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Now playing: DRAX - Zarathustra - (3:27)

This before and after is Biloxi, MS. Of note is the building on the coast in the upper left which is entirely gone. The building in the lower left, however, had a somewhat better fate. It just blew across the street into a parking lot. Images are about 350 KB each.

Before
After

Labels: Google Earth, Hurricane Katrina, Life, Screenshot

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Google Earth + NOAA + Katrina
Posted: 5:47:00 PM 0 comments

I did a before and after comparison of an image I was able to download from NOAA using Google Earth. In this shot, you will see the northern end of the city, along the shore of the lake there. The images are pretty huge, but the detail is worth it.

Before
After

Coincidentally, my brother was in New Orleans Sunday morning, but thankfully he got out. He sure is a lot luckier than the tens of thousands who didn't.

Labels: Google Earth, Hurricane Katrina, Life, Screenshot

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Google Earth Take 3
Posted: 3:23:00 PM 0 comments

Now playing: Gopher - 3: Meeting - The Gathering of Arms (6:39)

I am enjoying this program far too much.

My latest shot shows an approximation of the view I had from the Williams/TransCo Tower in the Galleria Area today. I was in for an interview with a company, and the office in which the interview was conducted had an amazing view of Houston to the south and west. Of course, I was too nervous to fully appreciate the view (see next post), so I had to come to Google Earth to check it out again.

One of the interesting things about this program, and an indication of how far it still has to go, is the vertical perception of things is different. For instance, you may see the pools in the white complex in the middle of the page.... they were not present from my vantage point, obscured by the two stories of apartments around them. Also, the buildings behind where you see the label "Hidalgo St" are quite tall. But this is still pretty amazing software... Love the waterwall shot in the lower left. And I think what amazes me the most is that they found a time during daylight when the 610 & 59 interchange wasn't a parking lot...

Labels: Google Earth, Screenshot, Software

Thursday, July 14, 2005

More Google Earth
Posted: 9:53:00 PM 0 comments

Now playing: Namco - Sala de Masala 2000 (2:42)

I found a pretty neat Google Earth shot of Mt. St. Helens that I shared with my friend who lives near it... the detail is pretty spectacular. It doesn't have any of the 2004/2005 eruptions in it, but that's not entirely necessary either. Big file... 359KB, over 1000 pixels in both directions. Sorry, I have a big screen!

Labels: Google Earth, Screenshot, Software

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Speaking of Google Earth
Posted: 7:36:00 PM 0 comments

Now playing: roncli, The Nightstalker - Everytime (5:24)

Here is a Google Earth shot of Track 1 from San Francisco Rush 2049. I couldn't highlight the actual track, but I do have the turns marked at least. It's wildly different than the actual game. For instance, Palace Dr. is not a 180 degree turn when it hits Richardson Ave., which eventually turns into Lombard. Unfortunately, the shot of the jump near Lombard Reservoir is awful, as the image has it in the shade. Be warned the shot is upwards of 650 KB.

Labels: Google Earth, Screenshot, Software