Comments on: N’dama Skull http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-118086 Alex Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:09:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-118086 Chris, <blockquote>Why is it that when I zoom out and try to zoom back in, it doesn’t zoom in as closely?</blockquote> Google maps doesn't <em>officially</em> support zooming higher than zoom level 19. If you click "show link" on the map page, and then edit the link it shows in the address bar, you can push the zoom higher in areas with very high resolution shots. For example if you want to zoom in on one of those squares of zoomage: <blockquote>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=15.526698,-1.792617&z=19</blockquote> becomes <blockquote>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=15.526698,-1.792617&z=23</blockquote> (Not that I can find <strong>anything</strong> worth looking at in any of those other high res areas of course!) Chris,

Why is it that when I zoom out and try to zoom back in, it doesn’t zoom in as closely?

Google maps doesn’t officially support zooming higher than zoom level 19. If you click “show link” on the map page, and then edit the link it shows in the address bar, you can push the zoom higher in areas with very high resolution shots. For example if you want to zoom in on one of those squares of zoomage:

http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=15.526698,-1.792617&z=19

becomes

http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=15.526698,-1.792617&z=23

(Not that I can find anything worth looking at in any of those other high res areas of course!)

]]> By: Chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-118062 Chris Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:45:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-118062 Why is it that when I zoom out and try to zoom back in, it doesn't zoom in as closely? Also, when zoomed out, I enjoy looking at the little regularly spaced squares of zoomage scattered throughout the field of blurriness. Why is it that when I zoom out and try to zoom back in, it doesn’t zoom in as closely?

Also, when zoomed out, I enjoy looking at the little regularly spaced squares of zoomage scattered throughout the field of blurriness.

]]> By: phillip http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117944 phillip Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:16:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117944 It has ceased to be! It has ceased to be!

]]> By: Flümo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117921 Flümo Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:55:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117921 OK, so the next thing we look out for is a hovercraft full of eels... ;-) OK, so the next thing we look out for is a hovercraft full of eels… ;-)

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117906 Alex Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:02:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117906 Thank you Tim - somebody finally got my reference :D Thank you Tim - somebody finally got my reference :D

]]> By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117897 Tim Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:22:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117897 Are you absolutely sure you would say "ex-cow"? I mean, when someone dies you don't call them an ex-human... Oh hey! That brings to mind the Dead Parrot Sketch! Are you absolutely sure you would say “ex-cow”? I mean, when someone dies you don’t call them an ex-human… Oh hey! That brings to mind the Dead Parrot Sketch!

]]> By: Timhogs http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117857 Timhogs Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:49:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117857 Humph. Can somebody tell me why a dead bovine skull warrants a resolution five times bettter than that of the sunbathers? Humph. Can somebody tell me why a dead bovine skull warrants a resolution five times bettter than that of the sunbathers?

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117848 Alex Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:45:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117848 Ryan, this image is part of the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/illuminated-continent.html" rel="nofollow">National Geographic Africa MegaFlyover</a>, which involves loads of images taken by a guy in a plane over Africa - which Google added to maps and earth back in 2005. Ryan, this image is part of the National Geographic Africa MegaFlyover, which involves loads of images taken by a guy in a plane over Africa - which Google added to maps and earth back in 2005.

]]> By: Michi il Disperso http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117846 Michi il Disperso Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:26:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117846 Oh My... a Resolution of Few Centimeters??? The scale is 2 Meters!!!! Like 1984 (Orwell) I Can See You!! Watch Out!! Oh My… a Resolution of Few Centimeters???
The scale is 2 Meters!!!!

Like 1984 (Orwell)

I Can See You!!
Watch Out!!

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117843 Alex Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:10:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/01/31/ndama-skull/#comment-117843 "kine" on dictionary.com is actually defined as the <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=kine" rel="nofollow">plural of cow</a>. Anyway, it's archaic and therefore doesn't count! <blockquote>Rarely for the <em>modern</em> English language</blockquote> “kine” on dictionary.com is actually defined as the plural of cow. Anyway, it’s archaic and therefore doesn’t count!

Rarely for the modern English language

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