VirtualGlobetrotting: Forums http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php VirtualGlobetrotting: Forums Virtual Globetrotting Forums - UBB.threads(tm) 'Long Overdue' Scavenger Hunt winners! http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4329 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4329 Long Overdue Scavenger Hunt wrapped up a few minutes ago, and we have a tie for first place! Congratulations to adrbr and mlc1us for tying for first place:

Final Standings:

Here are my two favorite submissions from the winners:

Glider in Flight
View in Google Maps
Glider in Flight
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2008-04-23 20:02:40
Surfer
GM-SVView in Google Maps
Surfer
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: adrbr
@ 2008-05-06 08:40:04

Congratulations and thanks go out to all of the contenders! 216 maps were submitted for this hunt, with many great finds.

We really love doing these hunts, so we will be trying to hold a new one about once a month.

What did you all think of the hunt? Anything we can do to make it easier? More fun? Let us know!

-- nic]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:06 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4329 Creating Bird's Eye View (BEV) URLs http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4324 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4324 http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&am...1&encType=1

2) Switch to aerial view in LL and click "Share" again and copy out just the long/lat (i.e. 43.622656~13.516681)

3) Replace the cp= field with your long/lat
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&am...1&encType=1

Then test the URL before you submit it to make sure it is correct.

That's all there is to it. -- kjfitz]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 11:46:03 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4324 Scavenger hunt montly http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4322 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4322 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:01:31 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4322 An interesting idea... http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4317 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4317
http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/1874/wonk-school-overhead-images#comment -- jbottero]]> Sat, 03 May 2008 23:19:49 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4317 Google-map into BEV-map http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4316 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4316
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49183/

The BEV-Link:
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&am...;&encType=1

THX -- neotrix]]> Sat, 03 May 2008 11:42:25 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4316 China Builds Secret Nuclear Submarine Base in South China Sea http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4312 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4312
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353961,00.html

The Chinese government has secretly built an underground nuclear submarine base in the South China Sea, posing a new threat to powers in the region, the Daily Telegraph has reported.

Satellite photos of the base obtained by FOX News show a large harbor and massive tunnels that defense experts say could shelter as many as 20 nuclear subs, according to the Telegraph.

The base, centrally located along a major sea route and just a few hundred miles from neighbors, may pose a threat to U.S. naval dominance of the region.

Analysts for Jane's Intelligence Review, a defense magazine, said that the secret base could allow Chinese subs to "break out to launch locations closer to the U.S.," according to the Telegraph. The base has immediate access to very deep waters, which would make launched submarines very difficult to detect.

The Defense Department has estimated that by 2010 China will have five operational 094-class nuclear submarines capable of carrying 12 nuclear missiles each, the paper reported.

Some military analysts believe this secret build-up of forces by the Chinese government is speeding up even as it presents a far different face in public as it prepares for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the newspaper reported. -- jbottero]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 14:04:38 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4312 Scavenger Hunt: Good Progress! http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4311 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4311 Long Overdue Scavenger Hunt still underway and there are still 5 days left. We have 14 competitors submitting over 160 maps already!

Some of my favorite submissions so far:

Beach Towels 3 for $10
LL-BEVView in Live Local
Beach Towels 3 for $10
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: milwhcky
@ 2008-04-27 12:27:13
Sail boats
LL-BEVView in Live Local
Sail boats
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: adrbr
@ 2008-04-27 18:36:02
Concert in Grant Park
2 CommentsView in Google Maps
Concert in Grant Park
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2008-04-24 16:40:07
Bluebird Canyon Landslide
LL-BEVMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Bluebird Canyon Landslide
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2008-04-26 14:09:10

There's still a bunch of time, with Trooper111, milwhcky and mlc1us wrestling for the lead.

Haven't done a VGT scavenger hunt before? It's simple and a whole heck of a lot of fun. To participate, you simply submit maps as normal, then select the category you are submitting to. Once a moderator approves your map, you automatically get points for that category! -- nic]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 02:38:20 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4311 What to do if you want your house post removed http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4310 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4310 Step 2: ??
Step 3: Profit!

Just kidding!

We have this detailed on the site policies page as well, but if your private property is listed on the website and you wish to have it removed, simply contact the admins and we will scrub all personal information from the post -- the location, city, and link to the Google/Live maps page. All that will remain is the cached images from the mapping sites (since that is publicly available).

