Where is my house?

jimbomay · 07-20-2005, 02:51 PM

Lat=51.2814, Lon=0.5193 These are the coodinates but when I try to look it up on Google earth it will not find it. (I live in Maidstone,Kent, England the postcode is me142rj)

I am not able to zoom right in, after I get to about 10,000 it remains blury so although you can just about make out a block of houses, there is no definition, am i doing something wrong?

grav8e · 07-20-2005, 02:56 PM

You just happen to live in one of those areas that does not have a lot of high-res imagery available. Over time that may change...

You can usually tell what areas are going to have more detail even when you are zoomed miles out. They tend to be blocks of gray-brown and are primarily in high-population density areas. Pan over to London and you'll see the difference when far away.

jimbomay · 07-20-2005, 03:22 PM

Cool I see what you mean, i am trying to find my house in london at the moment and its looking as lot more detailed! Can you overlay tube stations?

grav8e · 07-20-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbomay

Can you overlay tube stations?

Funny you mention that...

http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfi...n-Tube-map.htm

Cornholio · 07-26-2005, 11:43 PM

At these times posts like this could be dangerous :???:

**** TERRORISM + Mr Bush

07-20-2005, 02:51 PM	#1
jimbomay Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	Where is my house? Lat=51.2814, Lon=0.5193 These are the coodinates but when I try to look it up on Google earth it will not find it. (I live in Maidstone,Kent, England the postcode is me142rj) I am not able to zoom right in, after I get to about 10,000 it remains blury so although you can just about make out a block of houses, there is no definition, am i doing something wrong?

07-26-2005, 11:43 PM	#5
Cornholio Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Here but u can't see on Google Earth :-( Posts: 3	OhOh At these times posts like this could be dangerous :???: **** TERRORISM + Mr Bush

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07-20-2005, 02:56 PM	#2
grav8e Super-ish Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 107	You just happen to live in one of those areas that does not have a lot of high-res imagery available. Over time that may change... You can usually tell what areas are going to have more detail even when you are zoomed miles out. They tend to be blocks of gray-brown and are primarily in high-population density areas. Pan over to London and you'll see the difference when far away.

07-20-2005, 03:22 PM	#3
jimbomay Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	Cool I see what you mean, i am trying to find my house in london at the moment and its looking as lot more detailed! Can you overlay tube stations?