CroBiker Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Phuket Google Earth map, hasn't been updated since 2005-2006? Is there any other provider with updated map? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syl Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 You should be able to find something here: http://www.teleatlas.com/PartnerPrograms/P...Go&Lang=UAE Syl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Phuket Google Earth map, hasn't been updated since 2005-2006?Actually, it is not to bad, even though Jungceylon ist not yet finished on the pictures. At least, the resolution is quite good all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Wasn't that long ago that it was a complete blur. Live maps is still completely useless. Have a look at live maps map of Bangkok and it's ancient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Many parts of Google Earth do not seem to have been updated for a few years. Don't know what their update schedule is, but for places like Phuket, a lot of changes occur in a relatively short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I don't think it's a scheduled thing. They just buy commercially available satellite photos. Occasionally, they pay someone to fly a plane over a city and take higher res pics. See Sydney for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrex Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 If you zoom down and look along the coastline especially up near Khao Lak it's from just a few weeks after the tsunami and you can see trees lying on the beaches and smashed up buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Bandah Aceh as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The latest version has a timeline widget in it - fairly useless at the moment, but as they build up an archive over the years, it should prove popular. You focus on a location, set the between dates and the speed of the display and it shows a slide show of the changes. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zpete Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 It will be gtreat if Google Maps make available the street picture maps where you can drive along streets and stop, look at 360 deg pics of ya own house like here in NZ. Be great here in Phuket to show ya favourite bars etc. I love it, no just looking for street numbers, ya have a pic of the places ya wanna go to, print it out, take with you. Good onya Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Yes, they're clever little Vegemites, those Google people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrex Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It will be gtreat if Google Maps make available the street picture maps where you can drive along streets and stop, look at 360 deg pics of ya own house like here in NZ.Be great here in Phuket to show ya favourite bars etc. Already have it for Phuket>>> http://www.mapjack.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Already have it for Phuket>>>http://www.mapjack.com I'm really impressed at the detail in this web site. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yes - thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yes, that is cool. Pictures in Rawai near my house appear to be at least a year old, maybe a year and a half. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syl Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Looks like they was taken a little while after the tsunami to me. As I am sure I noticed a fallen tree on the beach road in Patong, Might be wrong though. Great site. Thanks for the link. Syl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete600 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 It will be gtreat if Google Maps make available the street picture maps where you can drive along streets and stop, look at 360 deg pics of ya own house like here in NZ.Be great here in Phuket to show ya favourite bars etc. Already have it for Phuket>>> http://www.mapjack.com Very good link i think Nanai was done Jan/Feb last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Great link.. Hope they add Bangkok sometime too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunluvr Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 wow - what a great site! I see a few places under construction on the beach road in Patong that I recall seeing at this time 1 year ago now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholasmerwood Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It will be gtreat if Google Maps make available the street picture maps where you can drive along streets and stop, look at 360 deg pics of ya own house like here in NZ.Be great here in Phuket to show ya favourite bars etc. Already have it for Phuket>>> http://www.mapjack.com OH MY GOD!!! thanks so much for posting that link. Been to phuket several times (last time i stayed for 3 months in kathu) but now im home and hitting reality, working full time back in aus, its great to have this....thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Patong is much nicer in photos than in real life. They need an audio loop of people trying to sell you stuff to add realism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Just zoom in on a tailor shop and use your imagination... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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