Want to see your house from space............

giagastormer · 01-20-2005, 03:37 PM

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.aspx

Enter your address, state, etc and you can see an aerial image of your house. It's really cool to see what your house looks like from above.

The pictures are taken from a satellight in space.

That picture was taken in 1998, just when my dad's house was being built (red dot). Now that I look at it, most of the houses that are here now weren't even built in 1998! Currently my neighborhood is filled in to the max, there is no lots available that I know of.

mgescuro · 01-20-2005, 03:53 PM

Heh heh... That's pretty cool

Top row... 3rd house from the left...
The photo was taken February 2004. The houses in teh area were completed maybe 5 months prior, so these are new. many of the backyards are now landscaped. Mine's being done right now. It's too danm expensive to do the backyard.

And this is the view from the master bedroom on the top floor.

**TaHoE** · 01-20-2005, 04:40 PM

Ehh, mine came out a little messed up:

The Blue Dot is where I was supposed to be, I also added some street names to make it clearer.

ejfx · 01-20-2005, 05:15 PM

I have been using GLOBEXPLORER.COM for years, but it has thier stupid logo all over the picture, it is a bit clearer though.

bakerna · 01-20-2005, 05:17 PM

My city has something like that. At the municipal site it asks if you want either a map or an aerial survey photo. You can get the lot # grid on the photo as well which is really helpful

giagastormer · 01-20-2005, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejfx

I have been using GLOBEXPLORER.COM for years, but it has thier stupid logo all over the picture, it is a bit clearer though.

That's what I first used, but like you said, they have their logo all over the image.

Edit: This is my (mom's) house, the first picture I posted was my dad's house.

I'm moving back with my mom on Sunday, I'm so excited.

Home sweet home.

Here is a newer, colored pic.

mgescuro · 01-20-2005, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejfx

I have been using GLOBEXPLORER.COM for years, but it has thier stupid logo all over the picture, it is a bit clearer though.

Wow. Nice place. I like the lawns.

Now such lawns like that in San Francisco... unles you wanna pay 8-figures for your house.

GM_Fanatic · 01-20-2005, 07:12 PM

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theres my house in the middle surrounded by all the trees, thats the one thing I love about Oregon. (especially coming from Texas...you have no idea how fresh the air is!)

**TaHoE** · 01-20-2005, 07:46 PM

Yeah, that is better:

Mine is the third one down, Black Roof. Looks like I wasn't home at the time. Wow that's an old pic, I didn't even have a fence at that time...lol

ElmerMCR · 01-20-2005, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ejfx

I have been using GLOBEXPLORER.COM for years, but it has thier stupid logo all over the picture, it is a bit clearer though.

Geezers....Is that whole monstrosity your home?!?!?

My house is not on any maps yet...since it is being built....yup the new finish date(Feb. 28) is three months after the first one(December 15th)...well two and a half, though it will be pushed back more. I garuntee.

**Swahili** · 01-21-2005, 12:24 AM

It won't show Canadian places. I can find the general location of my house but it won't show anything specific. That kinda sucks.

mgescuro · 01-21-2005, 02:50 AM

OK. What does everyone have trees and green grass around their homes???
I get brown, dried out hills and a dirt back yard.

AmericanRevolution · 01-21-2005, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mgescuro

OK. What does everyone have trees and green grass around their homes???
I get brown, dried out hills and a dirt back yard.

Sounds kinda like my old house... except the front yard was 100% moss, and the back had some green (all moss) and mostly dirt... where I live now has trees and grass

My current house... though the little marker on there (donno why) is over my neighbors house... My house is across the street on the left...

My old house... Right smack dab in the middle, you can barely see it because of all the shadows from the trees... the one w/ the red roof on the inside of the bend... (And on the far right top, the grey roofed one... that's where I lived until I was 5)

mgescuro · 01-21-2005, 04:17 AM

I always wondered why the heck my old company painted the corporate logo on top of their building... and now I know why... so satellites to take a photo of it.

I remember when we had Eddie Cheever and his car parked on that red @ symbol on the front lawn. I'll have to find my old photos and his autographed photo. He's a very nice guy.

bakerna · 01-21-2005, 10:41 AM

That's my house...aerial survey photo from 2004.

01-20-2005, 03:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
giagastormer 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6,230	Want to see your house from space............ http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.aspx Enter your address, state, etc and you can see an aerial image of your house. It's really cool to see what your house looks like from above. The pictures are taken from a satellight in space. That picture was taken in 1998, just when my dad's house was being built (red dot). Now that I look at it, most of the houses that are here now weren't even built in 1998! Currently my neighborhood is filled in to the max, there is no lots available that I know of.

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mgescuro R2-D2 Astromech Droid Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Drives: E350, 9-5, C280, XJ6 Posts: 30,750	Re: Want to see your house from space............ Heh heh... That's pretty cool Top row... 3rd house from the left... The photo was taken February 2004. The houses in teh area were completed maybe 5 months prior, so these are new. many of the backyards are now landscaped. Mine's being done right now. It's too danm expensive to do the backyard. And this is the view from the master bedroom on the top floor. __________________ 2010 Mercedes E350 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... Uniquely, San Francisco Cadillac: The Art of Irrelevancy *SAN FRANCISCO 2020!! ... LAKE TAHOE 2022!!* Last edited by mgescuro; 01-20-2005 at 04:01 PM.

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mgescuro R2-D2 Astromech Droid Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Drives: E350, 9-5, C280, XJ6 Posts: 30,750	Re: Want to see your house from space............ OK. What does everyone have trees and green grass around their homes??? I get brown, dried out hills and a dirt back yard. __________________ 2010 Mercedes E350 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... Uniquely, San Francisco Cadillac: The Art of Irrelevancy *SAN FRANCISCO 2020!! ... LAKE TAHOE 2022!!*

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mgescuro R2-D2 Astromech Droid Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Drives: E350, 9-5, C280, XJ6 Posts: 30,750	Re: Want to see your house from space............ I always wondered why the heck my old company painted the corporate logo on top of their building... and now I know why... so satellites to take a photo of it. I remember when we had Eddie Cheever and his car parked on that red @ symbol on the front lawn. I'll have to find my old photos and his autographed photo. He's a very nice guy. __________________ 2010 Mercedes E350 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... Uniquely, San Francisco Cadillac: The Art of Irrelevancy *SAN FRANCISCO 2020!! ... LAKE TAHOE 2022!!*

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