Windows LIVE Local Maps - Amazing !!!

DarkShadow · 30 May 2006 at 00:34

Raymond Lin said:
Phoenix halls ! and the Level !

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How do you get the 3d view?

A direct comparison side by side of Meadowhall which is 5 mins walking distance away from my house.

jezsoup · 30 May 2006 at 00:35

not for bradford, the M-soft pics are about 5 years old or there abouts

killer_uk · 30 May 2006 at 00:35

andy8271 said:
windows Live Local has determined your location by using your computer's IP address.

holy **** its not far out either

I think I'm safe, turns out I live in the north sea.

hybrid · 30 May 2006 at 00:35

Kahn, i now know where you live

as does the rest of the net lol.

Not far from me actually muuhahaha

Raymond Lin · 30 May 2006 at 00:36

dark_shadow said:
How do you get the 3d view?

A direct comparison side by side of Meadowhall which is 5 mins walking distance away from my house.

it'll show up as an option in the map/aerial/birdseye if you are able to.

Psyk · 30 May 2006 at 00:42

It's worse than google Earth for my home address, but it's pretty good for where I'm living at the moment. Quite recent pic too since this place was built less than a year ago. How does the locate me thing work? It talks about wifi, how can it track you from that?

jamoor · 30 May 2006 at 00:44

their search engine looks mint too.
www.live.com

PikeyPriest · 30 May 2006 at 00:45

Old maps though. Some buidlings are missing near my house and they are 3-4 years old.

Kreeeee · 30 May 2006 at 00:48

Awesome, tis where I live:

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=52.68925~-2.430472&style=a&lvl=18&scene=4246395

Edit: the data in my area is less than 6 months old as the new houses and my sisters car are on there

Arcade Fire · 30 May 2006 at 00:49

This is really quite cool. Here's where I'm spending practically every day at the moment - revision sucks.

And here's where I'm spending practically every night - except when my girlfriend kicks me out because she has exams the next day!

Stellios · 30 May 2006 at 00:54

w00t, google earth eat your heart out.

Hyper · 30 May 2006 at 00:54

If you go to www.flashearth.com you can flick between servers and really get a comparisons of the difference in detail.

speeduk · 30 May 2006 at 00:56

Edit: Yes I do live in the pub!

This map is very old and so is the one for canterbury..........

Blackstar · 30 May 2006 at 01:09

DRZ said:
Neither GE or this offers high res imagery of my area. Which is a shame because there is a lot of "cool stuff" near me that I wouldnt mind having a high-res peek at

Snap obviously Edinburgh isn't important enough

Stellios · 30 May 2006 at 01:12

speeduk said:
Edit: Yes I do live in the pub!
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I so envy you right now! Id love to live next to a pub, never mind in one.

Nice street name, bet that causes some havoc when your getting pizzas delivered

speeduk · 30 May 2006 at 01:15

Stellios said:
I so envy you right now! Id love to live next to a pub, never mind in one.

Nice street name, bet that causes some havoc when your getting pizzas delivered

The ironic thing is I am not a big drinker lol. :confused:

zain · 30 May 2006 at 01:24

How are all these images generated? Are they using a big ol expensive piece of Satelite technology or something because some pics are outdated....confusion!

Jonny ///M · 30 May 2006 at 01:53

Arcade Fire said:
This is really quite cool. Here's where I'm spending practically every day at the moment - revision sucks.

And here's where I'm spending practically every night - except when my girlfriend kicks me out because she has exams the next day!

http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~crnt2/pictures/gtct.jpg[/mg][/QUOTE]

Where/What the hell is that place? :eek:

Gilly · 30 May 2006 at 01:54

Jonny ///M said:
Where/What the hell is that place?

Take a look at his location and what he's been doing in the top pic and have a wild guess

zain said:
How are all these images generated? Are they using a big ol expensive piece of Satelite technology or something because some pics are outdated....confusion!

What, did you think you were actually directing a satellite to get your images?

Its a large database of stills taken over time

Raymond Lin · 30 May 2006 at 01:57

Jonny ///M said:
Where/What the hell is that place?

cambridge university library or the Math department, i forgot. Had a presentation from the Architect that did it when i was doing my diploma.