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Offline George

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« on: July 27, 2005, 11:02:06 AM »
Hi All
If you want to check out an awsome aerial view of Plakias and the surrounding area, and the rest of the world put 'Google Earth' into your search engine and download the software.
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Offline Barny

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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2005, 08:18:04 PM »
Just downloaded it , How good is that? saw my home town and the house in hong kong where Ruth used to live!
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« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2005, 08:40:44 PM »
We have also downloaded it.  Hours of entertainment, using the tilt to get a 3d effect is great.  Had great fun 'flying' to Rethymno.

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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2005, 09:12:19 PM »
The trouble is that it needs Windows 2000 or XP and I've got Windows ME.

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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2005, 02:11:13 PM »
Must be doing something wrong, running XP and all I seem to be able to get is just fuzzy images.
Typed in Plakias and got nothing.
Off to play gain but if anyone has any help then much appreciated.
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Neil

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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2005, 05:42:36 PM »
i need help as well - i guided it to plakias myself, but just got a vey fuzzy image which was only recognisable coz i new what it was meant to look like..........what are we doing wrong?????????
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2005, 05:52:34 PM »
From my experience (running on a slower modem than recommended) you need to give the system to focus on the area you are looking at.  As Sheryl discovered not all names are in the computer and you do have to zoom in manually.  It also helps to put town and country names in (i.e. Alice Springs, Australia) to find some places, 'Scotland' takes you some place in the States!!

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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2005, 07:56:42 PM »
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From my experience (running on a slower modem than recommended) you need to give the system to focus on the area you are looking at.  As Sheryl discovered not all names are in the computer and you do have to zoom in manually.  It also helps to put town and country names in (i.e. Alice Springs, Australia) to find some places, 'Scotland' takes you some place in the States!!
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I have been using this google earth system for a long while now and it can be quite spectacular. I have spotted many areas in Crete that now attract my attention - in particular the South coast immediately South of Heraklion. Might investigate that this September.

First point is that the whole world is not covered by the highest quality pictures. Some places such as some locations in the States have stunning quality where one can see people on the ground. Other places might be rather/very  fuzzy especially when too close.

I get a reasonable view of Plakias bay (my default view) when I go to about 30,000 feet when viewed vertically. When you have a heavy tilt it still looks quite good from about 5000 feet . It is worth using a heavy tilt to get a better impression as only the foreground seems very fuzzy and the middle to background looks quite good and the mountains look spectacular and realistic - with very good 3D impression - a good compromise. A trip round the whole coast of Crete can be quite spectacular from about 5000ft with a heavy tilt in operation.

The other factor is that the quality of the PC graphics card may have a significant effect on what one person sees versus another.

And yes, one sometimes has to wait for a long time for the graphics to catch up and produce the optimum picture. I have a fast PC on broadband and it can still find that aspect quite hard work. It is a fantastic piece of software.

John R

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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2005, 10:14:29 PM »
Yes - fantastic. I'm sure, in time the hi res images will cover more of the globe. I used to use World Wind but Google Earth is simpler, quicker and I find the search facilities and directions very useful. Looks like you can add info plus a link to the Plakias site via the Community BBS - I've posted a message with a placemark. Not sure whether the placemark will appear when others zoom in on that part of Crete. I'm sure if my efforts haven't worked, someone a bit more web savvy will be able to do it
« Last Edit: August 04, 2005, 11:08:06 PM by Graham_and_Karen »

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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2005, 03:38:45 PM »
I've just tried the 'tilt' view John suggested and it is quite amazing, The gorge and the saddle above the town are plain to see, i was expecting timos stavos to be a little clearer but it was still obvious

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