Google Earth your city!

Show scenes of your city from overhead by using Google Maps (or from Yahoo, Ask, or whatever else)! To do this (and if someone else has a better way, please show me) just click on the link page at the right hand corner, and then put a hyperlink on this message board!

Here's a little bit of Hartford, the larger zooms have bad quality for some reason, so I am showing the overall areas...

Downtown Hartford (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=14&ll=41.767407,-72.673273&spn=0.029768,0.05785)

My hood...the South End (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.738336,-72.694645&spn=0.014891,0.028925)

The West End...one of the better areas in the city...getting somewhat gentrified (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.7708,-72.695289&spn=0.014883,0.028925)

Now we are getting to a rich area...the Northwest part of Hartford... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.775152,-72.711596&spn=0.014882,0.028925)

From glitz to the ghetto--projects sitting uneasily next to mansions... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.785617,-72.70443&spn=0.01488,0.028925)

Just south of my hood...Suburbia!! (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=14&ll=41.66977,-72.720308&spn=0.029813,0.05785)

I zoomed in on this one...my school...Central Connecticut State University (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=16&ll=41.692511,-72.766099&spn=0.007451,0.014462)

The inner Hartford region--Centered on Downtown... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=13&ll=41.772848,-72.674561&spn=0.059531,0.159645)

More to come... :soon:

Google Earth your city!

Just south of my hood...Suburbia!! (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=14&ll=41.66977,-72.720308&spn=0.029813,0.05785)

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That's some serious suburbia.

I'll do Queens:

First off, the three downtowns:

Downtown Flushing, the nation's largest Chinatown (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=40.75883,-73.829777&spn=0.00785,0.021629&t=k&om=1)

Jamaica Center, a very urban rectangle surrounded by more typical Queens stuff (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.70444,-73.801775&spn=0.007857,0.021629&t=k)

Long Island City, lowrise, industrial, and Brooklyn-ish (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.7449,-73.951013&spn=0.007852,0.021629&t=k&iwloc=A)

now other places of interest:

LaFrak City, densest census tract in the nation outside of Manhattan (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.734576,-73.860912&spn=0.007853,0.021629&t=k&iwloc=A)

North Shore Towers, these three 35 story condo buildings have their own private golf course and underground mall on grounds (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.75636,-73.714485&spn=0.007851,0.021629&t=k&iwloc=A)

Oakland Gardens, my hood (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.751158,-73.746693&spn=0.007851,0.021629&t=k)

When a Target is so close to an airport... why draw a massive target on top of it? (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.783434,-73.83188&spn=0.007847,0.021629&t=k&iwloc=A)

Broad Channel, interesting nautical community with subway access (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.602761,-73.820636&spn=0.007869,0.021629&t=k&iwloc=A)

Jamaica Estates... and thus the curvey suburban street was born (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.71568,-73.785961&spn=0.007855,0.021629&t=k)

Flushing Meadows Park, where the Worlds Fairs were (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Queens,+NY&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=40.746631,-73.844358&spn=0.003926,0.010815&t=k)

^^ I love Queens...it is a great place, BTW...I know people who live in LeFrak...that place is HUGE.

That suburban area is not even the worst...I'll show some more later...BTW, here's some more of Hartford and some inner suburbs...


Franklin Avenue-- Little Italy (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=16&ll=41.735694,-72.675698&spn=0.007446,0.019956)

Brainard Airport---not a commerical airport...and a waste of space (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.738593,-72.656279&spn=0.014891,0.039911)

Right across the river...what was formerly Rentschler Field (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.750664,-72.632675&spn=0.014888,0.039911)

Hartford Hospital---it has a mini-skyline itself (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=16&ll=41.754474,-72.680483&spn=0.007444,0.019956)

Most of Downtown Hartford...terrible quality, but it seems fairly recent. (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=16&ll=41.765678,-72.673316&spn=0.007442,0.019956)

Park Street in the middle...the heart of Puerto Rican Hartford (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.757291,-72.699409&spn=0.014886,0.039911)

Blue Hills in nearby Bloomfield...the most Jamaican community percentage-wise (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.805646,-72.696877&spn=0.014875,0.039911)

Sprawl! Around 15 miles northeast of Hartford...this area is booming... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=14&ll=41.847634,-72.493887&spn=0.029731,0.079823)

West Hartford (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=14&ll=41.764654,-72.740393&spn=0.029769,0.079823)

