Have you heard of this? Keyhole is this software that you can either try out for free for seven days or purchase a one year license for. What does it do? It allows you to access satellite imagry of the planet. I can see you going :blink but trust me, it’s cool. For example, here are some of the fun things I did with Keyhole while I was so bored last night:
- See? Satellite imagry of our address. Okay, I do not live in a thicket of sagebrush. This photograph was taken in September of 2002, a good year and a half before our house was finished being built. Cool, no?
- This is actually where we were living when these photographs were taken. Chances are I was in the house, dinking away on my computer. So weird.
- And here is where K was when the pictures were taken. That’s where he works. Notice the parking lot of death to the north of the thumbtack and the lesser parking lot of death to the west. Now imagine those covered with ice and you know my joy this past week.
- For :shit’s and giggles, I had to “flyover” my parent’s house. These were taken in August of 2002. Depending on the day, we could have actually been visiting.
- Long way over the mountain. Showing the distance from our home to my parents. I know you care.
- In the interest in equality, the distance between our house and K’s parents. Longer mile-wise but the absence of…well, *anything* between here and there means it takes about the same amount of time to drive.
See? SOO much fun. Go try it out for yourself.
{ 5 comments }
Les (2 comments.) 01.17.05 at 3:35 pm
Very cool. Although, you can do that with Google too
(or is it Mapquest) I know I have looked at my parents house!! I too love doing stuff like that.
Have a great day! (::waving:: stopping by via BC)
callistawolf 01.17.05 at 4:01 pm
According to the keyhole website, they were recently acquired by Google so that wouldn’t surprise me.
Thanks for stopping by and for commenting!
Chris (1 comments.) 01.17.05 at 4:53 pm
Too cool! I’m on my way to play with keyhole RIGHT NOW. Thanks for the info. Like your blog template too. Very nice.
kath (3 comments.) 01.19.05 at 4:01 am
I am going to check this out at work (but too onerous for dial up internet). Wonder if I can edit the image to create a river of boiling lava between my and my inlaws home.
Elaine (2 comments.) 01.25.05 at 5:03 pm
Well, I’ve found you again!!! I loved the pix of your house in snow…just beautiful. My oldest son Max now lives in Reno and he mentioned the record snow fall…*YIKES*…I bet you figured I’d forgotten about you, but I haven’t…just have missed you tons and tons!! Want to wish you and your lovies a wonderful New Year and lots of prayers that it will be a fruitful and fulfilling one for you too!!
I hadn’t seen one of your updates for a while so I ventured to your site and saw that you closed it but offering CD collection. GO YOU!! *sending you tons of huggles and lots of love*..me..well, the lady with the site still on SimsHost *giggle*
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