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google satellite map autogoor 06-28-2005
Posted by autogoor on June 28, 2005, 5:06 pm
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If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
it is not <img href="...">, and it gets quick nice response to mouse
movements and click. Does anyone know how this is implemented? I
checked the source code, looks like a ActiveX control(I am using IE, of
course). Any details about this?

Thanks,


Posted by Jim Ley on June 29, 2005, 12:11 am
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On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo.com wrote:

>If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
>it is not <img href="...">,

Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
the actual script is pretty simple.

Jim.
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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on June 29, 2005, 6:01 am
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Jim Ley wrote:

> On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
>>it is not <img href="...">,
>
> Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
> entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
> network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
> the actual script is pretty simple.
>
> Jim.

I second that. The bandwidth issue can be immensely hard to solve, but
Google have got way too much bandwidth to spare. Have you heard about
Google using their bandwidth to do some caching, thereby speeding up your
browsing? If you are astounded by Google's use of satellite images, see the
program they unleashed yesterday:

http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/06/28/google-earth/

Stunning stuff, I assure you. Having played with it, the bandwidth flow is
amazing.

The viewer of images is not innovative. It is based on AJAX (JavaScript,
XML). See a similar technology used for the largest image in the world (2.5
gigapixel):

http://www.tpd.tno.nl/smartsite600.html

Roy

Posted by Frances Del Rio on June 29, 2005, 2:17 pm
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Jim Ley wrote:
>
>
>>On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
>>>it is not <img href="...">,
>>
>>Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
>>entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
>>network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
>>the actual script is pretty simple.
>>
>>Jim.
>
>
> I second that. The bandwidth issue can be immensely hard to solve, but
> Google have got way too much bandwidth to spare. Have you heard about
> Google using their bandwidth to do some caching, thereby speeding up your
> browsing? If you are astounded by Google's use of satellite images, see the
> program they unleashed yesterday:
>
> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/06/28/google-earth/

I get a JavaScript error when put mouse over image...



Posted by Mark Parnell on June 30, 2005, 9:10 am
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Previously in comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html, Roy Schestowitz

> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/06/28/google-earth/
>
> Stunning stuff, I assure you. Having played with it, the bandwidth flow is
> amazing.

I can second that. I downloaded it yesterday after reading your post,
and it is quite impressive. Unfortunately its coverage of much of
Australia leaves something to be desired, but still a very impressive
little program.

--
Mark Parnell
http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

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