I thought this may be a good thread to show all the aerials of the Metro. Anything interesting captured from your plane windows ;) LOL.. heres a few of MM for starters.

Post yours! (GreyX i'm lookin at you to post those great aerials of Makati and Ortigas) ;) LOL :D:D

http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane3.dat
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane4.dat
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane9.dat
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane2.dat
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane6.dat
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane7.dat
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/amadu/mm-plane5.dat

metro manila actually looks good from above. ;)

:eek: :bow: :eek: :bow: :eek: :bow: :eek: :bow: :eek: :bow: :eek:

OMG! WOW! Almost looks like "Anytown, USA!" :)

outstanding pictures! :eek2:

Ayos. Galing. I see two or 3 pictures are that of Makati anf Fort. Can you tell the description of others? Salamat.

they are the Makati CBD, Ortigas Center, Araneta Center, Makati and Fort, Ortigas with Annapolis area of San Juan, Pasig River with Ortigas and Greenfield Area on top, and again Fort Boni and Makati CBD with the Libingan ng mga Bayani...

WOW! great pics!

and yeah... Metro Manila skyline is very very nice from the air... wide areas of development... more compact and dense unlike other US cities that I saw like Minneapolis, LA, St. Paul, Houston, Austin....

Damn I love the first pic... I miss travelling... :)

cool!

nice ones. i miss these sights. keep 'em coming. :)

awesome aerials :yes: a bit blurry, editing could probably make it out better.

ortigas center looks so small! but you can see how well arranged metro manila streets are... at least when viewed from above. ;)

Awesome aerials...Ortigas has so many empty spaces!!! I like how the skyway and SLEX look like in Nichols going all the way to Makati. I also like how there are really good housing estates near the skylines of Makati (Forbes, Dasmarinas) and Ortigas (Valle Verde, Corinthians, Green Meadows).

I agree with renell...someone should edit those photos.:)

Anyways...as requested, my aerials:
...uh, has somebody seen them?? i cant find them:D

Look BGC with that great masterplanning. Just imagine that filled with office and residential skyscrapers. It will be absolutely stunning...:cool: There are so many nice circles:D

Found by aerial shots btw...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93makati-aerial_edited.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93ortigas-aerial_edited.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93bgc-from-air.jpg

My BGC shot is almost identical to the one Lumpia posted...hehehe:D

i love all ur pics

manila city also deserves a place in this thread...
(stolen from the parks thread)

http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/Carlo%20birthday%202004/US%20Embassy%20and%20consulate.jpg

http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/Carlo%20birthday%202004/Luneta.jpg

http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/Carlo%20birthday%202004/Luneta%20helipad.jpg

btw, i LOVE aerials (mostly because i also love city planning and city plans are most obvious in aerials ). thanks lumpia for starting this thread.

wow....very nice photos. from above, MM looks very modern.

lol rico, did you come across these in the PFSG forums? :D

lol rico, did you come across these in the PFSG forums? :D

hahaha...! no, I did... then I posted them on the Parks thread and then rico posted them here... :D

I am overwhelmed. Can anyone point to me where Eastwood City is from all this pictures. I am guessing it is in the 6th picture from Lumpia's set.

Thx.

nope... there is no shots of Eastwood from any of the above.... the 6th picture is Pasig area... it shows the trail of the Pasig River and C5 road...

Rizal Park pics are great! Manila looks so different from the air! well i guess that's because we can't see the things that makes us blow our top off i.e garbage, messed-up roads

too bad there's no aerial photo of eastwood

well eastwood is really in the middle of nowhere. and it terms of area, it is not that large.

btw, lumpia, how old are those aerials? i can't see a couple scrapers that's supposed to be there right now

from all these, you can clearly see how manila is better planned than makati. it just so happens that makati has more skyscrapers. manila has bigger parks. more grids. bay. river. manila has everything!

Yeah... even my relatives who came home here from Berlin said Manila seems well planned with plazas and roundabouts.... all they hate is traffic. :cheers: :tiasd:

hahaha...! no, I did... then I posted them on the Parks thread and then rico posted them here... :D
Oh wait yeah I forgot you also are in PFSG. :banana:

i like the way forbes park's street appeared undulating the trees lining it......and also the way valle verde is filled with houses----you could see the pattern of the subdivision from the aerial shot

That main forbes park road ur talking about is McKinley, right? Yeah, i like that street.

Green Meadows, Corinthians and Valle Verde are really good subdivisions..

*whew* back....btw about the pics,:drool:

Hey MelonLime, you into Kare Kano!? :D

1322 looks so gold. hehe. i like the pics. rizal park is very beautiful. bgc looks so empty. hehe.

manila city also deserves a place in this thread...
(stolen from the parks thread)

http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/Carlo%20birthday%202004/US%20Embassy%20and%20consulate.jpg

http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/Carlo%20birthday%202004/Luneta.jpg

http://www.philskies.net/images/RATS/First%20PPL%20flights/Carlo%20birthday%202004/Luneta%20helipad.jpg

btw, i LOVE aerials (mostly because i also love city planning and city plans are most obvious in aerials ). thanks lumpia for starting this thread.

i can see sm manila in the second pics

does anyone remember where the satellite pics of MM is

Is The Us Embassy Ground In Reclaimed Area Looks Like

most likely. pretty well maitained grass too:)

Is The Us Embassy Ground In Reclaimed Area Looks Like

yes... it is on a reclaimed land.... actually majority of the Rizal Park and Roxas Blvd used to be part of the Manila Bay....

i would assume only the part west of roxas boulevard is reclaimed. am i right?