We would prefer you not send us a threatening cease and desist, demanding that we remove a certain New York "flying" football team's head coach's name because we're infringing upon his rights of publicity (!?) and threatening legal action if we do not. It's quite unnecessary. A simply "would you please" works just as good as threatening to take us to court.

Thanks. -- nic]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 02:10:05 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4310 Carmine Giovinazzo's house http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4304 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4304
I've seen some pictures of his house, does anybody know where it is?
Carmine Giovinazzo (Danny Messer from CSI:New York)


Thanks -- Riek]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 07:35:24 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4304 BEV comes to Canada! http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4302 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4302
Canada:
Abbotsford
Airdrie
Brampton
Calgary
Chilliwack
Coquitlam
Edmonton
Langford
Langley
Mississauga
New Westminster
North Vancouver
Oshawa
Pickering
Port Moody
Richmond
Sainte-Thérèse
Saint-Eustache
Saint-Lambert
Surrey
Toronto
Vancouver
Varennes
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Windsor

USA:
Russellville, AL
Longmont, CO
Pueblo, CO
Pueblo West, CO
Elfers, FL
Hudson, FL
Jasmine Estates, FL
Land O' Lakes, FL
New Port Richey, FL
Punta Gorda, FL
Spring Hill, FL
Conyers, GA
Dallas, GA
East Point, GA
Fayetteville, GA
Gainesville, GA
Griffin, GA
Monroe, GA
Peachtree City, GA
Stockbridge, GA
Cedar Falls, IA
Coralville, IA
Iowa City, IA
Sioux City, IA
Waterloo, IA
Charleston, MS
Cleveland, MS
Corinth, MS
North Tunica, MS
Senatobia, MS
Water Valley, MS
Greenville, NC
Hope Mills, NC
Concord, NH
North Sioux City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
Eau Claire, WI

Europe
Bottrop, DE
Dorsten, DE
Duisburg, DE
Düren, DE
Gladbeck, DE
Krefeld, DE
Moers, DE
Remscheid, DE
Solingen, DE
Willich, DE
Wuppertal, DE
Iráklion, GR
Kaválla, GR
Khaniá, GR
Lárisa, GR
Patras, GR
Volos, GR
Bray, IE
Dublin, IE
Swords, IE
Amstelveen, NL
Den Helder, NL
Hoofddorp, NL
Zaanstad, NL
Aberdeen, UK
Dundee, UK
Edinburgh, UK
Glasgow, UK
Liverpool, UK -- mlc1us]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:51:44 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4302 Title change, please... http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4300 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4300 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/6672/

This map is titled:

McChord Air Museum

The museum has moved along with the static aircraft. It is now here:

http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49623/

I suggest a NEW title for the OLD location:

McChord Air Museum - Old Location -- jbottero]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:44:51 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4300 Five ghost resorts... http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4294 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4294 http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/hotels-in-afterlife.html -- kjfitz]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:29:27 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4294 Scavenger hunt and categories http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4292 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4292 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:44:42 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4292 Long Overdue Scavenger Hunt: Go!!! http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4291 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4291 scavenger hunt than 'Long Overdue'? Maybe 'Dropped the Ball'? Maybe 'What the heck were you guys waiting for?'. Sorry! Back by popular demand, 8 months since the last one, we are finally hosting another scavenger hunt.

This is a medium-length hunt - 60 points total - and will be held for two weeks.

Contenders, start your submissions! Good luck! View all the details on the Scavenger Hunt page.

(thanks to all of the moderators for coming up with this list!) -- nic]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:39:53 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4291 VGT Scavenger Hunt starting 2008-04-23 (Wed) noon http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4277 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4277 scavenger hunt starting this Wednesday 2008-04-23 at noon EST. Nothing huge, but we're long due for a new one! -- nic]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:51:25 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4277 Need Some Help with Thumbnails http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4270 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4270 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:14:28 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4270 Description Objection http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4258 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4258 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12953/

...former U.S. President William Jefferson "Slick Willie" Clinton and his Senator wife...

I object to the wording of the description as overly political and non-objective. It is prejudicial and implies that Virtual Globetrotting has a political view.

- J. Bottero -- jbottero]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:59:31 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4258 Yahoo! Maps Update http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4255 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4255 Yahoo! HQHot on the heels of Microsoft's latest Virtual Earth updates, Yahoo! Maps posted the largest update to their imagery since inception. They claim new imagery both in breadth (with "freshness, color and clarity") of many parts of the US, as well as two new potential zoom levels for aerial and satellite imagery around the US.

