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Ogle Earth on redaction of images from Google

Posted on February 23, 2009 by John Reiser

Today, Ogle Earth has posted an excellent article on images from Google Earth that have gone missing. The imagery is of an area in Pakistan. Apparently Dianne Feinstein commented that the US military has been using a base in Pakistan … Continue reading →

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Southwest Florida

Posted on February 9, 2009 by John Reiser

Kate and I are down in Southwest Florida visiting her family. We drove down from New Jersey and used Google Latitude to share our location with her family and my parents. Kate and I also are taking some pictures using … Continue reading →

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Google’s historic aerials have shuffled dates.

Posted on February 3, 2009 by John Reiser

Before Google Earth 5 had come out, I had commented to a few people that the dates for the aerial photos (which used to be displayed in the bottom center of the screen) were way off for New Jersey. The … Continue reading →

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Latest Google Earth has historic aerial photography

Posted on February 3, 2009 by John Reiser

Digital Urban has a writeup of one of the newest, perhaps most exciting feature to be added to Google Earth. Historic aerial photography! For many places around the globe, you now have access to previous aerial photography, as far back … Continue reading →

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Google hits deer, posts pictures on web

Posted on January 31, 2009 by John Reiser

A Google Street View car hit a deer while imaging a road in upstate New York. You can still see the deer in the driveway in this Street View. The Register has the pictures of the incident. The pictures have … Continue reading →

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The Blue Comet

Posted on January 22, 2009 by John Reiser

In my previous post, I mentioned the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Blue Comet is likely the most memorable service from that fallen flag. Running from the Communipaw Terminal in Jersey City, across southern Newark Bay into Elizabeth, then … Continue reading →

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Google Earth Plug-in released for Mac OS X

Posted on December 4, 2008 by John Reiser

A Mac OS X version of the Google Earth browser plugin was released yesterday. It’s available for both Intel and PowerPC Macintoshes.

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Beacons to be lit to mark anniversary of British departure

Posted on November 24, 2008 by John Reiser

From the Daily Record: On Tuesday, just as dusk settles, a dozen hilltops covering 108 miles from Beacon, N.Y., to Princeton will be illuminated with bright spotlights to mark the day 225 years ago when the last British troops boarded … Continue reading →

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GeoEye-1 sends back first imagery

Posted on October 9, 2008 by John Reiser

GeoEye-1, an Earth-imaging satellite that’s been in the news recently due to its agreement with Google to provide the company with half-meter imagery, has sent back its first pictures. The satellite will provide images for Google to use in its … Continue reading →

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NJ Transit is a housing complex?

Posted on October 5, 2008 by John Reiser

I’ve been mining Google’s “My Maps” data for some base datasets. Some users have plotted some useful data; one created sets of all the rest stops and toll plazas on the State’s limited access highways. In looking for NJ Transit … Continue reading →

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