An interesting website

barina · Guru

An interesting website

jonathan · Senior Member

unbelievable !! .. thanks Judy

Happywanderer · The Master

It can't be up to date images they are using. I went into my old address in Echuca. The huge tree beside my unit was still there in the image. But it was cut down about two weeks before I left leaving a open space.
Went into this address, it only shows one house below this house where in reality there are two.

grill n chill · Senior Member

When i type my home address in it shows the house directly opposite mine in error.

Happywanderer · The Master

When I put in my daughters address an imprint come up on top of the image. It said 2011 Google.

jimricho · Guru

grill n chill wrote:
When i type my home address in it shows the house directly opposite mine in error.

Use the little icon in the top LH corner to swing the view around.

PS: This is a Google Maps add-on and uses the Google Street-view photos. Mine's a bit out of date too.

-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 13th of May 2012 06:15:17 AM

Yuglamron · Guru

Try this site,it's generally more up to date and you can pick dates in the past.

Say pre Brisbane flood last year and then post flood.

It was posted here earlier, and you have to join/register as a member of the public,but it is free.

https://www.nearmap.com

Safe Travels

neilnruth · Guru

I'm glad it doesn't get it exactly right. A bit scary really. All too much like 'big brother' when you see your husband in the front yard in a blue singlet!! I'd say they're about 3 years old. At least they block out the number plates.

dogbox · Guru

grill n chill wrote:
When i type my home address in it shows the house directly opposite mine in error.

they usually on give the house numbers on one side of the street and a note that says they are approximate

BobnBev · Senior Member

Yep over 2 years old, Ive mowed the lawn since then (smile)

Bob n Bev

Cruising Granny · Guru

Yeah Bob. What lawn?
Most of these are old satellite photos. I checked a Broome caravan park and it shows my Landcruiser in front of my old van. I bought the car in 2004 and the new van in 2006.
I checked this caravan park and the photo is definitely more than 2 years old.
It's not live vision.

03_troopy · Guru

hahaha CG... not like the bloke who kept seeing this red car in his driveway every day when he checked google earth... He went home and had a blue with his missus because he thought she'd been having a regular visitor while he was at work..

PeterD · Guru

barina wrote:
Much faster than Google Earth.

This site is just another way of addressing Google Maps. The database for GM is the same one used for GE. This makes the two just as out of date as each other. GM has always been faster to access than GE. Also, importantly for those on a slow connection or small data limited accoune, DM requires less data download then GE.

If you go to http://maps.google.com.au/maps then type your address into the search you get a pointer on the map where the address is located. Then use the street view to view what you wish. If you have the Google Search page up you can also go to Maps by clicking on Maps up the top RHS (or right clicking on Maps and select "Open in new tab."

milo · Guru

guess its not like in the movies?

03_troopy · Guru

milo wrote:
guess its not like in the movies?

Hahaha.. I don't think the CIA or various other government agencies rely on Google Earth mate..

Beth54 · Guru

I had a good play with it too. It must have been curbside pickup day...there's junk on the footpath. And the yard definitely needed mowing! biggrin