Go Go Google Spy (Earth)

[Slappie 9]

The world is pissed off at Google Earth for showing military installations on their clickable, zoom-in-on-anything satellite maps. Check out the pics. When Google Earth first came out, one of the first things I did was find the Air Force base I used to work at and see how much detail I could make out (quite a bit, as it turns out). Then I went to check out the Pentagon and the White House and a few military installations.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/13/google_earth_threatens_democracy/

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The recent news that South Korea is to take the US to task over Google Earth images which expose its military installations to close Commie scrutiny has provoked a mini stampede of other peace-loving nations eager to protect their assets from prying eyes.

Enter stage right Thailand, which says it may ask Google to "block images of important state buildings vulnerable to attack". Armed forces spokeschap Major General Weerasak Manee-in told Reuters: "We are looking for possible restrictions on these detailed pictures, especially state buildings. I think pictures of tourist attractions should do, not crucial places which could threaten national security."

Well, we went and had a quick shufti at some Thai military installations, and took the opportunity to scour the Earth's surfaces for other Google satellite data which might threaten Our Way of Life. We restricted ourselves to stuff which lends itself to perusal, mostly air force bases, because (trust us on this one) you can easily waste a whole day looking for Russian ICBM installations.

First up, the evidence for Thai military preparedness. Here's Udorn Air Force base, around 300 miles from Bangkok:

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[riddler 0]

Google didn't take the pictures. They used pictures that were already publicly available.

Google Earth and KML pretty much rocks. Hope they don't let the politicians decide how to make their software.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[dmcoco84 5]

Yea thats probably not to good but the pictures are quite old. There is a car in my court on GE that hasn't been there in a loooong time. I don't how often they are updated but everything I have seen is old.

[champu 1]

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Enter stage right Thailand, which says it may ask Google to "block images of important state buildings vulnerable to attack". Armed forces spokeschap Major General Weerasak Manee-in told Reuters: "We are looking for possible restrictions on these detailed pictures, especially state buildings. I think pictures of tourist attractions should do, not crucial places which could threaten national security."

That's hilarious.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Slappie, QUICK! WHERE'S AREA 51?? WHERE'S AREA 51??

To tell you the truth, I'd be pissed off at satelite photos of just ANYWHERE being made available, too. I was in the army, commo, and we went through so many protective measures to make sure the assholes trying to kill our assholes didn't know where we were at any given moment....

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0]

is anyone else thinking area 51?

ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD!
DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS!

[Slappie 9]

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is anyone else thinking area 51?

Already searched all of Az and there is nothing to see.. Download Google Earth and search all of Az. There is nothing but the cities and the AF base.

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[Bolas 5]

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I was in the army, commo, and we went through so many protective measures to make sure the assholes trying to kill our assholes didn't know where we were at any given moment....

Um, calm down fuzzy bunny.

The pictures on there are at least a few months if not a few years old. You don't get a live satellite feed from Google.

P.S. A bird just crapped on your truck's hood.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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I was in the army, commo, and we went through so many protective measures to make sure the assholes trying to kill our assholes didn't know where we were at any given moment....

Um, calm down fuzzy bunny.

The pictures on there are at least a few months if not a few years old. You don't get a live satellite feed from Google.

I know CNN and some other media entities were showing shots that were too close...not good.
I guess Google isn't all the way up to the level of 'Men in Black' with their satelite imaging...

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P.S. A bird just crapped on your truck's hood.

-Naw, that's been there. It was....

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[heidihagen 0]

i don't know when all of the pix were taken, but my area is at least 3 years old. we had work done to our property a long time ago late 2002... and the pic doesn't show it.... but check this out! i found a secret commune in NV. their bubbles say "they say their military, but their not!"

i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce

[lisamariewillbe 1]

I am loving this google earth, I know exactly where Clay is now.... I can even see the sheep field behind his compound

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this