The Ccp, Folk Arts Therater, The Picc, The Manila Film Theater, Westin Phil Plaza Are All Sitting In Reclaimed Area Even The Future Sm Mall Of Asia I Beleive

yup... I think... from the current Manila Harbor upto Baclaran all stood on reclaimed land.... so basically the whole Roxas Blvd is on reclaimed land....:D

ryt, our history professor even confirmed that the original portion of manila bay stretches as far as on mabini st., a lot of changes daw happened during the spanish times that totally changed manila's city landscape. the harbour ctr, the whole port area, roxas & coastal road are all reclaimed na, w/c is why malalim na agad ung manila bay upon reaching the sea wall.

talaga? thanks for the info. :)

Intramuros was supposed to be where the Pasig met the Manila Bay. so yeah, Roxas boulevard could have been reclaimed, but probably during the American Era. the CCP Complex was during Marcos.

for me manila city is still the greatest city in the phils , the cultural sites, the parks the colonial and government buildings speaks of our past history though its position as the financial and commercial centre has long overtaken by other cities nearby

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i miss this thread any new aerial pics

i always like looking at this forum...it's like looking at a visual map as contrast to a citiatlas....lumpia any other aerial pics

where is lumpia, anyways? He hasnt posted for a while.

here's an aerial I found... on airliners...

shows much of FBGC as well as a bird's-eye view of the new Market! Market! Looks real nice from above, but I wanna see pictures of the inside... the tip of the Makati line is also shown.

http://img62.exs.cx/img62/3440/fbgc.jpg

hmm... that shot makes it seem that the BGC is quite not as large as I thought it should be...

So Serendra has not started construction yet.

Any aerial pics of southern Metro Manila , specifically Filinvest Alabang/ATC / Madrigal Business park ?

i would guess that the area at lower left is the mckinley hill village....

what's the area on the other side of C5 across BGC....is it the infamous maharlika village?

I agree with pau...BGC doesnt look that big in that photo. But we have to remember that it extends to the green patches on the right side of the picture. That area is the least developed part of BGC. Serendra takes up a chunk of BGC...

Is Maharlika Village the FVR housing project for Philippine veterans of the Philippine Armed Forces?

Or is it the place where people were detained by Marcos during Martial Law?

Isnt Maharlika Village a muslim area?

Oh yeah you're right.

That place has a bad reputation. Try riding a taxi and ask the driver to take you to Maharlika village and you'll have a hard time convincing the driver to take you there.

that's why i said it's infamous so....is the area opposite BGC maharlika or not? anybody with a citiatlas?

I wonder how much of it is true and how much of it is religious discrimination.

hi ronna, no its not, its the town of pateros, but no theyre not squatters as what they appear, mga bahay talaga yan, ok...

god the global city is really huge!!! & to think only a third of the fort was sold to bcda, i could imagine the whole fort boni can be as big as half the total area of the whole makati city!! pwede....but sadly, given the current economic situationer, (na urong-sulong....), i think it would take at least 20 years more before we can see its volume & density

but if you ply the C5 flyover near market market...it does look like a squatter area...sayang poor somplement ng BGC its like the C5 road looks more of an economic border bet have and have nots

I wonder how much of it is true and how much of it is religious discrimination.
sadly.....there's a lot of truth in this one....remember when VRB went to raid this village, they have to bring with them 2 battalions of police escort cause they'll be in danger.....

so where the heck is this village located?

Market!Market! looks nice and huge. Are there alot of international students in the mall considering 3 international schools are around it?

Jon

Market!Market! looks nice and huge. Are there alot of international students in the mall considering 3 international schools are around it?

Jon

I would imagine...but i bet those students like the atmosphere of GB3, Eastwood, Rockwell, ATC and megamall better.

Great Site for Philippine aerials (http://www.terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?cpx=121.01218160555463&cpy=14.534256322998997&res=16&provider_id=350&t=pan)

I would imagine...but i bet those students like the atmosphere of GB3, Eastwood, Rockwell, ATC and megamall better.

No, definitely not Megamall. It's a no no for the class A and B guys, that's why SM put up The Podium to cater to the A, B and C market that Megamall failed to tap.

So your list will be GB3, Eastwood, Rockwell, ATC and Podium. :)

Maybe...but there are still lots of A and B teens that like MegaMall...like some of my sister's friends.

imo, whatever your class is, you gotta go to Greenhills sometime in a year:D

have we seen this yet? i know there was a similar one posted before but i guess this one's scope is wider in terms of the area covered.

http://internet.ggu.edu/~tragudo/manila_aerial.jpg

image from www.ersdac.or.jp

I dont think we've seen that. You can clearly see how BGC's size compares with the Makati CBD. Its quite large, and can support many skyscrapers in the future.
AsiaWorld (reclaimed area) is even bigger.

I dont think we've seen that. You can clearly see how BGC's size compares with the Makati CBD. Its quite large, and can support many skyscrapers in the future.
AsiaWorld (reclaimed area) is even bigger.

yeah, each of those reclaimed areas is comparable to BGC in area. i never thought they were that big.

there was another satellite shot posted here before which is larger than that one... that other picture even shows the Quezon City Circle....

size of 1 house in forbes park = 10 houses in taguig...what a contrast.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/p2099528fd1e659806a83312a5814315e/f5d45d57.jpg

Has the land for Centennial city already reclaimed?

