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jB
Location: Pickering, Ontario Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
He who speaks does not slack; he who slacks does not speak
| | | Re: Finding RE sites < Reply # 41 on 5/2/2006 1:50 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by White Trash I thought when I used keyhole it was better and had better options to play with.
| All the public-facing map applications like Google use a company called GlobeXPlorer for their satellite data. Trust me on this, I have *excellent* first-hand sources for GIS info. There are a few other satellite data providers but for the most part they provide the same stuff. The reason is that they're using military satellite imagery which, like GPS, is limited in its accuracy. Also, this data is purchased so most companies that give access to it only purchase data that will be popular (urban mapping applications, things like that). You'll notice that in some areas, the colour will change from green to brown or even white in bands. The reason for this is that because these areas are not deemed "high traffic" they're using older sat. photos i.e. some from summer, fall, winter, and so on. The reason I started this thread was to see if anyone else had any ideas on how to find rural sites because even with access to better satellite imagery (better than Google, Keyhole, etc.), it's still not very useful.
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| DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption Gender: Male Total Likes: 202 likes
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | | Re: Finding RE sites < Reply # 46 on 7/26/2006 6:58 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | * Does LocalLive have any granularity for your area? Probably not. . . . * Researching where old rail lines passed across your area is a great start! A good percentage of rural decay is related to the collapse of the rail empire, the rise of the automobile, and post-depression/dustbowl agricultural and community consolodation. * It sucks that you cannot carry a gun in Canada. I would feel completely and totally naked alone on the prairie without one! If you consider it, it is really dumb to be alone in the middle of nowhere - unarmed, thanks libs. It is funny how dissimilar our 2 nations are - given their proximity. * I think RE has brought me way more hassle and danger than UE. Off the top of my head, since 2000 I have been shot at twice, threatened more times than I can count, accused of being sent to close the post office, accused of being part of a huge government conspiracy to sell Kansas to the Shah, and chased down dusty Kansas biways at a high rate of speed. * If you are really out in the sticks, my perception is that people are generally very welcoming but at the same time very weary of outsiders and their intentions. Fear of EPA and insurance-related issues seem to be the 2 biggest concerns I hear from locals when out and about. "You aren't from the EPA are you? ARE YOU??!" or "Are you from the motherf***ing insurance company?!" ring in my ear!
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