Read more at the Yahoo! Local Blog

-- nic]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:17:57 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4255 Google into BEV-map http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4253 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4253
can you change the google-,ap into a BEV-map?

http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45695/

The BEV-Link:
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&am...;&encType=1

the city is not Düsseödorf ... ist Düsseldorf

THX -- neotrix]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:59:33 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4253 Hmmm http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4247 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4247
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&am...1&encType=1

there are lots of interesting aircraft.

But in this view:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=Hawthorne+Municipal+Airport,+ca&ie=UTF8&ll=33.923267,-118.343294&spn=0.001128,0.002114&t=k&z=19&iwloc=addr

all gone.

Wonder where they went... -- jbottero]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:00:45 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4247 Live Maps / Virtual Earth Updates http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4239 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4239 The Live Maps (Virtual Earth) Blog has a huge post detailing all of the latest updates released to Live Maps today. There are some great new features! Instead of repeating their post, I'll let you read the details directly, but one thing I'm excited about is being able to export my collections to GeoRSS/KML/GPX. I'm just about to take a cross-country road-trip, and I have a collection of all the places we're visiting on the way. Now I can export our stops to my GPS device.

Besides collection exporting, updates include higher detail 3D cities, street labels for Birds Eye imagery (that must've been hard to get right), MapCruncher integration, enhanced 'geoweb' exploring, neighborhood RSS subscriptions of geoweb content, enhanced directions and traffic information and more.

-- nic]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:17:44 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4239 Isn't this Algeria, not Libya? http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4237 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4237 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/16326/

Isn't this Algeria, not Libya? -- jbottero]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:31:37 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4237 Thumb in wrong category (BEV not Google) http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4235 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4235 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29953/

Thumb *NOT* Google, it's clearly a BEV thumb. -- jbottero]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:22:39 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4235 Description Correction http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4232 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4232
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/43873/

i made some research about this house.
It is the former house of Samuel Newhouse.
Now it is owned by Kenneth Tropin.
So can you change the name and the description?
---
Kenneth G. Tropin's house

The hedge found manager, founder and chairman of Graham Capital Management owns this house.

---

THX -- neotrix]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:24:57 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4232 Another Celeb Home To Find http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4229 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4229 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/27/...etirement-home/

It's under construction, so it might be unavailable. -- Parabellum]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:08:40 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4229 Celeb home to find http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4222 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4222 http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rosemary_Beach_Karl_Roves_next_move_0328.html -- kjfitz]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:15:49 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4222 13 New Street View Cities and a National Park http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4221 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4221 Google LatLong Blog:

* Albuquerque, NM
* Anchorage, AK
* Austin, TX
* Cleveland, OH
* Fairbanks, AK
* Little Rock, AR
* Madison, WI
* Nashville, TN
* Rockford, IL
* Richmond, VA
* Spokane, WA
* St. Petersburg, FL
* Tampa, FL
* Yosemite National Park, CA -- mlc1us]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:55:59 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4221 Virtual Earth 42.85 TB March 2008 Imagery Update http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4214 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4214 Chris Pendleton's Virtual Earth Blog announces a 42.85 TB imagery update for Virtual Earth.

Orthos Updates
USA: Las Vegas, Denver, Phoenix, San Luis Obispo
Austria: Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Klagenfurt
Switzerland: Bern, Basel, Zurich, Geneva
United Kingdom: Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge, Hereford, Ludlow/Diddlebury Region, South Coventry, Bury St. Edmonds
India: Mysore, Ranchi, Mangalore, Lucknow, Guwahati, Amritsar, Surat, Taj Mahal, Jamshedpur, Koshikode
China: Fuzhou, Baotou, Macao, Wuhu, Xuxhou, Taipei

