More Microsoft Big Brother stuff

**SavagePenguin** · July 2nd, 2001, 10:04 AM

A guy came into the shop today and showed me a site that access satellite photos: http://terraserver.microsoft.com

I put in my city and state in the search, and was able to get a zoom-in of my house. It was detailed enough to see the small chimney for our wood-burning stove. Cool... but creepy.

I also found my in-laws house, and the vet's office (I worked on a printer there today). Has anybody else been able to find their house or work?

My office is the white building in the middle of this picture (across the street from a bigger dark grey rectangle with a dirt lot behind it): http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.c...20797&Z=16&W=1

**MadDog** · July 2nd, 2001, 11:13 AM

I also found my house, but I wouldn't say it was "More Microsoft Big Brother Stuff" -- the satellite pictures are from the USGS (United States Geologic Survey)

**Ghostfleet** · July 2nd, 2001, 11:16 AM

COOL!!!

I CAN SEE MY HOUSE!!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

My house is is about 1 1/2 inches southeast of the center. I am on the first road (going left to right) that does not go all the way through. I am the 2nd to the last house on my street. It is the dark roofed one w/the biggest yard.
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.c...21582&Z=17&W=2

Here is another shot (smaller pic....but not so many homes). If you go to the center, go 3/4 inch left & 3/4 inch down that is my house. It has a dark roof. On my screen it is just above the "100m" measurment mark.
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.c...21582&Z=17&W=0

**http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum1/noncgi** · July 2nd, 2001, 11:19 AM

I've used that before. It's kinda creepy, you can just barely make out the lines down the middle of the road! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">

I live on the cul-de-sac near the center of the image at http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.c...18366&Z=11&W=2

**Sowulo** · July 2nd, 2001, 01:11 PM

There's something (probably a car) in my driveway but can't tell what kind (mine stays inside when I'm home). If I could only zoom in a little more I could maybe figure out exactly when that pic was taken....

**SavagePenguin** · July 2nd, 2001, 01:37 PM

I'm jabbing at your houses with my curser!

mogul218 · July 2nd, 2001, 02:12 PM

For some reason I can't get it to work. Is anyone else having problems?

**mahdi** · July 2nd, 2001, 02:58 PM

That site is great, you can get satalite photos of almost anyware....look up Groom Lake, Nevada (Area 51) it's there <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Nothing to see here, move along, move along...

**snooper2** · July 2nd, 2001, 05:01 PM

cool site i can find lots ppls houses. this is kinda scary. <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">

**ShadowKing** · July 2nd, 2001, 05:36 PM

Actually, I think the one for Mapquest is a little better. I like the color.

This is where I grew up all my life.

<a href="http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&uid=uax779j8u0b1m9kd%3Azsl0aag4r&SNVDa ta=3mad3-9u%2Chr%253br00urg%253d%253d2l1f109.ne%252842a%252 4mm-dzr%2 5]http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&uid=uax779j8u0b1m9kd%3Azsl0aag4r&SNVDa ta=3mad3-9u%2Chr%253br00urg%253d%253d2l1f109.ne%252842a%252 4mm-dzr%25[/U RL] 3bah7-%253d0rnh%252bXIXXG%252bVO%2513C%252bN%2515_RDLV%2 514%2517%2513J%2512%253aN%2513%253dfyslu_wuzy_F%25 15%25285gz2x5%253a_n101wd0%2528l%25241w-u.wf7%253bxcx5sf7.grfe%257cs%25247 wv%2528u&pcat=&aphoto=1&MAP_AB_LABELS=&WORK=&mouse _mode=zoomin&map.x=304&map.y=234"> My House</a>

Click on arial photo (it just doesn't want to cooperate)...

Its the house to the left of the White Dot, across from the church.

**WebHead** · July 2nd, 2001, 06:20 PM

Yes,... I like the mapquest one better too.

**Ghostfleet** · July 2nd, 2001, 08:22 PM

Originally posted by 6DöG9:
<STRONG>Yes,... I like the mapquest one better too.</STRONG>

I cant zoom in nearly as close with Mapquest as I can with
USGS.

**rfinney** · July 3rd, 2001, 08:23 AM

Looked at this a while back. Did you know it is run on an MS 2k SQL base? MS and Compaq got together to do a technology test. For a while it was THE largest database anywhere. I don’t know if that is still true.
Anyway, I found my house, by noticing the guy next door’s driveway. He pressure washes it with bleach or something every year. Keeps it bright and white. I haven't told him bout this yet cause I don't know if it would freak him out. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">