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June 26, 2005
Moscow from Above
It's old news already that the satelite imagery on Google Maps has been updated to include larger swaths of the world. This is, as the kids say, rather neat. And since I'll be heading off to Russia soon, I thought I'd take a little time to find some interesting sites.
Via Google Sightseeing comes Ostankino Tower, current holder of the "longest shadow" title. I guess if there were a Guinness book for satellite imagery that would be more exciting, but it at least saved me the trouble of looking up the Latitude and Longitude of Moscow. From there it was a quick trip south to find the Kremlin. Also visible (off to the right just a bit) is Lenin's Tomb, Red Square, and St' Basil's Cathedral (which is, admittedly, a bit unimpressive when seen from this height).
Off to the southwest a bit is another house of worship, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which I point out only because it does look fairly nice from above.
I will point out Novodevichy convent in part because it looks nice, but mostly because it is the landmark that allows us to find Yulia's old house.
Also of note, the bridge her grandfather built.
I was hoping to include some sites in St. Petersburg, but alas that section of Google Maps isn't complete enough to offer everything I wanted to find. I'll check again periodically for updates. Watch this space!
Posted by matt at June 26, 2005 11:36 PM
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Also of note, Google Earth 'Free edition' came online today. It's damm impressive. earth.google.com
Now for something completely different. 1m resolution satellite images of Baghdad.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Baghdad,+Iraq&t=k&hl=en
Posted by: Jon at June 28, 2005 06:21 PM
Ah, Google Earth is absolutely my new favorite toy! Alas, St. Petersburg is in the same state there as it is on Google Maps, so I would imagine it will be a while before it's updated.
Still, it's amazing to watch the world spin by at the merest whim of my hand.
Posted by: matt at June 28, 2005 10:52 PM