer resolution maps and i will be able to see myself :disturbd: :D :D :D



edit :- just played about with it , type in something like orlando and :Yikes: :D :D :D

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ive been messing around with it for far too long already tonight... very funky stuff :D

struggling to find mt. everest thoough. you wouldnt think it was that hard...

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It can't find Mt Everest? Well that's the Yanks for you ;)

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Absolutely marvellous! They just have to sort out a higher resolution........ :tu:

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I know, some of the images are a bit rough lol. Saw it posted elsewhere so thought I would share :)

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Are these the same images as found on google maps?

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Quite possibly though I'm not 100% sure. I would expect them to be the same images rather than Google using and therefor paying for 2 different sets of images.

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Is it me or have they copied Nasa's World Wind here?

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The similarities have been mentioned elsewhere ;)

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I don't flipping believe it! I can see the roof of my house!

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Are all the tiles in place? Saves climbing a ladder to check lol

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Heh ... it's almost that good actually. I just did a postcode search on where I grew up, for a comparison, and it was nowhere near as good. But I can actually see my house where I live now. Take a look. We live in a semi-deatched, so I've marked the half of the building that's ours:

http://homepage.mac.com/towny/googleme.jpg

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Cool, nice and remote, bet you don't get many drunks rolling pass your house or little scrotes keying your car lol

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You'd be surprised ... rural crime ain't no joke. We had our garden chairs and petrol mower nicked last weekend. And we're close enough to Glasgow for gangs of neds* in their mums Corsas to come up here at the weekend for drunken BBQs on the lochside.

* Scots for 'chav'. :D

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:notopic:
:( They get about don't they, Chi's car was keyed along the passenger side Monday night, we're hoping it will T-Cut and polish out. Why don't people respect other peoples property anymore?

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If you look at the UK as a whole, most of it is picked out in lurid green, while some strips are in a more muted colour. If you're lucky enough to live in one of the duller strips, those are the ones that have been imaged at a higher resolution.

I've just had another look at my place and for some reason it's even better now than it was before! Something to do with available bandwidth perhaps.

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this is the best resolution I can get.

ik

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Yeah same here, unfortunately Google is still sorting high res images out for a lot of places. Can't be easy trying to sort images out of such a large area.

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everest is there, but it is called Annapurna II

ik

edit, as it looks like it from another pic I have of everest, from google.

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it is there, but its called various things depending on exactly what angle youre lookng at it from! from kathmandu, go north-east to the border...

i dont think it handles contours and names very well. looks pretty though!

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can't connect tp the servers, evern if I add it an as exception or turn the firewall off. :(
error code ffffffffc00a01f6 ?

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I got a message saying they are temporarily stopping any more downloads & to try again tomorrow ;)

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I would attach the program to a post but it's 10Mb ;) I blame Zoom for breaking Google lol

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It's up again now :)



IMO......if google improve their resolution and coverage, google earth will be one of the most widely used and interesting bits of software of all time. The reason that I say this is that I think it has enormous potential as a learning tool and as a navigation tool. It is immensely absorbing and has the potential to be very useful..........and that's as a beta!
It will make the planet smaller and more 'accessible'! :nworthy: :)

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Hong Kong is fantastic! I found the house where my gf used to live. (Near Happy Valley racecourse, so easy to find)

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See, sometimes I do post useful an interesting stuff ;)

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uh oh, sorry folks, didn't want to break it :D

I'll try again later then, thought it may be the server or something.
I turned off both PC & router firewalls (temp) didnt work.
never mind, wont stop me sleeping.

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i could not find the great wall of china at all yesterday on the google earth program, I am going to try for longer today

ik

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They've suspended downloads again. And I've noticed when you use the app that it is taking longer to pull down images than it did yesterday. Methinks they're getting swamped!

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Haven't tried it today, been busy (see my blog), but I have had no problems. Having said that, I did pay the subscription, so I might get priority somehow..

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I blame the people posting links about it :angel:

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I have got the download of it but says my account aint activated I did not know you had to register for it and is it even working :|
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Just means the servers are down again, nothing to worry about ;)

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PFFFFT!!! Ahh well try again later.

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Funny thing is.... it always works when I try it lol. Once you get onto a server it should be ok. I'd try again in a bit, the server traffic might have lightened up a bit. It does tend to download quite a bit of image data when you first use it.

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you need a google account. like gmail

ik

EDIT: I think the program needs updating already, they do not know where the cook islands are!!!!!!!

EDIT 2: what was that place in russia called, that had all the trees blown down because of a meteor?

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Still no luck and everyone else is getting on fine.

Think its time to give up and send a nasty feedback to the makers.

This is not working for me and others I know within my town are on it. I I refuse to **** about with poor software.

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does you computer meet all the specs thtey require?

if so, then send them a nice email

ik

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Can you complain about server load problems on a free service?

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My pc is more then upto there spec's and Paul I would complain if they are pushing behond there abilities then, it does not make consumer sense I have downloaded a program and there was no warning of issues due to server load.

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no you dont ;) :D :D :D

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Apart from the word BETA in the logo?
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2005/06/1.gif
I've only just realised it's still in Beta so it's probably my fault for not realising sooner. I suppose you have done the obvious check any firewalls that are running routine?

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Aye I have checked all its permissions on Sygate Personal to no avail :(

Shame i really wanted to have a bash at this thing.

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Seems strange that you cannot get onto the server :erm: I take it your speeds are fine and there are no local proxy issues in your area?

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Not as I know of Paul, I am going to try it in a minute without my firewall running just to check.
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Nope I dropped my firewall tried it and nothing different :( .