Farther west, the smug capital of Greater Hartford...Avon (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=14&ll=41.783793,-72.867422&spn=0.02976,0.079823)

More to come... :)

A sketchy nearby suburb (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=39.043811,-76.446025&spn=0.008516,0.014548&t=k&om=1)

Sandy Point State Park near Chesapeake Bay Bridge (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=39.010097,-76.400342&spn=0.00852,0.014548&t=k)

United States Naval Academy (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=38.98093,-76.482246&spn=0.008524,0.014548&t=k)

Annapolis ghetto (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=38.979053,-76.499519&spn=0.004262,0.007274&t=k)

Bad traffic near Annapolis Mall (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=38.9854,-76.545353&spn=0.004262,0.007274&t=k)

Downtown Annapolis (http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=38.978578,-76.490443&spn=0.008524,0.014548&t=k)

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-West Seneca (http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=42.895711,-78.826218&spn=0.118841,0.214577&t=k&om=1)

My neck of the woods - circa 1960s subdivisions (when they still built them on grids!!!) Incl. Ralph Wilson Stadium (http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=42.778283,-78.796606&spn=0.014883,0.026822)

General vicinity of where Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, FBI most-wanted, was caught this evening in Akeley, PA (approx. 65 mi SSW of Buffalo) (http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=14&ll=41.972764,-79.100103&spn=0.060302,0.107288)

Where the asshole is located at the moment (http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=19&ll=42.884553,-78.879108&spn=0.001857,0.003353)

Niagara Falls (http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=43.083402,-79.071543&spn=0.01481,0.026822)

These maps are so cool when you're bored lol.

Holy shit! I just discovered Windows Live Local today, and it has birds' eye view. It works for most cities and some suburbs of bigger cities, though at farther distances back, but some places I assumed it would work, like Silicon Valley, it doesn't, so it must be pretty hit or miss whether the function works. Anywho, same places as before, but birds' eye view... or as I am going to affectionately call it from now on, my hometown if it were Sim City 4:

Downtown Flushing
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1654/downtownflushingnj8.png

Jamaica Center
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5814/jamaicacenteret5.png

Long Island City
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8661/longislandcitycb4.png

my hood, built in the 70s and 80s, hence the prevalence of driveways. Everything except the townhouses with the peaked roofs is multifamily, so it's actually pretty dense.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5828/myhoodxs5.png

Holy freakin' suburban parking lot, Batman!
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9568/boomtargetxj0.png

LaFrak City
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8759/lafrakcityyo3.png

Jamaica Estates
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5968/jamaicaestateskf0.png

Broad Channel
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7122/broadchannelun6.png

I just had to include a shot of Edgewater Park, though it's in the Bronx, it's right across the river from Queens and LI. It was built as a makeshift getaway community (notice how the houses just sit on the street, no lawns or even sidewalks) and is by far the most unique neighborhood in NYC, and probably one of the most unique in the whole country. 675 single family homes on 55 acres of land, and its own police force and volunteer firefighters. A mere two streets connect it to the rest of the city. The entire community went co-op in an effort to protect itself from development, and a private local company owns all the land beneath the houses. It's like a small town where everyone knows each other and looks out for each other, etc... a small cry from the city it just so happens to be located in. Pop 3,000, I believe. It is often incorrectly represented on street maps, and many times even left off entirely.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4999/edgewaterparkpb3.png

Yes, Windows Live Local is nice, isn't it?

My company is actually developing something like this, called MultiVision (http://www.mv-usa.com). It was originally developed by the Israeli Mossad, but it's now declassified. Very similar to this, only you can extract building heights, etc. Very useful from a government agency GIS, disaster planning, land use planning, stuff like that.

Lefrak= scary ass place.

Welcome to the Town of Amherst. Population= over 116,000 people. There are 9 Hamlets in Amherst. Hamlets are communities that are apart of a town. The Hamlets are- East Amherst, Snyder, West Amherst, Swormville, Getzville, Eggertsville, North Bailey, Audubon, and Grover Cleveland Terace. Amherst has its own Police Force and Fire Department. There are 4 Country Clubs and 4 Public Courses.

The historic village of Williamsville is in Amherst. Williamsville is apart of the town.

