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Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] google maps satellite imagery...
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Another place for interactive maps is http://soils.missouri.edu  you
can have all kinds of different layers, townships, roads, conservation
areas, etc.

Nathan A.

On Apr 5, 2005 10:30 AM, Jason Youngquist <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> If you are in Boone County, there's an even sweeter thing than google maps
> satellite.
> 
> Showmeboone.com arial photos...Seriously, I zoomed in on my sisters house
> and could see the small shed in the backyard.  it rocks.
> 
> you have to register for a username and password....
> 
> http://www.showmeboone.com/GIS/viewers/viewers.asp
> 
> --Jason
> 
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Jonathan King wrote:
> 
> > OK, so now something really useful.
> >
> > 1) Type "Mike Miller Minneapolis, MN" into google.
> > 2) Click on the Google Maps version of one of the two possible
> > addresses (the correct one if you know it...)
> > 3) Switch to satellite imagery on that page.
> > 4) Zoom in.
> > 5) Send reminder email to Mike to rake the leaves off his lawn. :-)
> > (Yes, that's a joke, people.)
> >
> > Seriously, this is pretty interesting and quite seemlessly integrated.
> > And bookmarkable.  Is this really you, Mike?
> >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?li=rwp&q=1906+FILLMORE+ST+NE,+MINNEAPOLIS,+MN+55418
> >
> > Just to be fair about it, this is me:
> >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?li=rwp&q=215+SAPPINGTON+DR,+COLUMBIA,+MO+65203
> >
> > They don't have that high-res over flyover country.  Here's the house
> > I grew up in:
> >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=311+East+Street,+Sharon,+MA+02067
> >
> > Or, not exactly.  My house is two down the street to the right, on the
> > other side of the gun club.  (The thing that looks like a shooting
> > range in the bottom right corner is in fact just that.)
> >
> > Some people could, I guess, get upset about this...
> >
> > jking
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