David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 02:06 PM |
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Bombers over Britain
There's a techie site called The Register, who have been running a competition to see who can spot aeroplanes in flight using Google Earth.
This one I like!
(You've need Google Earth loaded on your PC before clicking on the link).
Time to get the tin hats on? 
David
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planetester
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 02:14 PM |
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where's the spitfire & hurricane
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andyps
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 02:33 PM |
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Do you know how you make a web link which goes straight to a specific location as this one does? I want to add one to the Harewood Hillclimb site but
couldn't figure how to do this.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Hellfire
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 03:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyps
Do you know how you make a web link which goes straight to a specific location as this one does? I want to add one to the Harewood Hillclimb site but
couldn't figure how to do this.
1. Copy your link (URL) that you want to navigate to
2. Click the hyperlink button under the font's dropdown. (Earth with a chain-link on it)
3. Name your link in the 1st box (Can be anything you want)
4. Paste your saved link in the 2nd box (URL)
Now should work.
You Should end up with this Andy
Harewood Hill Link
[Edited on 10-1-06 by Hellfire]
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Mr G
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 04:07 PM |
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EDITED:
Do you mean go to the hillclimb 'internet' site or the actual hillclimb site on google earth?
The hillclimb viewed in google earth (google earth required!) can be found by using the following kmz link:
http://www.god-speed.co.uk/harewoodhillclimb.kmz
HTH
Cheers
G
[Edited on 10/1/06 by Mr G]
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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quattromike
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 04:40 PM |
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do you download google earth or do you have to buy it coz i wanta look
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Mr G
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 04:43 PM |
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It's free!
Go HERE to grab it!
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 04:54 PM |
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It's not real time though is it? I thought it was just a captured image from some time ago.(or do I need to upgrade)
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quattromike
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 05:24 PM |
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Yeah I reckon that Image of aberdeen is at least 5 years old
good resolution though
Mike
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Deckman001
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 05:28 PM |
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Realy bad pic of Croydon though, can't even see my road 
Maybe I don't exist
?????
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suparuss
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 06:15 PM |
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is it me or is that lancaster looking a bit edited in, and doesnt have a shadow, and is flying a bit low?
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andyps
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 06:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
EDITED:
Do you mean go to the hillclimb 'internet' site or the actual hillclimb site on google earth?
The hillclimb viewed in google earth (google earth required!) can be found by using the following kmz link:
www.god-speed.co.uk/harewoodhillclimb.kmz
HTH
Cheers
G
[Edited on 10/1/06 by Mr G]
Thanks Mr G - that does work but opens initially in winzip, which gives a link which I can then use to open Google Earth directly to the Harewood
location.
What I really want is something like David Jenkins has posted as it goes directly to the location and opens Google Earth.
I want to put the link on the Harewood website so visitors can see the venue and play around with it in Google Earth.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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andyps
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 06:23 PM |
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Just noticed they were cutting the grass in the paddock when the shot of Harewood was taken. I think it was probably taken some time during 2004 as
the last corner had lost the gravel trap which I think was done for that season.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Mr G
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 09:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyps
quote:
Thanks Mr G - that does work but opens initially in winzip, which gives a link which I can then use to open Google Earth directly to the Harewood
location.
What I really want is something like David Jenkins has posted as it goes directly to the location and opens Google Earth.
I want to put the link on the Harewood website so visitors can see the venue and play around with it in Google Earth.
That link does boot straight into google earth and then fly in on harewood - It's your pc that's causing the problem! 
You must of installed winzip or another utility that has associated the .kmz file with winzip. You need to go into my computer>tools>folder
options>file types and associate .kmz with google earth again (or a re-install of google earth might do it)
Anybody with google earth confirm the link boots it up ok?
EDIT: I've put http:// in the address to see if that makes any difference.
Cheers
G
[Edited on 10/1/06 by Mr G]
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quattromike
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 10:38 PM |
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The link worked fine for me Mr G
Mike
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Noodle
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| posted on 10/1/06 at 11:04 PM |
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Well, I can't see any MOON LANDERS anywhere.
I reckon the shadows don't look right either.
It's clearly a multi-billion dollar conspiracy.
This country is littered with grassy knolls.
They know, you know.
Your sort make me sick
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andyps
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| posted on 11/1/06 at 12:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
That link does boot straight into google earth and then fly in on harewood - It's your pc that's causing the problem!
You must of installed winzip or another utility that has associated the .kmz file with winzip. You need to go into my computer>tools>folder
options>file types and associate .kmz with google earth again (or a re-install of google earth might do it)
Anybody with google earth confirm the link boots it up ok?
EDIT: I've put http:// in the address to see if that makes any difference.
Cheers
G
[Edited on 10/1/06 by Mr G]
Strange - i've just tried it on a different pc and get exactly the same result. I have checked and .kmz and .kml files are both associated with
Google Earth.
How did you create and post the link anyway?
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Mr G
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| posted on 11/1/06 at 01:01 AM |
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Sorry Andy, that was your original question and i've not explained it.
I take it you will be able to upload the .Kmz file to the harewood website.
Select the location and view you want from Google Earth
Click the Add a placemark icon:
From the popup menu, select Placemark
Enter a suitable description in the New Placemark dialog:
Click Ok. The placemark is stored on the map.
Right click this new placemark, and from the popup menu, select Save As
Now just save the file somewhere you will remember (best to keep the filename simple) and then upload it to your webspace.
Then its only a matter of putting a link on the website to the file i.e
"http://www.harewoodhill.co.uk/harewoodhillclimb.kmz"
Cheers
G
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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chrisjlocke
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 07:13 PM |
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You're linking those images directly from my site. Can you please rehost them (eg imageshack.us) or remove them. Thanks.
[Edited on 25/1/06 by chrisjlocke]
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ned
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 10:52 PM |
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I recon some of these images are pretty old, my house must be before I moved in, nearly 2 years ago as the cars are different and there's no
garage! also a road of new houses down the road doesn't exist either..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 11:16 PM |
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quote:
recon some of these images are pretty old, my house must be before I moved in, nearly 2 years ago as the cars are different and there's no
garage! also a road of new houses down the road doesn't exist either..
Neither does the M6 toll road around about the Necc at B/ham
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NigeEss
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| posted on 26/1/06 at 12:32 AM |
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Apparently the photos can be as much as five years old, partly due to the sheer
quantity of images to update and partly due to security reasons. (oh look, the
flags up, Queenie's home). This is what I read in an article about GEarth in BBC
Focus magazine. It also said that the highest resolution images are of the Google
Campus where you can see the word GOOGLE on the trampoline in the
garden. Doesn't look much like a trampoline to me though, but the fact you can
see tables nd chairs is pretty
impressive.
Can't get a direct link to work but if you paste these co-ordinates in to the 'fly to'
box and zoom in.........
37 25.30'N, 122 05.06'W
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