I thought Centennial City is supposed to be on the slot above that? If not, then no, it has not yet be reclaimed.

The slot above the red area is AsiaWorld
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/pa35fcaf815ae211419bb8978ff0d6842/f5d1208b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/p2e0851c4003413e799824df919dd9c31/f5d6802c.jpg



Filinvest
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid150/pbcffabb268aec96a2ee2e158edf8c175/f5d6802e.jpg

ahh...So Centennial hasnt been reclaimed yet.

Nice aerial of Filinvest:) too bad it doesnt show Ayala Alabang.

some subic bay aerials :)

http://www.subicbaypi.com/sub_desktop25.jpg
http://www.subicbaypi.com/sub_desktop74.jpg
http://www.subicbaypi.com/sub_pho_aerial040.jpg


there are more aerial photos from www.subicbaypi.com but most of them (or maybe all) are old.

thanks to www.subicbaypi.com for the pictures.

clark, circa 2000

airfield
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a08.jpg
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a13.jpg
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a29.jpg

expo pilipino
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a17.jpg
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a27.jpg

golf course and Hill housing
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a31.jpg
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a32.jpg

holiday inn and mimosa golf course
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a43.jpg

thanks to www.clarkab.org for the photos

I love all of the aerial pictures posted in this thread! What a country, no?

going back to the manila bay reclamation issue, I remember my dad used to tell me how there was a time when he lived in the bay area and your backyard was quite literally the beach. In a way, I suppose, that is why I'm usually not too plussed about hearing about reclamation projects in Manila Bay.

in other nostalgia-related(slightly-aerial related, too) news, whatever happened to Paskohan Village? It was somewhere in Pampanga or so, and apparently the main building was built to resemble a parol from above.

edit: ok, so it's now caled Hilaga, and is more useful now than in its previous form. anyone know if they retained the main structure, though?

http://www.alles.or.jp/~ackun/BINANLAGUNA/sky/FH030023.jpg
http://home.hccnet.nl/marco.bergman/manila/images/100-0072_IMG.JPG

:applause: I thought this one was already pruned. :D Good thing it wasn't, because some of the coolest satellites and aerials are here :yes:

going back to the manila bay reclamation issue, I remember my dad used to tell me how there was a time when he lived in the bay area and your backyard was quite literally the beach. In a way, I suppose, that is why I'm usually not too plussed about hearing about reclamation projects in Manila Bay.

in other nostalgia-related(slightly-aerial related, too) news, whatever happened to Paskohan Village? It was somewhere in Pampanga or so, and apparently the main building was built to resemble a parol from above.

edit: ok, so it's now caled Hilaga, and is more useful now than in its previous form. anyone know if they retained the main structure, though?
Yup they reteined the mains structure. They just repainted it.

Wow those are nice aerials.... :D

and boy.. see how much illegal settlers are on port area....

look at this aerial of the philippines itself :master:
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/data/ev123/ev12320_Philippines.A2002091.0245.500m.jpg

here's the closed up look at NCR. Laguna de Bay looks like a giant footprint and another distiguishing feature is the (almost) straight line that is the Magahan (sp?) flooway
http://infomart.soest.hawaii.edu/Landsat_Data/Philippines/browse_116_050_26_11_2001.jpg

thanks for those aerials, renell.

taal volcano is a beauty to behold. it's so cute.

here's the closed up look at NCR. Laguna de Bay looks like a giant footprint and another distiguishing feature is the (almost) straight line that is the Magahan (sp?) flooway


Yes that definitely is Manggahan floodway
:) I pass there everyday from Angono, Rizal to work.

EDIT: Hi renell! Can you please post similar pictures of the Cebu City area and the Davao City area if you have them? Thanks! :)

Nice pix renell

great sat pix u got there. simply amazing!

sweet aerials...!! nice find, renell!

I wanna see aerials of that size of the whole archipelago... haha! that would be pretty awesome.

Yes that definitely is Manggahan floodway
:) I pass there everyday from Angono, Rizal to work.

EDIT: Hi renell! Can you please post similar pictures of the Cebu City area and the Davao City area if you have them? Thanks! :)

As wished, here are my finds, mind you they are huge images
http://infomart.soest.hawaii.edu/Landsat_Data/Philippines/113_053_29_09_1999.jpg

here's the other satellite image, of Davao region
http://infomart.soest.hawaii.edu/Landsat_Data/Philippines/112_055_07_08_2000.jpg

Loading might take too long so the link is there for those who want the bonus marks:D

Wow...amazing satellite imagery! Our country is truly beautiful, even from the view from heaven:D

On the close up on NCR and Laguna Bay, i can clearly see NAIA:D

you can see taal volcano and the lake very nice pics

hey guys, have we seen this aerial before?

http://photos.airliners.net/afadfffb3c038bf89f80cf7b42a82229/4217ad13/photos/3/2/1/602123.jpg

^I cant see the picture...airliners.net doesnt allow hotlinking. Just provide us with a link;)

Just wondering...what is the swampy area that i circled in this picture?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/GreyX/luzon2.jpg

i''ve never seen this pix before, very cool. you can clearly see mt pinatubo and it's entrails.

