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July 2nd, 2001, 10:04 AM
SavagePenguin

More Microsoft Big Brother stuff

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
July 2nd, 2001, 11:13 AM
MadDog

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)
July 2nd, 2001, 11:16 AM
Ghostfleet

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

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
July 2nd, 2001, 01:11 PM
Sowulo

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....
July 2nd, 2001, 01:37 PM
SavagePenguin

I'm jabbing at your houses with my curser!
July 2nd, 2001, 02:12 PM
mogul218

For some reason I can't get it to work. Is anyone else having problems?
July 2nd, 2001, 02:58 PM
mahdi

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...
July 2nd, 2001, 05:01 PM
snooper2

cool site i can find lots ppls houses. this is kinda scary. <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">
July 2nd, 2001, 05:36 PM
ShadowKing

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.
July 2nd, 2001, 06:20 PM
WebHead

Yes,... I like the mapquest one better too.
July 2nd, 2001, 08:22 PM
Ghostfleet

Quote:

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.
July 3rd, 2001, 08:23 AM
rfinney

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">
July 4th, 2001, 01:59 AM
Aaaaaaaargh

Dang! Hawaii only has the USGS topo maps and not the photographic ones. <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">
July 4th, 2001, 05:13 AM
AlienDyne

I know this site since 1998. I was able to see my house back then, but now they only show photos from the U.S.
July 4th, 2001, 08:31 AM
MacGyver

Here is another site for those of us not in the continental USA. Not as detailed, but have you ever seen an 18MB JPG!?
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/categories.html
July 5th, 2001, 04:11 AM
woolterton

Have a look at this site then......its in colour <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
www.multimap.com

UK maps and ariel photographs
July 5th, 2001, 11:16 AM
NakedMessiah

Can anybody locate Bill Gate's house and post it on here?
July 5th, 2001, 11:57 AM
MacGyver

Quote:

Originally posted by NakMess:
<STRONG>Can anybody locate Bill Gate's house and post it on here?</STRONG>

I -think- this is it - the big white structure near the shore of the lake. At least the part of it that is built above ground. The roof appears white since it is covered in stainless steel. You can also see his driveway, and numerous docks on the property. More information is available on his house here and here. One search on Google turned all this info up.

Actually, the house is very interesting because of it's "green" factor - using recycled materials in construction, building most of it underground to conserve energy. OF course it's also automated every which way.