[TriLUG] OT: maps.google.com satellite maps

[David A. Cafaro]

Actually if you look close to the top of the White House, it has been
digitally altered as well.  Also both executive office building next to
the WhiteHouse.  Guess they are hiding the anti-missile/aircraft systems
:-).  (big clue, no AC or other type systems on top).  Odd that they
pixalated the entire area around congress.

-David


On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 00:00, John Franklin wrote:
> Fascinating.
> 
> Being a denizen of the DC area, I thought it would be neat to see some
> of the monuments downtown in google satellite maps.  The Capitol
> building is artificially pixelated, as are all of the congressional
> office buildings around it.
> 
> But nothing else.
> 
> The Library of Congress is sharp, so is the Supreme Court and the White
> House.  All the monuments are clear, as is Union Station, RFK Stadium,
> even the Pentagon.  Reagan National Airport shows planes clear enough to
> tell what kind they are (if you're a plane geek.)
> 
> Only Congress is so paranoid.
> 
> Incidentally, searching for "ground zero" gets you a place in Maryland.
> "Ground zero, NYC" gets closer, but is far too far uptown.  The tenth
> item, "Millenium Hilton" is right next to it.
> 
> A search for "Undisclosed location" marks a handful of places around DC.
> 
> jf
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