[WikiEN-l] Google Earth screenshots

[Steve Summit]

Anthony wrote:
>> On 11/26/06, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
>>> Anthony wrote:
>>>> One interesting thing to look at is just how much Google Earth
>>>> screeshots differ from 1) World Wind screenshots;
>>>
>>> We could start with the five images which Bogdan Giusca cited
>>> to start this thread:
>>
>> http://www.mcfly.org/coord/{latitude}/{longitude} will give you links
>> to many of the raw tiles that are used by World Wind...
>> The quality in areas of the US is sometimes quite good.

>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RanchoSatView.jpg
>>>
>>> This one's already tagged as a copyvio, and will be deleted in
>>> a few days.  It's centered on lat/long 33.663065, -117.806551.
>>
>> http://www.mcfly.org/coord/33.663065/-117.806551
>> (http://ims.cr.usgs.gov/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/USGS_EDC_Ortho_Urban?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GETMAP&LAYERS=Dec_2003-Feb_2004_0.3m_Color_LosAngeles&Format=JPEG&SRS=EPSG:4326&WIDTH=512&HEIGHT=512&BBOX=-117.808504125,33.661111875,-117.804597875,33.665018125)
>> Now, this is ZoomIt data.  Is it declared to be public domain, or is
>> someone claiming copyright?  It's off the USGS website, FWIW.
>
> Looking at the vehicles on the highway, it's obviously derived from
> the exact same photograph.  I believe this is a USGS photo...

Wow.  That's very interesting.  I knew there was a lot of USGS
data out there, but I didn't know there was *that* much.  That
little mcfly site, incomplete though it is, is doing a great job
of indexing it.  Thanks.  I stand corrected.