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Post by trevnhil on Aug 10, 2009 8:03:48 GMT
Good morning all. Although I mentioned this a long while ago on the 'links' page, I thought it was worth mentioning again. Many many towns are covered by a system of Aerial views which means that you can see a picture of all four sides of your house from the air. Morecambe, Heysham and Lancaster are covered, as is Accrington. It is usually possible to take a 'snapshot' to show your own house and surrounds from 4 different angles. Here is an example of a property on Heysham road in Heysham, and one from the Accy area. They are from a site called 'Bing maps'.   Just remember not all the country is covered by Aerial Pictures. If you need any more information just ask |
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Aug 11, 2009 13:13:46 GMT
I'm trying to recognise that Accrington photo. It does look a bit familiar. I'm going to pop onto that site and see what else I can find.
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 11, 2009 13:57:47 GMT
You should remember or recognise it. It is from your road / street /lane / avenue. On the right going up. the last row before the large works. Trev..  |
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Post by accykeef on Aug 11, 2009 14:22:41 GMT
I think you may be in the wrong part of town there Trevor. Willow, despite her name, would never live among so many trees. I think she would also be shocked to hear about a factory being built.
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 11, 2009 14:58:03 GMT
Well I believe I am in the right area of Accy. Willow is a lover of trees, you only have to look at her name....Willow (tree). She is a real 'Tree Hugger' If you are truly from Accy then you would recognise it immediately....... Unless of course you are an Impostor.  Trev..  |
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Aug 11, 2009 17:28:47 GMT
That factory used to be Lynch's garage.
Coachman reckons there aren't any trees in Accrington.
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 11, 2009 17:58:28 GMT
You have to understand that Coachman as a professional driver has to keep his eyes on the road, especially when on trunk routes. But the picture below show plenty of trees and greenery.  Trev.. |
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Post by accykeef on Aug 11, 2009 20:06:08 GMT
What you are forgetting Trev is that I was born less than half a mile from Willows house. Trees will never grow there!
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 12, 2009 7:31:17 GMT
What you are forgetting Trev is that I was born less than half a mile from Willows house. Trees will never grow there! Well you have me well puzzled now. Although I do know that there is more than one 'Willow'. I suppose a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous. Regards. Trev. |
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Post by WillowTheWhisp on Aug 12, 2009 8:03:46 GMT
Ignore him Trev. Trees do grow here. I will go outside and photograph one later today just to prove it. Coachman reckons they don't qualify to be called trees because southern trees are bigger! Some of ours are quite tall though. |
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Post by mpprh on Aug 12, 2009 11:29:59 GMT
They are from a site called 'Bing maps'. Just worth saying that www.bing.com is the latest attempt to catch up with google in the search engine stakes. It's use is growing rapidly in US - less so in Europe. Peter |
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 12, 2009 12:05:25 GMT
Hi Peter.
Yes the Bing maps are not as good as Google 'Street View'. However Street view is limited to Twenty odd towns / Cities in the UK. The Bird View in Bing is IMHO very good. You can capture the already Zoomed image, and in a Photo Site you can zoom further.
Another plus over Google Street View is that you can see all 4 sides of a property. Also the resolution is a lot better than Google Earth.
Regards. Trev..
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 12, 2009 13:02:41 GMT
I have just looked on Bing maps 'Birds View' and it covers Limoges in France which is the general area that Willow and Family were in.
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Post by mpprh on Aug 12, 2009 14:13:15 GMT
I'm lucky because my local area has quite a lot of "street views" e.g. : maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sommieres&sll=43.782125,4.088631&sspn=0.068164,0.110378&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=43.78229,4.088976&panoid=Cdz7AHzg49-3_jics9OK8w&cbp=12,37.12,,0,5&ll=43.782234,4.088867&spn=0.008521,0.013797&z=16 This is because they tested it on last years Tour de France route which comes close to me. This is where I watched it last year : maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sommieres&sll=43.782125,4.088631&sspn=0.068164,0.110378&g=sommieres&ie=UTF8&ll=43.777193,4.065075&spn=0.034085,0.055189&z=14&layer=c&cbll=43.777247,4.064872&panoid=sdelozKuxWniGS15bXxUjw&cbp=12,90,,0,5 I was under the trees on the right. We also have www.geoportail.fr , which is a French govt attempt to show that they can do anything US can do ! It is based on aerial photos. The latest ones are much better definition. Peter |
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Post by trevnhil on Aug 12, 2009 14:54:12 GMT
Hi Peter. I have just looked a two of the Google links. I will have a look at the French one later. From what I have seen I now know that you have 'Lidl', and you drive on the wrong side of the road. Cheers. Trev.. |
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I had been telling my hubby about the time I was in Morecombe when the Moby Dick and Hotel was hit by lightening and burnt down. My parents, sister and myself had just come off the Moby Dick when lightening stuck