So How Close Can Google Maps Really Get?
Want to see some crazy stuff? In some areas of the world, you can zoom in to an absurd level. Pretty close to being able to actually identify an individual.
Let’s take this scene for example… some people in Africa with their herd of camels and cows, gathered around a well. I mean come on… you can see footprints, and some dude who must have known his picture was being taken, because he’s looking right at the camera.

Almost looks fake huh? Well you can see it for yourself here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f…m=1&iwloc=addr
So like maybe Google could use some of their satellites and computing power to find Osama bin Laden and collect whatever huge reward there is for him… just a suggestion for anyone listening…
This entry was posted by Shawn on March 8, 2007 at 2:57 am, and is filed under Tech Stuff. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0.You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.
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Ditto what others said about this is aerial footage, not satellite – in fact, this may be the shadow of the actual flyover plane caught on camera – http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php%3FNumber%3D138835&om=1&ie=UTF8&z=23&ll=-19.457557,22.930057&spn=0.000121,0.000177&t=k
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#9 written by ottodo 6 years ago
So like maybe Google could use some of their satellites and computing power to find Osama bin Laden and collect whatever huge reward there is for him… just a suggestion for anyone listening…
hemm, do you think FBI doesn’t know where Osama bin Laden is?
crap, Osama bin Laden has got his own servers and he is already connected to the internet…
Qaeda and Taliban have their websites, why FBI doesn’t shut them? heh
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#18 written by kay 5 years ago
i so wanna know how to do this on this house lol in Oz 19 Connels RD Woolooware or if sum1 else could do it for me please send me the pic if u can or the link lol please!!! my addy skippy_kay@hotmail.co.uk
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Hi Shawn
AFAIK, these photos with the really high detail were taken by National Geographic from airplanes on fly-overs of the areas in question. These are actually highlighted with overlay markers as part of a collection available for Google Earth.