Just wondering...what is the swampy area that i circled in this picture?

my wild guest its subic bay maybe im wrong i dont know any guys have any idea

^ Subic Bay would be on the left coastline...it doesnt share the same bay as Manila.

it could be malabon or navotas or somewhere in bulacan san miguel or obando with fish pens

that's too far to be malabon or navotas. im assuming it's part of bulacan and pampanga.

yeah.. that would definitely bulacan and Rizal... at first I'm thinking of the La Mesa Dam Reservoir but it seems a bit too large... welll maybe it is near the Angat River which leads to the La Mesa Dam....

Not Rizal. It's definately Central Luzon, you can see Metro Manila, it's way north of it. Pampanga and Bulacan, most likely NLEX would have gone over it.... perhaps where that long viaduct goes through, it's that.

that huge basin area is part of bulacan & pampanga. thats the area where tv reports of flooding most frequently occur, coz it practically serves as the 'catch basin' of water coming from all region 3 provinces leading to manila bay :)

Not Rizal. It's definately Central Luzon, you can see Metro Manila, it's way north of it. Pampanga and Bulacan, most likely NLEX would have gone over it.... perhaps where that long viaduct goes through, it's that.

I was thinking the samething, that the long viaduct goes through there. Thanks, mysaong03...makes sense that it is a catchment basin.

Just wondering...what is the swampy area that i circled in this picture?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/GreyX/luzon2.jpg

imo
pampanga/bulacan/valenzuela flood prone areas going to bataan...

it's not valenzuela, that's been said before. and bataan is the peninsula that protects Manila Bay.............................

having a second look at it... I think that it is Pampanga and partially of Tarlac... in the lower right part of the red circle.. it seemed like there is the peek of Mt Arayat.... so that black area must be the lahar affected areas of Porac and Mabalacat.. just a guess

amazing pix people

This is a photo of our home in Angeles City. The clearing at top portion is Clark Air Base. Our house is right about the center.

http://www.geocities.com/kalayaan90/Home640480.jpg

I've got a high res photo here:

http://www.geocities.com/kalayaan90/HomeFull.jpg

By the way, I think the photo of the marshy area is the Candaba swamp which has been making waves recently being featured as a good place to observe migratory birds in the Philippines.

http://www.pemsea.org/media/e-updates/vol6/eup2_candaba.htm

:eek2: Wow! The residential areas of Angeles City looks so organized! :eek2:

yeah, I know!! haha! wow!! the roads are so nicely laid out you could almost use that as a road map...!

oo nga ang ganda, napakaayos. parang SimCity :D ano ba yan lagi na lang SimCity naiisip ko :bash:

Say, anyone know where i can get a physical map of Luzon and/or Visayas so I can import it for use in SimCity 4? Thanks.

Say, anyone know where i can get a physical map of Luzon and/or Visayas so I can import it for use in SimCity 4? Thanks.

how about this one, post #86 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=130737&page=5&pp=20

do u also do BATs? the philippine buildings would be nice to have in my cities :D

How did you get a satellite shot of your place?

Hmm... that's sweet :colgate: what's those small green dots south-west?

^looks like a farm...

Hmm... that's sweet :colgate: what's those small green dots south-west?
I dunno, Might be fruit trees. I'll try to go there one of these days to get a photo from the ground. BTW, have you noticed the patterns on the north-west bonded by a rectangle of trees? It's actually the base cemetery.

anyone interested in this new thread ?
heres a shot to start with !
rds from philpal

http://www.ersdac.or.jp/ASTERimage2/Image/07.JPG

We already had this thread Aerial shots of the Philippines (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=130737)

ups !

Google anyone?

Manila
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=14.573021,121.020927&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Subic Bay
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=14.819183,120.264244&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Clark
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=14.969902,120.492897&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Cebu City
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=10.295219,123.926811&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Davao City
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=7.085495,125.620766&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

You can look all over the Philippines! It's pretty neat. You also look at other countries except the Middle East.

Google anyone?

Manila
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=14.573021,121.020927&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Subic Bay
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=14.819183,120.264244&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Clark
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=14.969902,120.492897&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Cebu City
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=10.295219,123.926811&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

Davao City
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=7.085495,125.620766&spn=0.168571,0.245819&t=k&hl=en

You can look all over the Philippines! It's pretty neat. You also look at other countries except the Middle East.
amazing....if i'm not mistaken....i could see the outline of ayala westgrove somewhere in the lower left of the manila aerial....it's huge

Those are cool maps. and easy to access too :yes:

this is simply amazing...you can even count the number of vehicles along the highways in the super-magnified portions of the map!!! nlex is cool, though still the old 4lanes. thanks a lot 612vb3.

thanks 612vb3. i saw our house.

Thanks, but I gave you guys the wrong link to Clark, I didn't realize there was another runway or something that looks like a runway south of Clark. You can really zoom in this one.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=manila&ll=15.189972,120.560875&spn=0.080071,0.116764&t=k&hl=en

This is a photo of our home in Angeles City. The clearing at top portion is Clark Air Base. Our house is right about the center.

http://www.geocities.com/kalayaan90/Home640480.jpg

I've got a high res photo here:

http://www.geocities.com/kalayaan90/HomeFull.jpg

By the way, I think the photo of the marshy area is the Candaba swamp which has been making waves recently being featured as a good place to observe migratory birds in the Philippines.

http://www.pemsea.org/media/e-updates/vol6/eup2_candaba.htm

Hey another Angeleño!

Thanks, but I gave you guys the wrong link to Clark, I didn't realize there was another runway or something that looks like a runway south of Clark.

