Re: [Paddlewise] earth seen from space

From: Joe Pylka <pylka_at_castle.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:24:59 -0500
> >Mapquest now has some fairly high resolution photos.  You can toggle back
> >and forth from a street map to an aerial photo and back.

        I'll second the Mapquest recommendation;  I use it a great deal in
some outdoor courses I teach and they are a great reference...  Some of the
photos are older black & white ones.  I assume those areas haven't been
rephotographed yet. The color and detail is very good overall and I can make
out my house quite easily...
        Topozone is a great reference for topo maps for the USA, down to
1:24000 scale.  No photos, but what I like is that I can put a crosshair on
the map and get the UTM coordinates for that location... or vice versa, for
that matter..

Joe P.


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