mskin Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 whats the best free resource for satellite imagery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 There are many...of where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullen Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I really like the google maps thing. It lets you switch from a map right to a satallite image. http://maps.google.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecastillor Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 try google earth...its fantastic! http://www.keyhole.com to download the free version, that in itself is superb, but the pro version gives you acceso to high res images also.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msamir Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 try google earth...its fantastic! I second that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskin Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 thanks fort the help. i found google earth and wasted about three hours traveling the globe. awsome, awsome, awsome. unfortunately, the area im interested in (and some would ask wy) is hartford connecticut. The google earth tool is very low res over hartford. I really need to be able to see building outlines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Alexander Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 www.topozone.com totally rocks for U.S. topo & imagery and it's free WDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 www.topozone.com totally rocks for U.S. topo & imagery and it's free That's what I usually use, but it uses some of the USGS terminology for mapping names, often quite confusing. The keyhole site is easier to just find something quickly. Also, there is the obvious terraserver.com owned by Microsoft. And let's not forget that some states, and even some cities, maintain their own GIS site. I have used these so far for New York State, New York City, Connecticut, and Washington, DC. Others may well exist, google for them. They are often run by universities. There are also products and websites that are not free where the data, which is free from the USGS, has been organized into a much more useable form, and there is a worth in an easier path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Alexander Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Naming? Gheez I just look for land marks and zoom in, LOL. Then go to the county courthouse, plop down $12.50 per section, and specific topo's as avaibale for the Plat/s in play. Those are generally the most current and by far much more accurate than 2'-5'+ topo increments. LOL obviously I don't believe the web is the solution for everything. Hartford being of it's history and age the best info is probably local on paper, microfish and emerging data base. WDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Naming? Gheez I just look for land marks and zoom in, LOL. Then go to the county courthouse, plop down $12.50 per section, and specific topo's as avaibale for the Plat/s in play. Topo's made by whom? The USGS ones are very good, and sometimes have 1' topos. Furthermore, if you can get the right name (usually a county name, plus an east or west, but not always the most obvious) you can find topos, 3D data from which you can generate a surface, aerial photos, vector drawings of transportation, water, etc., and it all keys together in 3D space. It only has to be so accurate, for a general site and background For really accurate site-specific topos and surface features I would rely upon CAD drawings from my architect client, they would have bought that info from a proper survey. And as a renderer, my projects are all over the US, so I cannot go to City Hall for most of them. The web rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Alexander Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 For really accurate site-specific topos and surface features I would rely upon CAD drawings from my architect client, they would have bought that info from a proper survey. And as a renderer, my projects are all over the US, so I cannot go to City Hall for most of them. The web rules! Bottom feeding as I do, generic residential, goofy commercial rehabs and additions- the prespective developers are fishing low budget and the properties were built/developed before CAD and before Cad has come into the picture. I have to keep all possibilites open. Not looking for a heated discussion Ernest or lecture. I know you have the 'rescources' because of your clients. Sorry if I got your Dander up WDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Not looking for a heated discussion Ernest or lecture. I know you have the 'rescources' because of your clients. Sorry if I got your Dander up Bill, not at all! I'm sorry if I got on your nerves in any way. I wasn't able to see what you were getting at, I think. My shortcoming, not yours. No offense meant, or taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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