Basa airbase?

Google anyone?

http://earth.google.com

You can download an interactive 3D globe which can zoom in to high resolution photos. Terrain data included. Skyscrapers in the US even have 3D models.

anybody noticed ung naka-highres na maps sa google maps where areas once occupied by US troops? (e.g. Clark, Cavite)

hi 612bv3,
i downloaded opera software to see the google maps of the philippines as recommended, but there still is no connnex. can you explain what i´m doing wrong ? i have a mac oc computer.
salamat
from richard

Some Sattelite Photos from LandSat 7

Manila

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/Manila.jpg

Cebu

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/Cebu.jpg

Davao

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/Davao.jpg

Iloilo

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/IloiloCity.jpg

Hmm.... you know how recent this is? I was also having a looking in Google Earth and I'm interested on what they will erect (lol) there..

This one is cooler than Google Earth...It has the latest shots from 6 different sattelites :)

Cebu is really getting too cloudy...araw-araw umuulan...

Can you get any nearer in this program? The magnification of the cities that is.

so much green in davao. i believe that pic is taken after heavy rains, based on muddy brown waters in the mouth of davao river.

cebu's south reclamation looks good. & iloilo's fishponds are visible.

Green is still dominant in Cebu, Davao and Ilo-ilo... I hope these cities continue to develop without touching these greens...but how? skyscrapers? hehe :)

There should be pockets of greens in all urban developments. Parks should be part of the planning. Do not touch the protected areas.

Akala ko the Big 4 was the finals for the UAAP!

ehem, baka masabihan ng mod for making irrelevant comments

observe how in the intersection of the pasig and marikina river, one can actually see the water lily (alang alang sa ating previous poster:)) chocked filled marikina and mangahan floodway... di ba nakakain iyan?

Ikaw talaga bustero. Alang-alang daw sa 'kin. Actually baka kangkungan lang 'yon. Definitely nakakain ang kangkong.

But quite frankly, I'm trying to look hard at the intersection, is that green patch still on water? or a land mass?

cool. ...yung sa google earth had too much clouds

Can you get any nearer in this program? The magnification of the cities that is.

I doubt that will work

Is the "zoom" of these photos the same?

Makikita mo tlga na ang Iloilo is a floating City kase parang nasa seperate island siya.
Lots of Greens in Davao
Cebu looks organized, yung sa Davao you can barely make out the layout at sa Iloilo magulo. Cebu's airport is also a lot bigger than Davao and Iloilo's

c0kelitr0...where did you get those satellite images? Can I download them somewhere in the internet? :) WoW! There're amazing! :)

Can you get any nearer in this program? The magnification of the cities that is.

that's the bottom layer...but you can still zoom in...the photos are from NASA's World Wind. They are more updated than Google Earth...hope they'd have a deeper layer soon for the Philippines.

c0kelitr0...where did you get those satellite images? Can I download them somewhere in the internet? :) WoW! There're amazing! :)

Search Google for : World Wind. It's free. works like google earth but you have a choice of like six different shots for each layer.

Just a trivia...iloilo got its name from that river in the satellite image which is shaped like a nose...from hiligaynon Irong-Irong to Ilong-Ilong to present Iloilo. Ala lang...ang galing!

also...that river (they call it now Iloilo river) played a very important role in the economic development of the city during the spanish time... the reason why (which you can see in the satellite image) the commercial center is concentrated in that part.

PS. it's not really a river but an arm of the sea (maybe where fresh water meets the marine water)...the water there is salty...

i think that's the river delta.

galing.

maybe it is...pero yung delta would be somewhat like that of davao satellite image...yung parang shallow area where the river meets the sea...anyway basta...whatever that is...

Ikaw talaga bustero. Alang-alang daw sa 'kin. Actually baka kangkungan lang 'yon. Definitely nakakain ang kangkong.

But quite frankly, I'm trying to look hard at the intersection, is that green patch still on water? or a land mass?

The green patch I'm referring to is more a thin line, see how the pasig river changes coller at a certain point. At that point it's Water you all the way or kangkong if you wish:)

^^ Now, I see it... :)

Cebu has not enough space to expand, those green area where cpouds are concentrated are already mountainous areas.... so nowhere to expand in that area but to the south or by the sea...the problem might be, if they're gonna put reclamation lands by the sea, someday Mactan island will be connected to mainland Cebu by land. Davao has so much space to expand as well as Iloilo but Manila's is slightly full.
I don't sea the bridge connecting the SRP to the Cebu downtown, so I must say that this is taken several years ago back in 1993. SM Cebu is huge, I can see it.

when was the second bridge to mactan constructed?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/cebusbridge.jpg

Cebu has not enough space to expand, those green area where cpouds are concentrated are already mountainous areas.... so nowhere to expand in that area but to the south or by the sea...the problem might be, if they're gonna put reclamation lands by the sea, someday Mactan island will be connected to mainland Cebu by land. Davao has so much space to expand as well as Iloilo but Manila's is slightly full.
I don't sea the bridge connecting the SRP to the Cebu downtown, so I must say that this is taken several years ago back in 1993. SM Cebu is huge, I can see it.

