[NTLUG:Discuss] disappointed

[Steve Baker]

Christopher Browne wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:26:01 CDT, the world broke into rejoicing as
> Randall Gibson <wabbit at tvec.net>  said:
> >       You have to go to the entrance around back. Get there from the parking
> garage. There is a security guard there, and you have to sign in.
> >       I didnt make it today myself :(
> >
> > On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:02:24 m m wrote:
> > > today I went to norkia (at 114 and McAuther, street no. 6565) for the
> > > meeting. I cant get in. I do not know if I got the right place. I asked how
> 
> > > to I attend the meeting before, no response. very disappointed.
> 
> Is there a place where we could get a satellite photo of the area?  I'm
> _sure_ it's not well-marked on street maps, and it is a distinctly
> confusing area to navigate in, particularly with the construction
> that is ongoing.

The only good source of free aerial/satellite photos is the (Microsoft)
'terraserver' site - most of the photo's are too old to show places as
recent as the Nokia complex. (The best photo of Plano was taken in 1995)

   http://www.terraserver.com

Satellite photo's (that are available outside the military) are generally
5 meter resolution or worse - at 15 feet per pixel, you don't see enough
to navigate around dense urban areas.

Terraserver has 1 meter resolution photos of Plano - these are aerial
photos - which are costly to gather and updated rarely.

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