Obliques (Bird's Eye)
North America:
AL: Pickens Co, Cullman Co, Blount Co
AR: Sebastian Co
CO: Jefferson Co
FL: Hendry Co, Milton Metro, Orange Co
GA: Atlanta Metro
IL: McHenry Co, Peoria Co, McLean Co, Du Page Co, Belleville Metro
IN: Monroe Co
IA: Scott Co, Polk Co, Linn Co
MI: Saginaw Co
MN: Washington Co, Dodge Co
MS: Clarke Co, Holmes Co, Issequena Co, Montgommery Co, Yazoo Co, Washington Co, Humphrey's Co, Leflore Co, Sharkey Co, Sunflower Co, Tippah Co, Union Co, Madison Co, Pontotoc Co, Perry Co, Calhoun Co, Desoto Co, Chickasaw Co, Lafayette Co, Copiah Co, Franklin Co, Warren Co, Simpson Co, Pike Co, Marion Co, Lincoln Co, Smith Co, Lawrence Co, Jefferson Co, Jefferson Davis Co, Wilkinson Co, Grenada Co, Jasper Co, Carroll Co, Lauderdale Co, Walthall Co, Tishomingo Co, Claiborne Co, Quitman Co, Panola Co, Scott Co, Adams Co
NM: McKinley Co
NY: Sullivan Co, Steuben Co, Binghamton Metro
OH: Mahoning Co, Madison Co, Pickaway Co, Delaware Co
OR: Lane Co
PA: Lehigh Co
SC: York Co, Beaufort Co
TN: Knoxville Metro, Gibson Metro
TX: Stephenville Metro, Taylor Co, Orange Co, Erath Co, Fort Bend, Coryell Co, Hidalgo Co
VA: Manassas Co, Chesterfield Co
WI: LaCrosse Co

Europe:
Austria: Graz
UK: London, Wigan, Cheddar, Harlow/Sawbridgeworth
France: Lille Tourcoing Roubaix Villeneuve d'Ascq, Charleville, Amiens
Italy: Civitavecchia, Agrigento, Novara, Verona
Portugal: Almada
Norway: Kristiansand
Finland: Vaasa
Spain: Arona
Germany: Detmold, Gütersloch, Nordhorn, Ruhrgebiet Region, Koblenz & Neuwied, Gummersbach, Paderborn
Ireland: Limerick, Carlow, Wexford, Navan, Cork
Netherlands: Tilburg, Helmond -- nic]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:30:08 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4214 Login Problem http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4209 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4209 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:01:56 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4209 Description Correction http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4207 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4207 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46904/

Description reads:

The Hell's Angels own this building at 177 E 3rd St, in New York. Nice neighborhood.

Should read:

The Hell's Angels own this building at 77 E 3rd St, in New York. Nice neighborhood.

(different street number) -- jbottero]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:39:13 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4207 Bad City / State / Title http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4206 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4206 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21856/

Actually this is an abandoned bridge trestle in East St. Louis, Illinois.

So, I suggest a new title:

Abandoned Bridge Trestle

Note the city and state is also wrong. -- jbottero]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:26:10 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4206 New BEV Imagery 27.02.2008 (35,13 Terrabyte) http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4200 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4200

USA: Langley, Newport (Virginia), New York (New York), Bayonne, Fort Dix (New Jersey)

Austria: Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Salzburg, St. Pölten , Villach, Wels


and any more... -- Rene73]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:28:32 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4200 Boeing 777 buzzes Paine Field at 30 feet with gear http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4194 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4194 Boeing 777 buzzes Paine Field at 30 feet with gear up...

Note the aircraft in the background...



http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004203734_cathay26.html -- jbottero]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:27:29 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4194 February 19, new GoogleEarth imagery update. http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4180 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4180 Americas:
- Canada: Significant amount of British Columbia, Oxford County (Ontario)
- USA: Madera (CA), Fernly (NV), Silver Springs (NV), Yerington (NV),
Cambria (CA), Creston (CA), Delaware, Connecticut

EMEA:
- Spain: Avila, Burgos, San Sebastian
- Portugal: Lisbon

- South Africa: 2.5m imagery for western half of the country

Asia & Oceania:
- New Zealand: Auckland, Wanganui Province, Tararua Province
- Australia: Sydney, Newcastle

