Google Earth

[AUXRVIII]

3 Pyramids & a golf course in Egypt.

[Black XR6]

Here are some more Ford orientated shots.

First we have a Ford plant in India at Chennai


Next we have the Ford plant on the banks of the mississippi river powered by the Hydro Electric dam you can see to the left. This plant is closing in 2008. It opened in 1925 producing the model T ford.


Next up we have the Ford plant in Cologne. Complete with test track


Ford plant at Cuautitlan complete with test track


Ford World Headquarters at Dearborn Michigan. Built in 1956 and nicknamed the glass house due to its 13 stories of aqua green glass.


Finally, Ford Airport located in dearborn, michigan. Built in 1925 it was the worlds first airport with concrete runways and also had full services for passengers like a restaurant and hotel etc.

[Black XR6]

Geez, im still going.

Below is the something special. The Ford Cleveland Engine plants and casting plant. Powering alot of muscle cars we love.


Next is Ford South Africa headquarters and assembly plant. I wonder if this is where those South African Fairmont GT's were built. Also a test track.

[Black XR6]

Originally Posted by EASYBOSS

Yea, GE is fantastic, Ive wasted a lot of time on it, some realy good pics being posted up.

Black EX6, excuse my ignorance, which ford factory is that in the shot?

That building is on the edge of the ford airfield pictured above. It may be something like a hotel or maybe another division as it is near dearborn. Could be research or something.

[jimmy_c]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

OK guys how about this one, did you all know that their is a space shuttle in Moscow? Check this out

what the hell is that doing there. Surely they arent working on it are they :

[Kapn_Kiwi]

Originally Posted by jimmy_c

what the hell is that doing there. Surely they arent working on it are they :

My guess is that it's a soviet shuttle, on public display.

[AC/DC]

Worlds Best Fishing spot....

Launch boat from Cardwell ( nth QLD ), , head south, 15min..

Definatley need a GPS otherwise you will get lost in some of these creeks !

There are fish here that have never seen Humans, , they bite at anything !

AC/DC

P.s.. how do I paste a photo directly to the page, like those above. ?

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by AC/DC

P.s.. how do I paste a photo directly to the page, like those above. ?

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=20569

Check out the bit on linking webspace to a post. Photobucket or something like it are free and easy to use

[WILDTRAKPX2]

Originally Posted by nugget378

Can someone google up this for me,149*36'00/ 31*45'00.
It's my place in the country,always wanted to see what it looks like from the air.
I down loaded google earth but it seems you dont get clear pics unless you subscribe.

Mate I looked up 31 45'00"S 149 36'00"E, but the images for your area aren't detailed yet. Over time you may see clearer pics.

[beaky41]

for those who never go off road. fading a bit now

[WILDTRAKPX2]

Anyone interested in WW2 history, I have found an incredible link which has MANY famous places from the war

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat....&Number=112882

[EFFalcon]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

OK guys how about this one, did you all know that their is a space shuttle in Moscow? Check this out

thats actually in a small amusement park

[mark180227]

im crook as a dog at the moment so spending most of my time on the computer and google earth. i found this site you all might be interested in

www.googleearthhacks.com

i found this particular find quite interesting
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03...nd_flying_car/

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by Shockwave XR8

Mate I looked up 31 45'00"S 149 36'00"E, but the images for your area aren't detailed yet. Over time you may see clearer pics.

Cheers mate,thanks for having a look anyway.

[Professor Farnsworth]

yeah i've tinkered with google earth since i think mid last year, it's a fantastic application. When i was first using it none of tassie was mapped, melbourne city wasn't mapped, hardly anything was really. It's great now with all the mapping they've added.

I use it to mark places we've had holidays too in the past, for example the Hyatt in Perth, Cabin park on the Gold Coast etc. It's also a cool application to use for planning trips and seeing what's around there before you go. It has far more applications in the states, as you can use it to look up shop addresses and so on, maybe one day that will extend to us here in Oz.

The annoying thing is Melbourne is still mapped under a layer of cloud, why that map was added i'll never know. My dad used to do Aerial Photography (cartography) for the government, mapping out sites for future development, eg Scoresby Bypass (done over 20 years ago), eastern fwy, and so on, so i guess that's why i find it interesting. I should see if he's got some clearer photo's of the city to submit.

Naturally you'll find some of the clearest mapping for Google Earth is over the Google Campus heh

You can email your friends with a "Google Bookmark" too then all they have to do is click on the link and it will fire up google earth and take your friend to the same spot you marked.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD .KMZ GOOGLE EARTH FILE

Click above to download the placemark file for the Botanical Gardens in Hobart, where my mrs and I were locked in one night on holiday, no one even checked to see if there were people still there, we walk in, had a 10 minute look, walked back to the huge iron gate to find it deadlocked haha. No after hours numbers, no numbers full stop. I rang telstra call connect and told them and they just laughed at me lol Scalling iron 'fire poker' type fences is quite a dangerous task too.

Hey was a good laugh though.

[WILDTRAKPX2]

Hitler's Eagles Nest

[Aussie Falcon]

Originally Posted by jimmy_c

what the hell is that doing there. Surely they arent working on it are they :

It was in Sydney a few years back while it was owned by an Australian company. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-021000a.html

[JD86]

heres a couple:

the eiffel tower
the taj mahal
the opera house
buckingham palace

['63Deluxe]

Dubai palm trees

The world

[mark180227]

ive been to dubai, and those palm trees are amazing. Dubai is awesome all together...the aiport, the buildings, the culture absolutely amazing.

[jason71]

Wolfe creek, Australia. Meteorite crater 880 metres across

['63Deluxe]

Has anyone got Google Earth Plus and if so is it worth the money?

[M14A-Mclaren]

Originally Posted by '63Deluxe

The world

Where is that?

[DA68ZA]

Originally Posted by M14A-Mclaren

Where is that?

dubai

[Scott]

Originally Posted by DA68ZA

dubai

Where is that?

[nb_351]

isnt it in the middle east? somewhere like that... what is it? like a big city or something... is it like sydney or someting? cause theyve got their own international racetrack so they cant be a nobody city... have heard all about it... is it where all those oil tycoon sheik people rich bastards live or something?

[DA68ZA]

Originally Posted by GMH8TR

Where is that?

united arab emirates




Have u seen the hi def pictures chanel 7 play when theres no shows on , a bit of it is dubai . There is talk of them building a world park with all the famous building from around the world rebuilt full size / just think u go there to see the eifel tower next to the empire state building and next to that is the piamids of egypt the statue of liberty.here

[JD86]

anyone got more pics? i love google earth

[Black XR6]

This is a pic of cars in the google campus carpark. Height was 147ft. This is the highest resolution on the planet in google earth at just 1 inch per pixel. To give you an idea just %33 of the worlds population rooftops is covered by 1m/pixel res.

[Black XR6]

Another high res place in google earth. This is a pic of a beach side house. Plenty of 4x4 tracks in the sand. I'd say this is 1"/pixel res as well.