Awesome new map of DLR

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jan Thu 19, 2006 7:39 pm

don't worry google is working on it but they are still years of photographing behind. I you look at the pics (I think) some are before the 50th celebration. I know that when I looked at my house (since I am in a major city) I noticed that the north south pics were from 2004 and the east west pics are from nov-dec 2005 (it was on a Friday because I could see the trash at the curb).

Ragrobyn · Post by **Ragrobyn** » Jan Sat 21, 2006 10:25 pm

What a great site! I oh so want to be there...but listening is almost as good. Well, almost.

lilstar · Post by **lilstar** » Jan Fri 27, 2006 12:52 am

Oh wow! this is soo amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Brina78 · Post by **Brina78** » Feb Tue 07, 2006 5:23 am

I just got an idea from this. Where can I get a poster image of DL/DCA from space? My uncle has a poster of San Diego taken from space and to get one with DL/DCA would be a great gift to get him for his birthday.

Sarah Turp · Post by **Sarah Turp** » Feb Tue 07, 2006 7:42 am

The Birds eye view is great, but it does make you notice just how small the castle is in Disneyland. It looks tiny!

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Feb Tue 07, 2006 1:06 pm

Sarah Turp wrote:The Birds eye view is great, but it does make you notice just how small the castle is in Disneyland. It looks tiny!

That's true, forced perspective only works when you are on the ground looking up. It will be nice to see WDW when they take the pictures to kind of get a comparison thing going.

golfnut925 · Post by **golfnut925** » Feb Tue 07, 2006 3:33 pm

ok thats pretty sweet but it doesnt look like they update it very often. thats too bad but none the less its awsome

AKLRULZ · Post by **AKLRULZ** » Feb Sat 11, 2006 10:27 am

Wow, that is totally cool!! 8)

TrojanGrad · Post by **TrojanGrad** » Feb Sun 12, 2006 3:14 am

Wow!

While the interface certinaly needs some work (I like Google Earth for browsing), that is a really cool feature. Unlike just the straight-down view, this actually lets you see the sides of buildings.

Did anybody else notice the "time-warp" effect that sometimes happens as you change orientations. Facing east, the Tower of Terror is well underway, but in the other orientations, it is still empty ground or parking lot. The island in Paradise Bay comes and goes as well. =)

Thanks for the great link.

~Brent

rick2vick · Post by **rick2vick** » Feb Mon 13, 2006 10:43 am

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:
Sarah Turp wrote:The Birds eye view is great, but it does make you notice just how small the castle is in Disneyland. It looks tiny!
That's true, forced perspective only works when you are on the ground looking up. It will be nice to see WDW when they take the pictures to kind of get a comparison thing going.

I agree that the birds eye view of WDW would be great. However, I wonder if they can do it. Isn't it a no-fly zone over WDW?

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Feb Mon 13, 2006 10:50 am

They take the pictures using Satellites (spelling?).

rick2vick · Post by **rick2vick** » Feb Mon 13, 2006 11:13 am

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:They take the pictures using Satellites (spelling?).

Your spelling looks good to me. I know that they take the direct overhead photos from satellites, but I thought the birds-eye view pictures were taken from airplanes. I could be wrong.

ttztotdca50 · Post by **ttztotdca50** » Feb Mon 13, 2006 11:52 am

Man, it's times like these I wish my computer was a Windows instead of a Mac. It sounds really cool.

zenmondo · Post by **zenmondo** » Feb Mon 13, 2006 12:38 pm

The Birds-Eye view is definatly shot from an Airplane. If the space over WDW is indeed a no-fly zone we will have a long wait.

ttztptdca50: The website should work on any computer, you don't need a windows PC to see these maps.

ttztotdca50 · Post by **ttztotdca50** » Feb Mon 13, 2006 12:53 pm

Oh. Well, then I guess it's times like these that I wish this stupid computer would run sites that twenty other people are "WOW"-ing about.