Updated Imagery:
Americas:
- Canada: Vancouver
- USA: Portland (OR), Bay Area (SF, Oakland, Peninsula), San Simeon (CA),
Morro Bay (CA), Garden Farms (CA), San Louis Obispo (CA), Arroyo
Grande (CA), Nipomo (CA), Santa Maria (CA), California City (CA),
San Bernardino County (CA), Riverside County (CA), Salt Lake City (UT),
Denver (CO), Kalamazoo (MI), Detroit (MI), Hardee County (FL),
Martin County (FL), Tampa (FL), Philadelphia (PA), Boston (MA)
Onodaga County (NY), Norfolk (VA), Island County (WA), the state of
Hawaii, the state of Ohio, the state of Louisiana, the state of Virginia,
and the state New Jersey.
- Cuba: Havana - Brazil: Sao Paolo EMEA:
- France: Tours - Italy: Torino
- Spain: Almeria, Logrono, Pamplona, Santander, Segovia, Valladolid, Alicante,
Bilbao, Castellon, Cordoba, Coruna, Costa Blanca, Elche, Gijon, Huelva,
Leon, Oviedo, Salamanca, Vigo, Vitoria, Catalunya, Andalucia
- UK: Kent, Norfolk
- Switzerland: Zimmerburg, Pfannenstiel
- Denmark: Copenhagen
- Finland: Helsinki
- Norway: Oslo
- Iceland: Reykijavik
- Ukraine: Kiev
- Latvia: Riga
- Serbia: Belgrade
- Kenya: Nairobi
- Senegal: Dakar

Asia:
- Turkmenistan: Ashkhabad
- Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek
- Myanmar: Rangoon

Updated Terrain:
State of Arkansas -- dda]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:45:15 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4180 Liberty Of The Seas http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4160 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4160
Can you chance categories?
Liberty Of The Seas should be Cruise ship-categories.
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45834/

Thanks! -- Accagas]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:39:15 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4160 Bad More Info Link http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4149 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4149
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/9143/

Link no longer goes to related article.

Try this one (more stable):

http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2004/040408-iraq-violence.htm -- jbottero]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:52:04 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4149 Incorrect name spelling http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4138 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4138
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45622/

In title, name Frank Langela should be Frank Langella (two "L" in last name). -- jbottero]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:15:16 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4138 New Google Street View Cities http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4109 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4109
From The Google Earth Blog. -- kjfitz]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:30:52 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4109 VirtualGlobetrotting embedded map viewer http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4104 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4104
VGT embedded map viewer

We hope it will enhance your map browsing experience! Some of its features:
  • Meta-data about the map such as description and location
    Easy VGT submit
  • Easily switch between Google Maps, Live Local and Yahoo Maps views
    Easy VGT submit

  • Updated latitude and longitude information as you move around the map
    Easy VGT submit

  • Quickly show the map's direct URL for sharing with others, and a Submit Location button to submit the current view quickly to VGT
    Easy VGT submit

Note: If you're a logged in user and you'd rather go straight to the mapping site (maps.google.com, maps.local.com) instead of the embedded map viewer, you can go your "Edit Profile" page and change your preferences.

If you see any problems with it, please let us know! -- nic]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:24:41 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4104 New Fancy Presentation http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4100 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4100 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:41:48 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4100 Illegal Castle in the UK http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4018 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4018 This article describes a castle (luxury home) that a man built in the UK. He built the home behind a wall of hay bales.

The title of the article mentions Salford in Sussex. There is no Salford in Sussex but there is a Salfords in Sussex.

Boing Boing mentions the Green Belt outside London. I can't find London mentioned in any of the articles. Green Belt is a concept all over the UK.

So far I haven't found it but it should be easy to see given its size and shape.


I'm going on the assumption that it is in Salfords in Sussex.

One last clue is that he's appealing to "Religate Town Hall" but I can find no Religate or reference to Religate anywhere in the UK. There is however a Reigate just up the road from Salfords. -- kjfitz]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:59:24 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4018 The Ark, Crucification, Eden, Moses at the Red Sea http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4009 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4009 This Artist has created four works of art that mimic GE's depiction of different biblical scenes. -- kjfitz]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:27:39 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4009 January Virtual Earth imagery update http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4002 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4002 Virtual Earth, much of it Birds Eye coverage.

Chris Pendelton's blog has the full list of updates. -- mlc1us]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:04:03 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=4002 Year Two Thousand and Seven: Wrap It Up! http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3992 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3992 A Year In ReviewA lot of great things happened in 2007!

Globetrotters submitted 14,714 maps (a record!). 9,712 Virtual Earth (Live Local) maps, 4,976 Google maps, and even 26 Yahoo maps.

There were 31,338,172 page loads of the site, from an amazing 5,457,354 visitors.

VirtualGlobetrotting held four great scavenger hunts too!

