Are there any online maps that show ..........

SexyGreyFox · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:33

How far above ground you are?

I absolutely know 100% that Google Maps used to have an indicator that you were so many feet above ground when zooming in or out but that feature has now gone.
I've been on some other popular maps but I can't find this useful feature anymore.

Or it is there and I'm blind.

Rroff · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:34

Pretty sure the feature is still there on google earth though not used it in awhile.

Reeve · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:35

Its in the bottom right corner on Google Earth, I just checked.

Rroff · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:36

Not sure if that qualifies as "online" maps though I guess.

arknor · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:36

http://www.freemaptools.com/elevation-finder.htm

SexyGreyFox · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:39

Reeve said:
Its in the bottom right corner on Google Earth, I just checked.

I've been on Google Earth.

I have overlays in the way, thank you very much

jsmoke · 6 Apr 2014 at 16:54

arknor said:
http://www.freemaptools.com/elevation-finder.htm

That's quite good, what's highest point you can find, I got 8829.743m..

OhEsEcks · 6 Apr 2014 at 17:01

I want to know how high sea levels will rise if the ice caps melt so I know where to buy my next house. I saw a documentary about it called The Day After Tomorrow.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Apr 2014 at 17:02

arknor said:
http://www.freemaptools.com/elevation-finder.htm

I've been on that before, it doesn't show how far above the ground you are.
Isn't elevation how far above sea level you are?

Zogger · 6 Apr 2014 at 17:28

I don't think that's possible, because a distance above the ground is basically meaningless for a mosaic ok stitched photos - how do you compare that to what you really see when in the sky?

jsmoke · 6 Apr 2014 at 17:37

OhEsEcks said:
I want to know how high sea levels will rise if the ice caps melt so I know where to buy my next house. I saw a documentary about it called The Day After Tomorrow.

Might want to talk to Richard Branson and VG.

touch · 6 Apr 2014 at 17:57

Dimple said:
I've been on that before, it doesn't show how far above the ground you are.
Isn't elevation how far above sea level you are?

Yes, elevation is height above sea level.
If you're not on the ground, how is a map going to know how high you are :confused:

LordSplodge · 6 Apr 2014 at 18:00

Bing used to, and may still have, OS maps. They should show elevation. Also, Google Earth.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Apr 2014 at 18:10

touch said:
If you're not on the ground, how is a map going to know how high you are

It can make a good approximation and Google Earth still does it.
All the main online maps used to do it but it's a feature that disappeared.

Reeve · 6 Apr 2014 at 18:49

This seems to work
Edit: Nevermind, another solution had already been found

bazzabear · 6 Apr 2014 at 18:58

touch said:
Yes, elevation is height above sea level.
If you're not on the ground, how is a map going to know how high you are

Trigonometry.

If a certain size of item measures a certain distance on the map, then the virtual viewpoint must be at an exact, and calculable, distance above it.

traveler89 · 6 Apr 2014 at 22:25

yes sometimes it shows randomly and sometimes it's not.