Plant Yourself in Google Earth

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat May 22, 2010 6:02 pm

Anyone up for placemarking ourselves in google earth so we can "see" where we are all located? It could be fun...
Let me know....
Mike trautner
Audubon, NJ

39°53'04.36"N
75° 04'28.23"W

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:40 am

Hi Mike,
Cool idea.
I'll need instructions...tried it once and it bombed.
Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun May 23, 2010 12:06 pm

Bananas.org and E.P.S have google searches,if you put in jimhardy you can find his green roof.

No missile strikes please

KirkCO · Post by **KirkCO** » Sun May 23, 2010 4:53 pm

Here's my coordinates:

Latitude: 39°38'34.65"N

Longitude: 104°47'34.53"W

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun May 23, 2010 5:16 pm

Here is the photo I found on google maps. I zoomed and cropped.

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xo ... site"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_r-MvN4jW1sE/S_nBh ... ckyard.JPG" /></a>

The tropical-themed garden is around the pool in the backyard. I think I can even make out a couple of the larger palms (Butia; Washy in container on the "beach").
--Erik

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:09 pm

Nice!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:40 pm

Can anyone else see their palms from the sky?
OK, I admit it takes some imagination.
But when I use the actual image on Google, I can make out shadows where I know my larger Washy, Butia and Trachy were in April, when I assume this was taken.
--Erik

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:12 am

Erik, the fact that it's a recent (April) shot is so cool.
My area is in the boondocks and from the size of trees, etc. the satellite picture is from approx. 2004...or earlier.

Yes, I can see your larger palms!

Think I also see your Trachy's shredded leaves....

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon May 24, 2010 2:29 pm

mine is an old pic withahuge swamp maple in the back yard that we had removed in 2007.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon May 24, 2010 5:16 pm

lucky1 wrote:Erik, the fact that it's a recent (April) shot is so cool.
My area is in the boondocks and from the size of trees, etc. the satellite picture is from approx. 2004...or earlier.

Yes, I can see your larger palms!

Think I also see your Trachy's shredded leaves....
Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon May 24, 2010 6:57 pm

OK, OK, I get it.
I ran around and picked up the dead palm leaves lying all all over the ground.

As for the April image, yes, cool. For years, Google had a picture taken before we bought the place.
Then Bing came along and had a newer image. It showed the layout of my garden beds.
I suspect Bing is forcing Google to update their content. Hence the new photo on Google.
I predict you'll all have new images on Google soon.
So, pick up those tattered palm fronds before the whole world sees them!

--Erik

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue May 25, 2010 9:03 am

Here's mine off bing I hope it works right. It is at least 3 years old though. If you could zoom in closer you could see my oldest trachy coming out of winter.

http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9eXAuMjMrZ ... gwMjQ5MQ==

Bill

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue May 25, 2010 9:06 am

It worked! Birds eye view is the newest one.

ScottyON · Post by **ScottyON** » Tue May 25, 2010 2:53 pm

It's too bad it didn't have google street view for your house

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue May 25, 2010 6:12 pm

You can have your wife drive and you can record out the sunroof in June

Bill

ScottyON · Post by **ScottyON** » Tue May 25, 2010 7:16 pm

HAHA!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed May 26, 2010 3:35 pm

Holy crow, Bill, is that EVER clear!!!!! fabulous.
But the marker is on the house next door

I remember your house is on the corner (saw a stop sign in a palm picture).
That final zoom was great...can almost see the "two uncles headstones"

Fabulous technology, huh?

Erik...yup, and your swimtrunks are hanging on the fence.

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:28 am

I really like how bing uses all four angles of your property too, strange the technology
we can get our hands on for free. The gov. can most likely see if you shaved if they
want to.

Bill

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu May 27, 2010 7:58 am

Pretty amazing.
I see the Caddi parked out there,before someone got into palms?

Interesting that you can narrow down to the year,month just buy
looking at the progress of a new building, house color etc.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun May 30, 2010 4:59 pm

BILL MA wrote:I really like how bing uses all four angles of your property too, strange the technology
we can get our hands on for free. The gov. can most likely see if you shaved if they
want to.

Bill

True, and if you click a bit further away from your house and then manipulate the direction finder you may get a whole different year and season. Our pictures range from 2004 to 2007. I can actually see the exact day we were having a huge swamp maple cut out of the back yard,....

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Sun May 30, 2010 6:34 pm

Jim,
I bought the caddy in 2004. There was one palm at least in the photo

you have to start somewhere. Since they take the pictures in spring it will most likely look like a refuge camp next time in front of my house

That's good to know about the settings mike I'll have to play around with it some more.

Bill

PhilMusa · Post by **PhilMusa** » Mon May 31, 2010 6:27 pm

Hey Bill,

Next time I'm in RI, and I'm on my way to Emerald Square mall. I might knock at the door.

Cheers,
Phil

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:31 pm

That would be Awesome Phil!

If you hit all the lights it's 3 minutes, only at night though.

Stop by anytime.

Bill

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:32 pm

Hit all the lights the right way is what I meant

PhilMusa · Post by **PhilMusa** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:34 pm

Thanks Bill

now I have another good reason to go down and visit

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:05 am

Besides the Billion palms he has for sale!

PalmsNorth.com

Plant Yourself in Google Earth

Plant Yourself in Google Earth

Great program!

Terdal Farm

palms from the sky