Actually the photos are of the latest update. the coastal road may be just too sleek to be seen from space IMO. nways, there may be no other option for Cebu to expand but to go up, similar to Hong Kong or Singapore maybe? :D

when was the second bridge to mactan constructed?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/cebusbridge.jpg

A bit of history:

The old Mactan-Mandaue bridge provided the first land transportation link between Mactan Island and the Cebu mainland. When this bridge was not yet existent, the only means of travel between Mactan and the mainland was by boat. It was built in 1972 at a cost of P65 million with a total length of 864 meters.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mmb_01.jpg

The second bridge, Marcelo Fernan Bridge was opened on August 1999. It has a total length of 1,010 to span across the Mactan channel situated one kilometer east of Cebu, Philippines and approximately parallels to the existing bridge. The center span is 185 meters which surpassed Japan, currently the record holder as one of its extradosed cable-stayed bridge has a center span of 180 meters.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_03.jpg



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/skyscrapercity-cebu.jpg

A bit of history:

The old Mactan-Mandaue bridge provided the first land transportation link between Mactan Island and the Cebu mainland. When this bridge was not yet existent, the only means of travel between Mactan and the mainland was by boat. It was built in 1972 at a cost of P65 million with a total length of 864 meters.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mmb_01.jpg

The second bridge, Marcelo Fernan Bridge was opened on August 1999. It has a total length of 1,010 to span across the Mactan channel situated one kilometer east of Cebu, Philippines and approximately parallels to the existing bridge. The center span is 185 meters which surpassed Japan, currently the record holder as one of its extradosed cable-stayed bridge has a center span of 180 meters.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_03.jpg



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/skyscrapercity-cebu.jpg

1,010 meters for Marcelo Fernan Bridge? As I pass on it everyday, I always read the engraved sign and it says MF Bridge is 1,237 meters long. :)

^^ oh, bad source ey. thanks for the clarification mike. by the way, is it possible for you to take pics of the overpass or whatever you call it. like when you're from Mandaue going to the second bridge, there's a direct lane towards MEPZ and the international airport. :D if ever, you can post it then to the Cebu thread hehe.

kuya rus, which one? I was confused with the directions you gave. :) I can take pics but It'll take me a week or two to upload them because my synch cable is still with my dad in Manila. :)

hehe oks lang. sorry, take your time. like when traveling from the Mandaue side crossing the second bridge. dba merong road/lane going to your left (going to the airport / MEPZ). merong landscape and the Marcelo Fernan monument under that right? cant remember really, its been a while. nwayz, no need to rush. :D i also would like to know the developments under the bridge, there's a park or recreation area on both sides dba? ala lng. :okay:

Yes, there's a park but it still needs more development.

hehe oks lang. sorry, take your time. like when traveling from the Mandaue side crossing the second bridge. dba merong road/lane going to your left (going to the airport / MEPZ). merong landscape and the Marcelo Fernan monument under that right? cant remember really, its been a while. nwayz, no need to rush. :D i also would like to know the developments under the bridge, there's a park or recreation area on both sides dba? ala lng. :okay:

Rusty, You mean the lane of the bridge going down to Mactan island, the flyover that is still connected from the bridge?

hmmm, you know I havn't been to that park under the bridge...
too far for me, from Pardo to Mactan...huh
One day, I'm gonna be there...hehe :runaway:

when was the second bridge to mactan constructed?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/cebusbridge.jpg

Coke, if your question about the second bridge is related to my post #27 then maybe you didn't understand what I mean.
what I mean is this:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/cebumod.jpg

the bridge connecting from SRP to Cebu downtown area that I said maybe this sat foto is taken way back 1993 coz I havn't seen the said bridge.

nice satellite pics! thanks cokelitro!!

that one of Metro Manila is especially nice! almost totally clear of any clouds in that shot! and oh yeah, SM-MOA is still non-existent there. haha!

oooops. sorry... hehe! I didn't notice na may second page na pala to.

But SM Cebu is visible...

Coke, if your question about the second bridge is related to my post #27 then maybe you didn't understand what I mean.
what I mean is this:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/cebumod.jpg

the bridge connecting from SRP to Cebu downtown area that I said maybe this sat foto is taken way back 1993 coz I havn't seen the said bridge.

i clearly stated -- BRIDGE TO MACTAN.

oh .. I'm thinking "Big 4" may refer to the four biggest universities in the Philippines naman ... sa provinces pala may big 4 rin? ... hehehe. Nice to read some of the stuffs in here .. well, go, Big 4 !

Just a trivia...iloilo got its name from that river in the satellite image which is shaped like a nose...from hiligaynon Irong-Irong to Ilong-Ilong to present Iloilo. Ala lang...ang galing!

tumpak, amigo! what a trivia, freeze.

Anyway, good satellite views ... Iloilo's a little bit messy .. hehehe

i clearly stated -- BRIDGE TO MACTAN.

ah ok...hehe

good thing i didnt just post these pics anywhere i didnt know such a thread existed. anyways a gift from canada to the phillipppines. some bad bootleg pictures from the airplane (when they were telling us to turn off electronics)

first two is of corregidor (sp) island? i was told that this was were your good friend the yanks held up when the japanese conquered the island. the third is some sort of building on the bay.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030594.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030593.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030606.jpg

will post more if there is interest

Here is three more, the first one is a bad photo but i posted it because i managed to catch a plane in the shot.

second one is some sort of downtown cluster of buildings

third one is some sort of river estuary.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030613.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030668.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030693.jpg

what the heck is the last pic

yeah, what was that last pic? looks unbelievable.

thanks for the gift, Canadian Admiral:) those aerial pics are very nice!!! too bad it was hazy. i really like that shot with a plane taking flight. :cool:!

that last pic is the manggahan floodway.

