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Old 10-08-2005, 08:08 PM   #31
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NASA has a similar program called World Wind. A guy at work has it and it is sensational.

Downloaded the Google one the other day and am impressed with it. Zoomed in on my Brother-in-Law's work and could make out his car....zoomed to my house and saw the car park next to it etc. Isn't the best visually close up, but hey it is only 10mb. The NASA one is 180mb!
With the Nasa one you download the images, google streams it off the net.
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Old 13-08-2005, 04:15 PM   #32
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The grand canyon sure is fantastic with all the 3d! Check out Mt Everest! Thats about the best thing I have seen on a computer!(except for Richard Burns Rally)

Its useful too!
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Old 13-08-2005, 04:17 PM   #33
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I wonder if car games could use the views of roads for tracks on the games? there is the altitudes, corners etc, could make for some realistic road courses!!
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I wonder if car games could use the views of roads for tracks on the games? there is the altitudes, corners etc, could make for some realistic road courses!!
would probably be good for a flight sim
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