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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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 Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:25 am Post subject: Wikimapia is the sh** |
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For those who haven't found it--
It's an interactive google earth where one can label all kinds of landmarks. Works well if you know your way around a bird's eye view. I figure people can tag the more well traveled sites around town. A lot has been tagged already.
www.wikimapia.com |
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DRAMA OVERKILL
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| Cool. Found my house! |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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My internet explorer wouldn't open it. Pile of crap!
Mozilla did however.  |
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biggpoppa
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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unreal...my house, with my 97 camry sitting in the driveway and my basketball night ready for a shot  |
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madowlspeaks
Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Location: Somewhere in time and space
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:41 am Post subject: |
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If this satellite image is available to the public imagine what kind of satellite imagery the government has access to!!
Last edited by madowlspeaks on Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| If this satellite image is available to the public imagine what kind of satellite imagery the government had access to!! |
To most people it'd be 'hey I'm sat on my ass watching the tv' The government will learn nothing! |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:26 am Post subject: |
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Fun! I put my hometown on the map, and added some photos for Cheonggyecheon and a couple other places. I wanted to fix a few things but you need to register to do what I wanted. Maybe later.
All in all, lot of fun but needs higher res scans of more areas and the pop up window for places needs a lot of work. (Should look nicer, be resizeable, no crappy google ads, etc.) |
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EFLTeacher
Joined: 05 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| It's a nice feature of wiki...I've been able to do a little research on prospective schools by looking at that site. Helps me figure out what is near by. |
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rsmm0224
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Cool! In Changwon I found my apartment and my school but the pic needs updating. The empty lots on either side of my little 2 story school both now have 12 story buildings in them.
Also, it would be nice if there was a way to turn off the white squares. Makes it tougher to find landmarks on via visual reference. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah it's not the most current and sometimes the closer views are iffy. My school has been completely rebuilt in the last year and the wiki picture is completely different. I figure it's good for marking landmarks and subway stations as well, especially when used in tandem with the seoul transit map. |
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rsmm0224
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| One more way to waste time online... I should know, I just labeled all the stuff I know in Changwon. hahaha |
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daemyann
Joined: 09 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Actually a worthwhile endeavor.
Although the temptation to label everything as "mine" is ridiculous. |
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