Google Earth, Without the Huge Download
I used to have Google earth on my laptop, but it was a bit much for it so I removed it. It was a shame as I really enjoyed using it. Then one day I ran across this website - http://www.flashearth.com Now I can use Google Earth and do not have to install it. Do not know how long the site will be there after reading the disclaimer:
"Flash Earth is an experimental application using satellite and aerial imagery from Google Earth and Win Live Local without permission"
I will enjoy it while I can.............Fran (P.S. Love the newsletter!)
Thanks, Fran. Looks like they got permission; the disclaimer has changed, and there seems to be no legal problem clouding its future.
It's not as flexible as Google Earth--- no tilt and pan, for example; no route-plotting; etc. But those things may be in the works. And in any case, the zoom images are way cool. <g>
(BTW, Cambridge, Massachusetts--just northwest of central Boston, on the other side of the Charles River--- has some of the highest-resolution public imagery available anywhere. Check out some of the sidewalk scenes there, such as around Harvard and MIT.)
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