Yes, definitely interested. Thanks @Canadian Admiral.

Here is a selection of more: Maybe you guys can have fun identifying what is what.
(all of this was on the flightpath landing to the Nonoy Aquino airport)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030678.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030679.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030696.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030703.jpg

The rest of the photos arent good, but you can still see roughly what they are showing:
(The photo with the blue tents, what kind of festival is going on there? looks like a cool place to go to)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030711.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030748.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030727.jpg

I think this is your local quarry

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030683.jpg

more to go if interest is still there

not on the same flight, but on a subsequent flight to bohol:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1010464.jpg

Thanks for posting your pix. Now post some more please.

great pics! some more would be nice :cool:

Here is a selection of more: Maybe you guys can have fun identifying what is what.
(all of this was on the flightpath landing to the Nonoy Aquino airport)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030678.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030679.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030696.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030703.jpg

Thank you for your pics Canadian Admiral! The last one in this group with the white buildings look like toys!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030693.jpg

This is the Mangahan floodway in Cainta/Taytay. There's a waterway but what throws you off is the numberous waterlilies. (yes same ones as the ones posted before for our favorite lili person:))

Here is a selection of more: Maybe you guys can have fun identifying what is what.
(all of this was on the flightpath landing to the Nonoy Aquino airport)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030678.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030679.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030696.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030703.jpg

The first shot is one from taguig all the way to manila bay , you can barely make out the fort, pacific plaza and beyone.
The 2nd shot is over Eastride/anitpolo area.
The 3rd shot is the end of the Pasig as it feeds into Laguna de Bay.
The 4th shot is the BCDA housing along C5.
Canadian Admiral was probably sititng on the left side of the plane, as it flewfrom from Manila Bay to EAst Manila then back. It could even have been a holding pattern happens quite a bit. Coming in best to sit on the right side specially when coming in over the EAst. YOu get a good view of QC, then Ortigas, then Makati and Fort.
When you come in from the west you'll get Cavite, the A seats gets mostly water view(except for Cavite City) and a distant Manila.

Thanks for the pics, Canadian Admiral! Nicely done.:) I was about to do the same last time i flew to the Philippines, but the weather wasnt good enough. Some of your pics shows how sprawly MM and its surroundings are :no:

I've been to that BCDA housing.. it's actually for officers in the AFP.. it's nice.. 4 bedroom with maid's quarter.. and it's free for as long as you're in service.. I think it's for Lt. Col and above..

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030727.jpg
what's thisthird photo

This is the Mangahan floodway in Cainta/Taytay. There's a waterway but what throws you off is the numberous waterlilies. (yes same ones as the ones posted before for our favorite lili person:))

Means only one thing. The water is super polluted.

Yes, too many water lilies. You can't have too much of the good thing. ;)

Means only one thing. The water is super polluted.

Yup, severe eutrophication

how can these lilies thrive in super polluted water

^^ because water lilies can't live without garbage :rofl:

how can these lilies thrive in super polluted water

Its the process of Eutrophication. Those liliies actually grew because of the polluted water.

Read about here:
http://www.answers.com/eutrophication

If you're a fan of miyazaki and have seen nausica, the concept is similar in that the plants are cleansing the environment, otherwise noon pa ginawang kangkongan iyan!

Pagka ginawang kangkongan iyan ay magiging masaya si Erap. Maraming pupulutin sa kangkongan.

thanks to Mr. Canadian Admiral like the pics especially the one resemblance to the pentagon

Its the process of Eutrophication. Those liliies actually grew because of the polluted water.

Read about here:
http://www.answers.com/eutrophication

do these water lilies in anyway help clean the polluted waters of pasig river i know that plants help reduce air pollution by converting carbon dioxide to oxygen right

^^ No. They block sunlight from entering the depths of the water, so rooted aquatic plant life cannot survive because they are not getting enough sunlight for photosynthesis. Its a cycle...since these plants cant grow, the water has very low oxygen parts per million or high BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand)..making it unable to sustain aquatic life (you know for fish, etc). Read more about it in detail in the link i provided. Especially in the wikipedia entry.

aerial becoming more scientific. i like this one

^^ I learned all that last year. One of my strongest topics... i'm starting to forget the details though. I should prolly review:D

aerial becoming more scientific. i like this one

don´t understand which one, cannot see any pics, aerials here? or what did you mean tigidig ?

READY FOR LANDING

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Plane.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Plane2.jpg

FISHPONDS

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Plane4.jpg

A CLIFF (I THINK IT'S RIZAL)

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Plane5.jpg

TAAL VOLCANO

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Taal.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Taal2.jpg

:cheers:

Anyone with an aerial pic of the Banaue Rice Terraces? :)

I think your cliff is Tagaytay Ridge which would make sense with your landing pattern coming from the south to aproach the runway (42?)from the west passing over cavite city which you have pix off. Good pix of volcano island though.

Cebu City, South Reclamation Project (lower left)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/cebufromair.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid151/p2099528fd1e659806a83312a5814315e/f5d45d57.jpg

Has the land for Centennial city already reclaimed?
if that area will be reclaimed i guess it's not going to have tall buildings coz it's in the vicinity of naia...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030696.jpg

Oh my goodness, are these squatters? They line their barong barongs pretty neatly from above. :rofl:

Anyone with an aerial pic of the Banaue Rice Terraces? :)
I'd like to see this one too.