Top Map Submitters

Wow! Look at how many maps the top 10 submitted:
  1. kjfitz - 3,121 maps
  2. tlp333 - 2,356 maps
  3. mlc1us - 1,016 maps
  4. milwhcky - 988 maps
  5. boothy443 - 916 maps
  6. neotrix - 732 maps
  7. pmoore66 - 524 maps
  8. Pdunn - 503 maps
  9. gamma - 435 maps
  10. daggerwell - 392 maps

Most Popular Categories

As expected, celebrity homes round out the most popular categories:
  1. Buildings > Homes - Celebrity - Entertainment - Actors - 728 maps
  2. Buildings > Homes - Celebrity - Entertainment - Musicians - 682 maps
  3. Land > Artwork - Sculpture - 582 maps
  4. Buildings > Homes - Celebrity - Former - 355 maps
  5. Buildings > Air Ports - 317 maps

Most Popular Maps

What is unexpected is the top two maps are not celebrity homes. Aren't they cool?

Blue Whale Skeleton
1 Comments3 PicsView in Google Maps
Blue Whale Skeleton
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-01-12 20:15:12
Very long waterslide
2 CommentsView in Google Maps
Very long waterslide
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: dda
@ 2007-07-22 05:12:44
Malibu Castle Kashan
LL-BEV7 CommentsMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Malibu Castle Kashan
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: DonMartini
@ 2007-03-23 05:13:00
Will Smith's House
LL-BEV1 CommentsMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Will Smith's House
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: DonMartini
@ 2007-04-06 16:44:24
Joseph Babajian's House
LL-BEV1 CommentsMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Joseph Babajian's House
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: neotrix
@ 2007-08-14 08:27:49
Jay Leno's House
LL-BEV2 CommentsView in Live Local
Jay Leno's House
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: DonMartini
@ 2007-01-04 04:21:43
Gene Simmons' House
LL-BEVMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Gene Simmons' House
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: mlc1us
@ 2007-04-23 10:25:11
Avril Lavigne's House
LL-BEV1 CommentsMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Avril Lavigne's House
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: DonMartini
@ 2007-03-17 04:19:08
Sean Taylor's House
LL-BEVMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
Sean Taylor's House
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: milwhcky
@ 2007-11-26 17:48:08
David & Victoria Beckham's house
LL-BEVMultiple thumbnailsView in Live Local
David & Victoria Beckham's house
[Info] [GM] [LL] [YM]
By: neotrix
@ 2007-07-05 16:05:38

Your Favorites

What were your favorite map submissions from the last year?

Post a comment! -- nic]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:49:27 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3992 Live Local thumbnail http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3979 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3979 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/16638/ -- milwhcky]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:06:55 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3979 Remove pushpin http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3978 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3978
NO Pussh pin anywhere ! -- gamma]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:02:54 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3978 Map Name Wrong? http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3976 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3976 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/3485/

This map name should be Al Asad, not Al sad.

Also, here is a "More Info" link:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/al-asad.htm -- jbottero]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:44:13 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3976 BEV Coverage web page http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3973 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3973 web page which lists many locations with BEV imagery. I have been looking for an easy way to maintain my lists, and finally found one when MS added the ability to import from kml (Google Earth) files. A by-product of this maintenance method is the ability to easily make a Google Earth file which contains locations worldwide with BEV coverage. Download the Network Link here. The info balloon for each and every location includes a "View in Virtual Earth" link that will take you directly to that location in Microsoft Virtual Earth.

Enjoy! -- mlc1us]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:53:08 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3973 Street View Dupes http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3971 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3971
This is particularly noticeable on art or architecture entries.

For examples search for "cupid's span" or "sea change"

To have two entries in this case seems redundant. -- pmoore66]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:11:58 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3971 New BEV Imagery http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3940 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3940
Bakersfield, CA
Redding, CA
Colorado Springs, CO
Danbury, CT
Wilmington, DE
Jupiter, FL
Boynton Beach, FL
Delray Beach, FL
Grand Rapids, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
Duluth, MN
Raleigh, NC
Charlotte, NC
Durham, NC
Cary, NC
Albany, NY
Knoxville, TN
Amarillo, TX
Waco, TX
Madison, WI

Brussels, Belgium
Zurich, Switzerland

There's bound to be lots more. Please post what you find....Happy Hunting! -- mlc1us]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:50:58 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=3940