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#1 Postby Blown Away » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:13 pm

http://earth.google.com

Download the free version
Zoom in around New Orleans and Gulfport
It gives a great water / land perspective
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#2 Postby scostorms » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:54 pm

When I download free version, it comes up pro. About five times now. Anyone having this problem too?
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#3 Postby nholley » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:38 pm

I must be an idiot. I only seem to have "stored" data, not realtime. Am I missing something?
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#4 Postby BirdyCin » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:47 pm

Google Earth images are not captured in real time.
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