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Is it the same error every time?

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Yes, same one every time Paul.

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I'm getting exactly the same error.

The support is no use, searching for the erro code produces no result.

I've create a route through router, dropped firewall etc etc all the same.

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I am getting the same - this is the first time I have tried to use it and the error is concerning account activation.

I'm assuming that activation is done by a seperate server and it is that one refusing connections, at the moment. ...

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I'm having the same problems as well.

Ruled out firewall so far.

Can ping all of the relevant servers so that's not a problem either.

SD, have you got any popup blockers installed? Apparently that can sometimes case an issue. I haven't, so that doesn't help me.

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So they blame pop up stoppers and firewalls.
Have you read this page?
http://earth.google.com/support/bin/...719&topic=1138

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Here's my error message:

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working fine here :shrug: , and i aint even got a gmail account :D :D :D

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Same error as Saxo, looks like the authentication server is flooded again. :(
BTW I read on the Google Earth support that all image data is between 1 and 2 years old so don't be too suprised to see Wembley still standing lol

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Popup blocker i firefox turned off......same error.

No other pop up blockers installed. :shrug:

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From this and another thread today it looks like they are trying to control new activations as it's swamping their servers.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthrea...d&sb=5&o=&vc=1

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From one of the links:

But that's not the error message we're getting.

Could someone else please try installing this and see if it will work for you?

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Now you tell me when I've just downloaded and installed it..Well it if it fails to work in the next 24 hours I'll uninstall it..After BOINC I refuse to deal with software where the servers keepbeing turned/falling over...Life is too short.

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So there servers are doing the NTL CS Shuffle then?

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Not working here, error message.

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Could someone then run a postcode search on my old address

OL11 2RW

Thanks

Number was 46 its now got some nameplackard on it.

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Tried installing it on Chi's computer and get the same error about the servers.

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It's focusing over an area of semi detached houses, not bad looking area to be honest.
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LOL yeah that's what it showed on mine :) Nice screeny Dill :tu:

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Is it the same error message I posted above? The one I upped a picture of?

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Yep, like I said the same error. I would hazzard a guess that you will be able to get to the servers tomorrow morning. Once you are on the servers you are laughing as you should be able to access data no problem. I can access new images even Chi can't get on the authentication server.

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Ok Paul, thanks for that :tu:

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No probs, if Chi had gotten onto the server I would have double checked it by installing it on the laptop to make sure.

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It is annoying though the fun I could have with that thing.

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I know but it is worth waiting for :)

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I am annoying a server with my constant login requests.

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how come i can get on no problem then :shrug:

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it is only those trying to get on for the first time, who are having problems ;)

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I don't remember having to register .... I just downloaded it and off it went. Wonder if they've changed it since yesterday morning?

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Well most server based services use an authenticated request system. A user requests access to certain data, the access priviledges are authenticated and the data sent. If Google isn't authenticating anymore computers or users then I suppose this error will occur for people until Google start authenticating new users again so that they are allowed access to the data.

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sorry , i see , well i aint going to uninstall to prove the theory , no way :disturbd: :D :D :D

@ chris t , i deffo didnt need to register :)

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Subscription? :confused: How much is it? What do you get for it?

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http://earth.google.com/earth_plus.html $20
http://earth.google.com/earth_pro.html $400

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How are they authenticating new users without requiring any kind of sign-up? Is the app somehow enabled by Google the first time it connects?

If so, you lot who can't get on are unlucky, my dad signed onto it this afternoon for the first time and it let him on alright. He had to download the installer from an alternative location mind, ;) as Gooooooogle have shut theirs down ... perhaps their switching off authentication is to prevent people flooding the service after acquiring the installer over BitTorrent or whatever.

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$400........ that has to be a typo.

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If you subscribe then obviously it has to know what service you are subscribed to, so I suppose it initially checks to see if you are subscribed to any paid service before it loads up any data or images.
Also I think the first time you run Google Earth it heads to the server to download certain data to enable the software to run (server locations, basic primary maps and images), if you don't have this basic data on your PC it can't then access any further information. The initial file size when you download Google Earth is about 10Mb but as soon as you access any point on the globe it immediately starts streaming image data to your PC..... lots of data lol
Oh and the $400 subscription is a commercial service and those figures are annual fees too.

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Still no luck getting onto it, I bet the non-paying users get much lower importance on the servers so can see subscribing as a must have.

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Did not work for me either, uninstalled it...

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I'm going to persevere with it for a little while.....and then uninstall it :)

I'm getting really into the things that Google can do at the moment, frankly some of it is quite stunning.

I'm looking into ways to use the Google Maps API in order to try and take my "Cable Forum Map" project forward - it all looks a bit mind boggling though so it could take a while :D

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Still no fricking luck.It's got until tomorrow pm an then I'm uninstalling it..

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I agree I will uninstall it soon.

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hang on , i still dont get it , i have not subbed , i will not sub , i can get on no problem , i have not registered , i will not register , so how come i can get on and no one else can :confused:

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All I can say to you peeps who cannot get it is to keep trying, it's worth it :tu: :)

@Paul........it wouldn't let me sign up as a paying punter :shrug:

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Still not working.....

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one good thing for me from this thread was finding the 'switchproxy' extension for firefox - have you tried that?

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Not yet, got a link?

I don't tend to have problems with proxies but you never know.....

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https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...nfo.php?id=125

make sure you use the updated list ;)

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Thanks for that :)

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I'm in :cool:

- see you later ;)

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I am in also now.

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:woot: me too :D
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it is good but I am having trouble with it saying America does not exist.