Un-fucking-beliveable Image from Google Maps [PIC]

**Vick!** · 11-14-2008, 05:25 PM

I fucked up the title, ignore that lol..

**gornyhuy** · 11-14-2008, 05:26 PM

Not fake, but an obviously planted easter egg image chunk.

**xdcdave** · 11-14-2008, 05:27 PM

very odd, looks like it was taken by a plane based on the people looking up when it was shot.. I thought they used sat. for terrain view.

**DefaultMan** · 11-14-2008, 05:27 PM

That's insane! Technology is getting more and more awesome.....and scary

**Vick!** · 11-14-2008, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by xdcdave

looks like it was taken by a plane based on the people looking up when it was shot..

I thought that too.. and I wonder why they did that in some desert?

**StuartD** · 11-14-2008, 05:33 PM

Originally posted by xdcdave

very odd, looks like it was taken by a plane based on the people looking up when it was shot.. I thought they used sat. for terrain view.

That was my first thought... far to many of them looking up at the camera for it to be a satellite photo.
And way to random to just have this perfect rectangular section in the middle of Africa with no other map info around it.

**papill0n** · 11-14-2008, 05:52 PM

Thats taken by a plane

**marketsmart** · 11-14-2008, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by RageCash-Ben

Thats taken by a plane

actually i took those pictures from my hot air balloon and sold them to google...

**Dirty Dane** · 11-14-2008, 06:05 PM

Its a flyover picture by a team from National Geographic:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ng...h_0411.html#21

**dav3** · 11-14-2008, 06:06 PM

thats neato

**V_RocKs** · 11-14-2008, 06:11 PM

I fucked your momma

**Vick!** · 11-14-2008, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by Dirty Dane

Its a flyover picture by a team from National Geographic:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ng...h_0411.html#21

Damn! I must visit Sahara before I die.

**Dirty Dane** · 11-14-2008, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by Vick!

Damn! I must visit Sahara before I die.

U don't need that with Google map

Its a cool tool. Have you looked at Area 51?

**HorseShit** · 11-14-2008, 06:25 PM

good find

**collegeboobies** · 11-14-2008, 06:53 PM

thats amazing, imagine who it watching you all day

**brandonstills** · 11-14-2008, 06:57 PM

Next you're gonna tell me the moon is made of cheese.

**pornguy** · 11-14-2008, 07:08 PM

That is an image that was taken by an airplane. a Drone in fact. The satellite one can grab the head lines of a news paper.

**woj** · 11-14-2008, 07:09 PM

it's probably fake, try zooming out..

**DBS.US** · 11-14-2008, 07:18 PM

Ares 51

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...m=1&iwloc=addr

**DBS.US** · 11-14-2008, 07:22 PM

Dbl post

**Jack Sparrow** · 11-15-2008, 01:46 AM

One of them is setting up a tube!
Smart guy, will make muchos nice saharian dollares soon.

**hjnet** · 11-15-2008, 01:52 AM

Originally posted by mrfrisky

One of them is setting up a tube!
Smart guy, will make muchos nice saharian dollares soon.

Yeah, giving away free Camels and hoping that someone buys an 2nd one ...

**seeandsee** · 11-15-2008, 02:12 AM

nasty google

**Machete_** · 11-15-2008, 02:16 AM

In almost all countries google have local deals for flyover images. I did some of the SAN storrage work for one of the two companies they use in Denmark. Replicated all the data to disks, placed them I a special storrage and flew it to the secret datacenter.

**Scott McD** · 11-15-2008, 02:24 AM

Google watches me masturbate...

**- Jesus Christ -** · 11-15-2008, 02:30 AM

Congratulations on discovering the fact that Google maps uses plane/chopper based aerial photography. They have done so for a while now.

Every time I talk about Google maps I feel the need to mention that the whole idea was "borrowed" (like most Google ideas) from a taxpayer funded NASA project.

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

**bbm** · 11-15-2008, 02:46 AM

Ohhh... fucking.

**Chosen** · 11-15-2008, 06:59 AM

Originally posted by woj

it's probably fake, try zooming out..

Yep, try zoom it out few times

**crockett** · 11-15-2008, 07:04 AM

Originally posted by Dirty Dane

Its a flyover picture by a team from National Geographic:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ng...h_0411.html#21

Ahh so they obviously knew the location then edited into their maps.

**Violetta** · 11-15-2008, 08:53 AM

faky,.,...

**mOrrI** · 11-15-2008, 08:55 AM

Yeah... they have a big zoom now :D

**VeriSexy** · 11-15-2008, 09:08 AM

Cool pic, none the less

**HomerSimpson** · 11-15-2008, 10:00 AM

damn'....
I hope this is fake...

**DatingGold** · 11-15-2008, 10:05 AM

haha zoom out on google, its fake

**Jayvis** · 11-15-2008, 10:25 AM

Is this guy flicking me off?

**PostWhore** · 11-15-2008, 10:30 AM

that's awesome

**bronco67** · 11-15-2008, 10:42 AM

Those are taken by plane. See the dude looking up at the sky? I'm surprised they're not firing Ak47's at the plane.

**Super Negro** · 11-15-2008, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by - Jesus Christ -

Congratulations on discovering the fact that Google maps uses plane/chopper based aerial photography. They have done so for a while now.

Every time I talk about Google maps I feel the need to mention that the whole idea was "borrowed" (like most Google ideas) from a taxpayer funded NASA project.

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

if it wasn't for people "borrowing" ideas, technology wouldn't be where it is today

sometimes the people with the original idea didn't have the money or resources to see it through, so it is nice when someone with unlimited funds can come along and make it happen the way it should

Un-fucking-beliveable Image from Google Maps [PIC]

Un-fucking-beliveable Image from Google Maps [PIC]

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