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Title: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: jv on 07 February 2006, 12:49

In car sat nav based on the power of Google Earth, now that would be  :cool:

Even cooler, VW and Google are working on it:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/02/06/google_earth_satellite_navigation/

:)

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 07 February 2006, 12:54

Would be pretty  :cool: even though i would probably look at all the pretty colours and pictures more than the road.  :laugh:

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: Organisys on 07 February 2006, 12:56

Looks  :cool:

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 07 February 2006, 13:58

talking of google earth, can anyone find the nurburgring :laugh:

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: Madone_si on 07 February 2006, 14:29

just wait and see what Microsoft bring out shortly.....  :smiley:

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: steviem on 07 February 2006, 14:43

The probs with google earth (at the moment) is it needs to be connected to the net most of the time or have a mahoosive cache (like 10GB would give fairly good results for the UK)
It also needs better satelite images for the uk, the us is great, but the minute you go 6 miles away from the centre of london it goes really blurry...

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: omg its aj on 07 February 2006, 15:17

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 07 February 2006, 13:58

talking of google earth, can anyone find the nurburgring :laugh:

If i had google earth installed i could find it easily :)

But the google maps website doesnt have maps of germany :( only england + USA

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: Dizzie on 07 February 2006, 23:25

you can barely see the roads in google earth... the fad wore off in 5 mins for me.

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: omg its aj on 08 February 2006, 00:02

Really? when i used it you could zoom right into our backgarden

It all depends where your looking really, they only have the high-zoom maps for highly populated areas.

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: gibby on 08 February 2006, 10:01

Quote from: Dizzie on 07 February 2006, 23:25

you can barely see the roads in google earth

Did you uncheck the terrain box ? It seems to be better quality when you do.

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 08 February 2006, 10:29

the images must have been taken at least 7 years ago, i can see my dads old oak green valver on the drive :laugh:

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: mix on 09 February 2006, 12:15

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 08 February 2006, 10:29

the images must have been taken at least 7 years ago, i can see my dads old oak green valver on the drive :laugh:

and were i live doesn't exist :huh:

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: fliptophead on 03 June 2007, 22:54

Most of the google earth images were taken circa late 2001, as a first pass of the UK.
( the half built conservatory in our garden being a huge clue)

They've re-visited some UK cities again, but nothing hugely new.


They updated a ton of the UK maps in detail but its still old detail ( check 'the gate' in Newcastle) which is a building site, but in reality its been open >3 to 4 years

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: Thom89 on 03 June 2007, 23:43

Quote from: omg its aj on 07 February 2006, 15:17

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 07 February 2006, 13:58

talking of google earth, can anyone find the nurburgring :laugh:

If i had google earth installed i could find it easily :)

But the google maps website doesnt have maps of germany :( only england + USA

Nurburgring is on Google Earth.. it doesnt come up because its a bit of a made up name, Nordscliefe is actually the name of the place you want, here it is..http://20832.com/images/site/Nordschleife_Google_Earth.jpg   If you want a more detailed piccy, pick out a few reference points (towns etc) and go back to Google earth proper
Tom

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: garfayliu on 04 June 2007, 08:47

Linky to nurburgring F1 track, Nurburg long circuit is just north and is massive:

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=50.335425&lon=6.946413&z=17.6&r=0&src=msl (http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=50.335425&lon=6.946413&z=17.6&r=0&src=msl)

Title: Re: VW in Google Earth style sat-nav shocker
Post by: VR6_ROB on 05 June 2007, 19:02

that would be good ot have


my area is on google earth in the north east and my golf is parked on the roadside