Map of Amherst and some surrounding towns and villages:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/Amherst1.jpg
The Boulevard Mall in Amherst:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/Boluvardmall1.jpg
The University of Buffalo North Campouse (UB North) in Amherst:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/UBN1.jpg
A new neighborhood and a new office park. The office park is home to the Geico Northeast HQ:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/expandingneighborhoodandofficepark.jpg
Future site of Muir Woods:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/MuirWoods1.jpg
And finaly my neighborhood and surrounding area. I live in East Amherst. In the purple ther is now and going to be Walgreens(now), Plaza(now), Starbucks(now), Tim Hortons(going to be), Plaza(going to be), and a Bubble Boy Car Wash(now):
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/myarea1.jpg

^^ You forgot to highlight the fabled Muir Woods development.

Here's an example of everything that's wrong in the US:

Golf-centric subdivisions (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=35.666397,-78.669984&spn=0.010094,0.015106&t=k&om=1). The streets are even named after golfers! :puke:

I actualy hope that Muir Woods does get built. Its better than a different office park that knocks down all the trees. Atleast they are keeping alot of trees. But I hope that I can go on the boardwalk and to the shops.lol.

Great pics everyone...

Luckily Hartford has not seen those golf-subdivisions yet...

Now that I showed some urbanity...it's time for...

SPRAWL...

Deceptive...subdivisions hidden by forest (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=15&ll=41.753738,-72.836008&spn=0.013671,0.028925)

The Target where two dead bodies were found in the parking lot... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=41.711095,-72.763309&spn=0.00684,0.014462)

Acres of forest destroyed...for what? (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=41.847394,-72.506933&spn=0.006825,0.014462)

Buckland Hills Mall...not pedestrian friendly... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=41.807261,-72.546995&spn=0.00683,0.014462)

The monster known as I-84...12 lanes in areas with HOV lanes, and it still gets traffic jams! (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=15&ll=41.781873,-72.568088&spn=0.013665,0.028925)

Back to the city...the park called Keney Park...the most dangerous park in New England. (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=15&ll=41.790097,-72.69001&spn=0.013663,0.028925)

University of Hartford (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=41.795568,-72.716446&spn=0.006831,0.014462)

Amherst

Some homes 500k to 1.5 million dollars.
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/500kplushomes.jpg

Luckily Hartford has not seen those golf-subdivisions yet...
Nor has Buffalo. And God willing we never will. Talk about your all-time wastes of real estate. You can zoom out to find the location of that one (and there are doubtlessly more), I just happened upon it late one night in Google Earth when I was bored and chose that over going to bed (which happens quite often).

Looking at where it is...that's North Carolina...south of Raleigh.

Actually, the Hartford area has one that I know of...a Condo community right smack in the middle of one of the largest golf courses in the region northwest of the city...I feel sorry for the golfers dealing with them in the way...

Here you go Sargeantcm:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/golfneighborhood1.jpg

Is this it rotten777???
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/golfneighborhood2.jpg

^^ Not quite, but that is actually larger than the one that I was talking about...

I didn't even know about that one, probably there are more?!?!

This is what I was talking about, it is U/C in this pic... (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&z=16&ll=41.821175,-72.745006&spn=0.006828,0.014462)

At least the "Arrowhead" one has some good population density going on, but still, what a waste of space.

In case you can't tell, I hate golf. Big golf. Mini golf is OK, it actually requires some talent. Big golf is played primarily by wealthy white business assholes who use the game to get together and carve up this country a little bit more. And how much talent does it take? Hit the ball, walk after it. Hit it again. Whoa, Einstein! Not to mention the ghastly clothing, and the complete arrogant waste of space by needing acres upon acres of land for a sport where the object (ball) is an inch across. By that logic, a bowling alley should be the size of an entire city. Not to mention it's the most boring thing on TV, though televised bowling isn't far behind.

OK, enough of my ranting. :rant: This thread is about Google Earth cities. These suburbs suck and they all really do look the same!!! Except mine :) it's the only one that's grid based thus far.

I play golf. But for fun and in in my everyday clothes. I play with my grandpa, who amazingly is realy realy realy good for 78-79 years old. :).

Any hoot, look at this Sargeantcm:
http://xiemsoft.com/andy/golfneighborhood3.jpg

I play mini golf! And I suck at it too lol.

I can somewhat respect older people who use it as a means to stay fit, there's not really anything wrong with that. It's these idiots that claim they do it for fitness but use the stupid carts which are one of the "sects" that really PO me.

I have a feeling that were the Buffalo area to get one of these, it will happen outside Niagara Falls or Fort Erie, Ontario. High concentration of existing courses and alot of empty space. Either there or Clarence or Wheatfield.

