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My summer vacation playground - view from Satelite...!!!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Panos Kazanelis, Aug 3, 2005.

  1. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

    4,657
    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    Thanks to Google Earth (an amazing s/w) I can show you my summer vacation playground.

    Notice the river complexity, the great green mountains, the lakes... even the sea is only 60Km away and there's a fantastic place
    for scuba diving called Sivotta (but I guess that's the only thing Lambros won't be able to perform...)

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    Panos Kazanelis, Aug 3, 2005
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  2. Harry S.

    Harry S.

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    Mar 20, 2005
    Vienna, AUSTRIA
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    Harry S., Aug 3, 2005
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  3. TOLady

    TOLady

    14,461
    Mar 31, 2005
    Toronto Canada
    Looks like a great place, and lots of white water!!! You SURE you can't teach the little guy how to scuba??? I'm sure a cat could! ;) Just teasing.... I miss my days in Crete - great part of the world and amazing that so much of it is still wild, compared to north america.
     
    TOLady, Aug 3, 2005
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  4. Phil K

    Phil K Subscribing Member

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    Apr 30, 2005
    Hong Kong
    Panos, here's where I'll go next week - Cairns, Australia. From there we'll go into the tropical rain forest, and also to the Great Barrier Reef.
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    Phil K, Aug 3, 2005
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  5. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

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    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Hope you are having loads of fun Panos. Looks like a great place to vacation. Google Earth is a great website.
     
    greyflash, Aug 3, 2005
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  6. Kevin Scott

    Kevin Scott

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    May 5, 2005
    Orlando, Florida
    Panos, I was fortunate to travel to Greece on a number of occasions for work. One of the trips I was taken on was from Athens to the port of Patras. The scenery along the way is just incredible. It's a little south of where you'll be but I can only imagine how pretty it is where you're going. Your homeland is definitely one of my favorite countries! :)
     
    Kevin Scott, Aug 3, 2005
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  7. steve f

    steve f

    536
    May 3, 2005
    Northern New Jersey
    Does anyone know how to tell when the satellite pics were taken? I've located my house and can tell that the view is at least 1 1/2 years old.

    Thanks,


    Steve
     
    steve f, Aug 3, 2005
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  8. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

    4,657
    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    Utel needs a little less than 3 years to scan our spaceship Earth... but some VERY popular places get their "treats" every 3-4 months.
     
    Panos Kazanelis, Aug 3, 2005
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  9. steve f

    steve f

    536
    May 3, 2005
    Northern New Jersey
    Panos,

    Thank you. I guess we are in a location here in the US that doesn't get it's picture taken very often.


    It is a very interesting site. Thanks for sharing.

    Steve
     
    steve f, Aug 4, 2005
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  10. Phil K

    Phil K Subscribing Member

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    Apr 30, 2005
    Hong Kong
    Steve, you can try Nasa World Wind which probably has more up to date pics, but it's a bit slow. More information and software download can be found here :
    http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
     
    Phil K, Aug 7, 2005
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