Thread: Google earth scares the hell out me

I know what you mean man! Isnt it crazy!

I've heard it said that the public is always seven to ten years behind military and intelligence technology, and I've seen enough to convince me that is probably a conservative estimate.

I love Google Earth. There are several similar systems out there - a couple of them with near real time images for weather observations and whatnot. Each one seems to have different areas where resolution is better than others.

It's fun tho! See your house, look up your friend's house!

At least, that's what I thought until I read your post....

Hey two people posted before me.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

It's fun tho! See your house, look up your friend's house!

At least, that's what I thought until I read your post....

Hey two people posted before me.

Yep - and I was watching YOU post through Google Earth!

Originally Posted by pj

Yep - and I was watching YOU post through Google Earth!

So you just typed a little faster to sneak in before me...see how you are!

If only Google Earth was live
That would be awesome

There was some trouble about Google Streetview, on their maps website. Streetview is pretty cool, but it has a lot of privacy concerns.

Originally Posted by Webmaster

If only Google Earth was live
That would be awesome

"Chloe, I need a satellite linkup - I'm sending you the coordinates now"

Originally Posted by Webmaster

If only Google Earth was live
That would be awesome

There was some trouble about Google Streetview, on their maps website. Streetview is pretty cool, but it has a lot of privacy concerns.

The amount of work that went into Streetview must have been huge, or it certainly will be huge if and when it reaches large scale.

Google Earth makes me feel like God.

Pity I've got to share my Godhood with several million other internet users

Reassuring that they don't update where I live very much at all.
I've seen the exact same cloud over my island for the last six months.

Originally Posted by Ynot

"Chloe, I need a satellite linkup - I'm sending you the coordinates now"

"CTU cut the funding for our satellite surveillance software. Jack, just download Google Maps for your cell at http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html>."

The military is watching you have sex and beat off. Watch out. They see everything. Except osama bin laden hes camoflauge!

I wonder if google got in trouble for taking shots of all those countries, down to the naked sun taning people. Hell, other countries military secret bases would be discovered and other such stuff. Would be wise to do things underground for now on, and that goes for everyone. And yeah Micheal, I've heard the military now has technology to penetrate most roof buildings. Privacy is no more, and I can promise you that FBI and other military organizations have a "live" version of google earth.

Originally Posted by IZ

I wonder if google got in trouble for taking shots of all those countries, down to the naked sun taning people. Hell, other countries military secret bases would be discovered and other such stuff. Would be wise to do things underground for now on, and that goes for everyone. And yeah Micheal, I've heard the military now has technology to penetrate most roof buildings. Privacy is no more, and I can promise you that FBI and other military organizations have a "live" version of google earth.

Google doesn't take the shots - they purchase the images from services that sell satellite and terrestrial imagery.

Originally Posted by IZ

I can promise you that FBI and other military organizations have a "live" version of google earth.

I highly doubt it. For that they would need a layer of geostationary satellites around the earth.

Originally Posted by Scatterbrain

I highly doubt it. For that they would need a layer of geostationary satellites around the earth.

Well, we only know what information we are allowed to know....... Dont get me started with this goverment paranoia crap.

Originally Posted by Scatterbrain

I highly doubt it. For that they would need a layer of geostationary satellites around the earth.

You must not live in america. They most definatly have this technology. I know several people that work in intellegence, they all agree. They probably actually KNOW, but they can't tell me for sure.

Originally Posted by IZ

I wonder if google got in trouble for taking shots of all those countries, down to the naked sun taning people. Hell, other countries military secret bases would be discovered and other such stuff. Would be wise to do things underground for now on, and that goes for everyone. And yeah Micheal, I've heard the military now has technology to penetrate most roof buildings. Privacy is no more, and I can promise you that FBI and other military organizations have a "live" version of google earth.

Well, the "supersecret" Area 51... you can find it on Google Earth.
All you have to do is type in "Area 51"

You can't zoom in very far in North Korea though. I wonder why

Originally Posted by IZ

Well, we only know what information we are allowed to know....... Dont get me started with this goverment paranoia crap.

Originally Posted by Michael

You must not live in america. They most definatly have this technology. I know several people that work in intellegence, they all agree. They probably actually KNOW, but they can't tell me for sure.

To have live feed from everywhere at once they would need a large number of geostationary satellites around all of the earth, and they are only geostationary if they're orbiting over the equator.

Sorry, it's not possible.

Originally Posted by Scatterbrain

To have live feed from everywhere at once they would need a large number of geostationary satellites around all of the earth, and they are only geostationary if they're orbiting over the equator.

Sorry, it's not possible.

Plus, I'm guessing satellites aren't easy to hide.

you dont needa hide satellites. it only takes a few up there to see anything in the world within minutes. it doesnt take long to orbit the earth. they prolly dont have live feed to everywhere at once, but to anywhere within minutes.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

It's fun tho! See your house, look up your friend's house!

At least, that's what I thought until I read your post....

Hey two people posted before me.

You: Let's see my house

*searching for house*


You: OMG!!!! someones breaking into my house! HELP!!!!!!!!



Also would be cool to get a glimpse of animals fighting in the wild live on your very own pc, but if you can do that i'm sure you can also witness a murder, or someone getting mugged. Hey, go to a fire and watch firemen take it out, or watch police handle a bank robbery, or whatever you want.

Originally Posted by pj

I've heard it said that the public is always seven to ten years behind military and intelligence technology, and I've seen enough to convince me that is probably a conservative estimate.

I love Google Earth. There are several similar systems out there - a couple of them with near real time images for weather observations and whatnot. Each one seems to have different areas where resolution is better than others.

Say what? Anyway i would not doubt they have their "secret" technology, hey maybe they are millions of years ahead of us, j/k.

I was hearing just the other day about some new 300Ghz processor IBM is supposed to be coming out with for consumer use, that the NSA has been using in their servers for over a decade. A data transfer rate of 400 gigaflops/second, if I remember correctly.


Go figure.

[Edit:] A quick search yielded this article: The IBM Neoton

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

I was hearing just the other day about some new 300Ghz processor IBM is supposed to be coming out with for consumer use, that the NSA has been using in their servers for over a decade. A data transfer rate of 400 gigaflops/second, if I remember correctly.


Go figure.

[Edit:] A quick search yielded this article: The IBM Neoton

I don't believe this is true. "Newtechspy", not the most reputable of outlets (I've never heard of it before), is the ONLY source I can find. With such a big announcement and breakthrough, you'd think it'd be elsewhere. The article - and the illustration - is amateurish, and the science weak and ill-defined. No sources are given, let alone any at IBM.

This is a hoax.