Does anyone know how to actually show the pics on the monitor instead of a link...?

I'm trying to put them on Imageshack but it keeps on saying that it does not support the file...

shenzhen city, china
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7697/shenzhen9uk7.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1033/shenzhen10ip1.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6198/shenzhen8tx1.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2950/shenzhen5mc2.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9090/shenzhen3is4.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/524/shenzhen13iy2.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6889/shenzhen2dp2.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5315/shenzhen1ok8.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/8061/shenzhen16jq1.jpg

A little off-topic again, but here's another condo/golf course I found...

Some homes in the Hartford golf championship course, south of the city (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&z=15&ll=41.629622,-72.637825&spn=0.013697,0.028925)

Those houses are really expensive it seems, being near the river and on a tournament site has made them popular...who would think... :scouserd:

Actually, after checking it out...there are more, probably 5 of them...I'm a little ignorant about the sprawl in Suburban Hartford.

shenzhen city, china

My god...the density... :shocked:

My god...the density... :shocked:
thanks!
i think sattilite pics can show more real of a city.
and resarch googleearth is a great joy for me.
BTW,could you please tell me any other tools such like googleearth ?

Holy density, Batman! Makes LaFrak look like a fur trading outpost! :)

I have a co-worker from China, Beijing actually if I'm not mistaken.

How's China doing as far as suburbs are concerned - alot? None? Hopefully somebody can learn from our mistakes.

thanks!
i think sattilite pics can show more real of a city.
and resarch googleearth is a great joy for me.
BTW,could you please tell me any other tools such like googleearth ?

There are three more, that I know of...

Yahoo Maps (maps.yahoo.com), Ask Maps (http://maps.ask.com/maps), and Windows Live Local (local.live.com).

The first two are basically the same as Google, but Live Local has street level aerials of certain cities (like NY, Boston, LA, and more...)

It is a great joy for me as well...and now that the whole state of Connecticut on it...it is a greater one now!! :cheers:

There's also NASA World-wind. I DLed that one at work but I've never used it, so I don't know how good it is. I believe that package also includes the Moon and Mars, though I don't think you're going to be finding any cities or golf courses there.

^^ holy crap...the Moon and Mars...wow...

I don't know for sure, like I said I've never used it. I'm pretty sure it had the Moon in there though.

Holy density, Batman! Makes LaFrak look like a fur trading outpost! :)

I have a co-worker from China, Beijing actually if I'm not mistaken.

How's China doing as far as suburbs are concerned - alot? None? Hopefully somebody can learn from our mistakes.
the surburb in chinese large cities,such as shenzhen and shanghai, are mostly high rise commicblocks, and that's not look like surburb. the difference for surburb and downtown is -----downtonw eara has some huge commercial centers , shoppingmalls\ supermakerts\expensive shops\museums etc.
but in those small cities, surburb consists of the private house or lower commicblocks, and greengrass,farmlands.

you mentioned beijing, beijing is more like a masculine cities(a strong and cool male), while shanghai is a femal with a heavy make-ups. lol

if you come to china, i'd rather you visit chinese rural earas, there are much fun, since you are from westen developed countries.

There are three more, that I know of...

Yahoo Maps (maps.yahoo.com), Ask Maps (http://maps.ask.com/maps), and Windows Live Local (local.live.com).

The first two are basically the same as Google, but Live Local has street level aerials of certain cities (like NY, Boston, LA, and more...)

It is a great joy for me as well...and now that the whole state of Connecticut on it...it is a greater one now!! :cheers:
a million thanks. :cheers:
i'll try.
in china, we have a software called QQ, that can make you grab any picture on your monitor, and transfered into JEPG or GIF picture. that's very convenient cut those googleearth pics and upload on SSC.

There's also NASA World-wind. I DLed that one at work but I've never used it, so I don't know how good it is. I believe that package also includes the Moon and Mars, though I don't think you're going to be finding any cities or golf courses there.

I have it. It is like google earth. The pics arent that new though. The moon and mars are on it.

How are you guys getting pics off of Google Earth? You can't even right click to save them to a file or copy and paste or anything like that.

Well...

At the right-hand side of the picture, there is a link that says "Link to this page" which shows the actual address of the page. Then you can just put it as a hyperlink when replying to the thread, like a normal link...

As for showing it actually...I do not know, but it is possible as seen...

I think he's hosting them on personal webspace though. So it then becomes a function of how much space you have.