Manila coastline

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/2manilaDec/Plane3.jpg

if that area will be reclaimed i guess it's not going to have tall buildings coz it's in the vicinity of naia...


well i guess if they move all major flights (or totally all flights) to DMIA then i guess they might be able to build very tall buildings....but then again..not a good idea since bad for earthquakes...especially in this vicinity

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/CanadianAdmiral/P1030696.jpg

Oh my goodness, are these squatters? They line their barong barongs pretty neatly from above. :rofl:
where is this squatter haven?

^^ pwede na yan gawing city..

i don't think those are squatters... parang subdivision.... may mga streets eh.. organized.. sa may laguna de bay ba yan?

Anyone with an aerial pic of the Banaue Rice Terraces? :)

here are just some... :D

http://p.vtourist.com/929026-Travel_Picture-Banaue_Rice_Terraces.jpg

http://camden-www.rutgers.edu/~wood/dept/SEAp3.jpg

http://a2.cpimg.com/image/C6/DD/47646662-17bd-02000180-.jpg

nice pix specially the first one,

that area is Pasig , literally end of the Pasig River in Laguna lake, That is both a subdivision and squatters because it's a squatter relocation project! Of course now it's probably evolved already.

kush , that area within the red zone should be centenial city, the infamous amari project. There's an area there zoned for high rises, probably outside of the aerodome, it's a big development of over 1000 hectares so some small tip of 20 hectares has the core.

i don't think those are squatters... parang subdivision.... may mga streets eh.. organized.. sa may laguna de bay ba yan?

Oh okay, thanks for clarification. Are those housing projects then? No wonder they look that neat. That is a good development.

nice pix specially the first one,

that area is Pasig , literally end of the Pasig River in Laguna lake, That is both a subdivision and squatters because it's a squatter relocation project! Of course now it's probably evolved already.

kush , that area within the red zone should be centenial city, the infamous amari project. There's an area there zoned for high rises, probably outside of the aerodome, it's a big development of over 1000 hectares so some small tip of 20 hectares has the core.

Oh so those are projects! Nice one.

Boracay Island

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/flashlight_/January2004017.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/flashlight_/January2004018.jpg

:)

very nice.. :)

your areal pic boracay reminds me of google earth:)

^^ thanks. my flight that time was mnl-kalibo thats why i was able to take a pic from that altitude. kapag sa Caticlan airport kc mababa na yung eroplano at di mo na makunan yung buong island.

:)

Boracay Island

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/flashlight_/January2004017.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/flashlight_/January2004018.jpg

:)


A paradise down below

cool shape! I was actually dumb enough to think that Boracay is one circular/oval shaped island lol

that looks like an electric guitar? :righton:

or like ET's side view! see it? :D

great pics there. keep them coming. :okay:

Is the "zoom" of these photos the same?

Makikita mo tlga na ang Iloilo is a floating City kase parang nasa seperate island siya.
Lots of Greens in Davao
Cebu looks organized, yung sa Davao you can barely make out the layout at sa Iloilo magulo. Cebu's airport is also a lot bigger than Davao and Iloilo's

actually pareho lang size nang Davao and Cebu airports, kaya lang in this angle of google earth pic, may billow of clouds on top of Davao airport but still the tail of the runway is still visible.

So, which cities/metropolis are the BIG 4?

1. Metro Manila
2. Metro Cebu
3. Davao
4. __________

Cokelitro,

Those pics were shot in 1999...

This answers Slerz's question as to why the SRP bridge is not visible in the Cebu aerial since it was not constructed yet...

These are just the same pics you can find in Googleearth, Terraserver, etc..

This is the correct one Slerz,

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/srp_edited_bridge_pic.jpg

Everytime I see this pic whether in GoogleEarth or Terraserver I always think that this is a boat speeding and leaving a mark (circled in yellow) pero hindi pala when I saw this recent aerial shot last February 6.




GoogleEarth Pic (1999):
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/srp_edited_bridge_pic02.jpg

Recent Pic (Feb. 6, 2006):

Taken from http://www.philskies.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=64746
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuCity_Aerial01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuCity_Aerial02.jpg

what city do you think?

So, which cities/metropolis are the BIG 4?

1. Metro Manila
2. Metro Cebu
3. Davao
4. __________

^^Mandaue... JUK :D

This is the correct one Slerz,

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/srp_edited_bridge_pic.jpg


kani bai oi:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/cebumod.jpg

thats already in the CPA building area na bai and at the back of Fort san Pedro. I saw it in SkyPatrol sd nga didtodapita...hehe

cebu pa rin 'yan....hehehe! ibigay naman sa ibang lugar.:D
^^Mandaue... JUK :D

^^ a close fight between CDO and Ilo-Ilo. ;)

Striving to become no. 4 and the winner will be their people who will benefit the progress.

Haha, akala ko Pinoy Big Brother :bash:

"i believe that pic is taken after heavy rains, based on muddy brown waters in the mouth of davao river."

It could be attributed to soil erosion due maybe to logging concessions. I noticed in one photo of the Agusan River's mouth that it is also chocolate color.

Just a trivia...iloilo got its name from that river in the satellite image which is shaped like a nose...from hiligaynon Irong-Irong to Ilong-Ilong to present Iloilo. Ala lang...ang galing!

These rivers are the Batiano and the Salog Rivers. Iloilo River actually is not a river but a long arm of the sea. :bash: