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PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:25 am 
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It's scary how good this map is. Look up your address and click "bird's eye view."

http://local.live.com/

Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere but I just found it this morning.
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that's really detailed. although i must say that google is better at finding my actual address.
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Missed my mom's house by two houses. Pretty impressive, though.
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very cool....

oh yes, fun watching M$ playing catch up

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not any better than google

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It doesn't seem to be better at nailing the addresses but the pictures are much clearer from what I've seen on Google.

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I don't see any pictures.

Edit: they have my address around the corner and down the street from where it really is.
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he said "click bird's eye view," timmy. there were like, 10 words in the whole post.
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I just think it's not available for my area.
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timmyjoe42 Wrote:
I just think it's not available for my area.


You are likely correct Timmy - Birds Eye Images are not available for all areas yet - originally they were only available for the Seattle area but recently they rolled out the following areas:

New York City, NY

San Francisco, CA

Boston, MA

Los Angeles, CA

Washington, DC

Seattle, WA

Philadelphia, PA

Las Vegas, NV

Atlanta, GA

Albuquerque, NM

Indianapolis, IN

Lexington, KY

As it doesn't look like Cincy is on that list I'm guessing that is why you don't have the option yet.

For those of you who haven't read the FAQ for the site, the Birds Eye images are NOT satellite images but rather are low angle aerial shots that were taken from an airplane making multiple passes over selected cities.

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Holy crap, that is scary good!

Wait a minute...this picture is outdated! There's no longer a field behind my house. They built 13 homes back there 10 years ago! Plus the bypass highway they built by my house is absent from this photo. It's like some scary flashback or something.

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yea i think google earth is the best for this
at least a lot closer to the present time
and funner to use

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Chrome_CW Wrote:
timmyjoe42 Wrote:
I just think it's not available for my area.


You are likely correct Timmy - Birds Eye Images are not available for all areas yet

As it doesn't look like Cincy is on that list I'm guessing that is why you don't have the option yet.


So stop picking on my Haq!

(Or I will punch you in the face!)
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I'm glad Google and Microsoft are around to show me where I live.

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I think the Peachtree City GA pics are from 3, 4 years ago? That places changes evertime I see it though.

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This is much more accurate than Googlemaps for my area.
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