That would make sense, but I have seen some Imageshack around....

in china, we have a software called QQ, that can make you grab any picture on your monitor, and transfered into JEPG or GIF picture. that's very convenient cut those googleearth pics and upload on SSC

That would be nice...

chengdu is a second largest west city of china, 9 million population.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8094/chengdull2.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6968/chengdu1el9.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/268/chengdu2xj3.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6306/chengdu4xu1.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5315/chengdu5uw2.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2639/chengdu6tb2.jpg

continue chengdu city.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6752/chengdu7ti6.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7237/chengdu9je5.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8721/chengdu10wu0.jpg

Great pics...it's nice to see as China develops, that they keep densifying.

Places like that are scarce in this end of the globe...

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/103/chengdu11ma9.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9738/chengdu13yg4.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/203/chengdu15ff7.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8809/chengdu20ve4.jpg

Great pics...it's nice to see as China develops, that they keep densifying.

Places like that are scarce in this end of the globe...
thanks. our goal is catch up brizle \agentina first.
it's a pity, the largest west city chongqing, cant be showed clearly on googleearth.

Yeah that's unfortunate. It's evident throughout the US as well, some states don't have very good imagery throughout, some barely have any.

^^ Until probably a few days ago, Hartford (and most of CT) had none...

Now, the whole state is covered, but the zoom has to not be as blurry...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/WestSide.jpg

West Side

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/Waterside.jpg

Waterside Neighborhood

[IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/NorthStamford.jpg

North Stamford

[IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/EastSideGoogle.jpg

East Side ( my neighborhood)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/MoreoftheEastSide.jpg

Other Half of the East Side

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/StamfordGoogle1.jpg

Stamford from high in the sky

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/SouthEnd.jpg

South End

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/Stamford-1.jpg

Stamford Borders

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/StamfordSky.jpg

Stamford High Up

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/StamfordAreial.jpg

Stamford Aerial

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/StamfordGoogle.jpg

Stamford Downtown Aerial

Yeah that's unfortunate. It's evident throughout the US as well, some states don't have very good imagery throughout, some barely have any.
yes, i think they will adding clear-image-city continually as time goes by. :cheers:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/WestSide.jpg


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/StamfordAreial.jpg


Stamford Downtown Aerial
the color is more real and more vivid! great!

I know the pic didn't show up before, so hopefully they show appear now. Oh by the way, below the picture i have captioned what each picture is



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/Waterside.jpg

Waterside



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Steve1677/NorthStamford.jpg

North Stamford

This topic is getting more replies than thought originally...LOL.

Looks like Stamford is a tale of two cities...

Nice and dense downtown and shoreline, but then trails off downtown into rich mansions covered by unlimited forest cover until hitting New York...the rich love their trees!

great pics.
i am jealous US cities looks so clear and sharp!

Great pics everyone!

I have to go to sleep, it's 1AM, LOL...but continue the thread...

Here's a zoomed pic on Hartford's CBD...

Down-town (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=41.767519,-72.674732&spn=0.006834,0.014462&t=k&om=1)

Great pics everyone!

I have to go to sleep, it's 1AM, LOL...but continue the thread...

Here's a zoomed pic on Hartford's CBD...

Down-town (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=41.767519,-72.674732&spn=0.006834,0.014462&t=k&om=1)
it's 1PM here :eek2:

^^ Until probably a few days ago, Hartford (and most of CT) had none...

Now, the whole state is covered, but the zoom has to not be as blurry...
I just noticed that Concord and most of NH is now better quality. However the close-in zoom isn't that great. And it's out-of-date, I'm looking at things I know were recently built (roads in particular) and they're not even under construction. My guess is these particular ones are 2002-03-ish.

They've also been updated in and around Buffalo - there's no longer ice in the lake and the Bethlehem Steel site has changed, another other things I've noticed.

Sweet; you can do it ok, here you go;

Downtown Rochester
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/nixter369/downtownsky.jpg

The mansions of East Avenue and some of the upscale Park Avenue area of the city
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/nixter369/eastave.jpg

My old 'hood in the suburb of Greece. (our house was on the 4th one in from the left by the church)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/nixter369/borrowdale.jpg

And what the hell; here's some of Apex too;

"Downtown Apex" (meaning East Salem St; the one old commercial street in this town of over 30,000)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/nixter369/DTapex.jpg

And, here's most of the town. If you guys think there's sprawl in the NE. Check this out, and keep in mind that this is what would be considered an "inner ring" suburb.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/nixter369/apex.jpg