The 3-D imagery will be another view, available beside the 2-D existing aerial views, which include Bird's Eye. MSN Local Search (with "flat" aerial maps) launched in June 2005. Windows Live is set to launch photorealistic 3-D imagery for the...
The undeniable attraction of Windows Live Local (WLL) is still its spectacular "Birds Eye" aerial photography, but there are many other product features to recommend the service.For the small number of people who may not yet have seen it, Birds...
As evidence, Lawler pointed to the recent Vexcel acquisition, which included an advanced digital camera for capturing aerial imagery down to 6 inches of resolution. He used Microsoft's "Birds Eye" aerial and pedestrian-level "Streetside...
Zillow, the real estate portal I wrote about several weeks ago, has added birds-eye aerial photography from Microsoft's Virtual Earth to complement its maps and own satellite images of U.S.neighborhoods (here's an example).
The combination of online maps, satellite and aerial imagery and real estate have spawned some fascinating and useful search sites, allowing you to visit virtual properties all around the world. With the release of Google Maps and Google Earth last...
The combo of online maps, satellite/aerial imagery, and real estate are a hot combo these days. However, don't forget that Google licenses most of it's imagery from one of several sources including the USGS (anyone can download for free) and...
New Stuff from Google AdWords: Troubleshooting Wizards, Landing Pages Some Global Imagery Also Added - The new Windows Live Local service offers new "bird's eye" imagery showing close up aerial views of cities with a unique "side on" perspective...
It goes without saying that 2005 was the year of online maps and online aerial/satellite imagery. First, a new version of an MSN Virtual Earth widget was released over the weekend for Mac OSX Dashboard.
Other Databases for Aerial and Satellite Imagery Other tools and aerial that make aerial/satellite imagery available: Aerial imagery plus real estate listings for many large U.S.metro areas. Some of those incredibly detailed aerial images available...
But will the imagery or any other aerial imagery help my sister find and select a shoe store? Postscipt 3: Aerial imagery can be useful when buying a home. From here you're able to click and see the aerial view link (what you should be seeing...
Hurricane Katrina Resources & Aerial Images from Gary last week is points over to this page at his ResourceShelf blog with lots of other resources to consider, including these before and after photos from Digital Globe, which provides the imagery...
With everyone so in love with satellite and aerial imagery these days (Google Maps, Google Earth, MSN Virtual Earth, TerraFly, World Wind from NASA, and many others) it might be that the static aerial/satellite images that we're using today are...
A couple of people emailed me asking if I knew of a specialized database where they could download (for free) high-quality satellite and aerial imagery. TerraServer offers direct links (when available) to high-quality images, aerial images, and...
Microsoft has released a beta version of Virtual Earth, a web-based application that combines local search with maps and aerial photography. What's different with the new MSN Virtual Earth is that, like Google Earth, the display is focused...
