h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This is just stunning: pick a satellite and see if you can find your house

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth

wow! thanks trin1 that was really neat. i didnt get close enough to see my house... but it zooms in rally good!

http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=505406&Y=182194&width=700&height=410&gride=506406&gridn=183194&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=UB8&scale=10000&down.x=288&down.y=8
Now you can see my house!

I found it!!

I want to listen to Lou Reed on my stereo now but I haven't got any

Lou Reed or a stereo?

Lou Reed, but he's singing in my head now

I'ma soooooooul man....

Yeh I liked that satellite thingy too, wonders of modern techno stuff..

Fanks Trin

Some of the photos are old too, I found one of my old house with my old car parked outside of it...I lived in a cul-de-sac at the time and it was a white car and I always parked there so I knew it was mine....

What a weird feeling that was, knowing that at the time the pic was taken I was prolly in the house doing stuff whilst my house was being photographed from space...cooooo!

oooh, good linkage. I'm gonna take a looksie when i can sneak onto it

I do think that Transformer was a great album.
Come on honey, take a walk on the wild side.

Transformers?! Can you see them on the linky?!

Fb - ignoring the blog

Great satellite photo link, Trin.

Can someone explain to me why there's a Unigate van outside my house? It's been there since 9:30 this morning. The wife's not answering the phone - she's probably out.

Help! How do i work it? I can't remember my old geaography, long & lat stuff I've clicked to zoom in and have got all the UK on screen, but can't zoom anymore

I've been using uk.multimap.com for the close-up photos (as Vestboy suggested earlier)

Trin. I've tried most of the satellites but none of them show my house. Are you sure it's there? I'll stand outside and wave so you'll know it's mine.

No, I'm not sure you can make out individual houses on the satellite link ...

But I have found my house from your link! Thanks!

*Takes off cardboard sign reading 'Lost', puts down knotted hankie tied to stick and heads for home*

well to answer someones question... i cant remember who... if you click on eihter side of the screen it moves the globe, its best to do this when fully zoomed out.

i tried that link vestie... apparently i live in the wrong country, it wouldnt let me, oh well. i know what my house looks like, alright maybe not what it looks like from space, but i can try and imagine

http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=439173&Y=384063&width=500&height=310&gride=439986&gridn=382694&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=S12&out.x=8&out.y=11&scale=5000

My house as the CIA see it is just to the right of the big field in the center

awesome! Off to find mine.

Nice house Footie! I especially

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