Re: Trying to install Google Earth on Lenny. How on earth??????
On Mon, 24 May 2010 12:03:41 -0400 (EDT), Lisi wrote:
> How I fared:
>
> I could only persuade Yahoo maps to offer to get me from A to B, not show me
> pictures of A.
>
> Mapquest zoomed in on it beautifully, but had no pictures. Two
> different "maps", and I could turn the labels off under the aerial view, but
> no pictures. I presume that they photographed the USA first.
>
> But thanks for the lateral thinking, Stephen. It might have worked!!
>
> I shall have to give up for the moment.
Let's see. IIRC you live in the UK, correct? I had no trouble zooming in
on London with aerial photos. You did click on aerial map, right?
I just tried Google maps at Brad's suggestion. It's even better.
Try again. I got this shot of Buckingham Palace:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Buckingham+Palace,+London,+United+Kingdom&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=Buckingham+Palace&hnear=Buckingham+Palace,+London,+UK&ll=51.500732,-0.141862&spn=0.002384,0.006968&t=h&z=18
Say hello to Her Majesty for me the next time you stop in for tea, will you? ;-)
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