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Crap resolution in Ireland?

  • 11-11-2007 3:52am
    #1
    Cionnfhaolaidh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭


    Why is it the resolution for Ireland so crap compared to the UK and Europe? If you zoom into Belfast you can clearly make out cars and people, the Dublin resolution is bollox.


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  • #2
    SeaSide
    Closed Accounts Posts: 762 ✭✭✭SeaSide


    What Google Earth is very clever at is moving from one image source to another without you really noticing. Keep an eye on the copyright statements that appear on the bottom as you zoom in they change. AFAIK it is just satellite imagery thats used in Ireland while in the UK but definitely in the States Aerial (ie from planes) photography is incorporated giving much better resolution.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    copyright is also why GPS maps for ireland aren't as good as for other countries, you have to get the right GPS other wise you get large white areas which area as useful as a 7th century map with "here be dragons" , thought the 7th centrury map is more entertaining and in the case of Mary Harney's constitiuency more accurate too.

    as google get more info it will get better

    go to www.dto.ie and check the journey planner at the bottom


  • #4
    Plug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    OMG is it just me or is Ireland gone clearer?:eek: Look at dublin. good Shtuff.


  • #5
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    There are 4 hi-def zones - Cork, Dublin, Wexford between Wexford town and Enniscorthy and a tranch of er Leitrim/Mayo I think! I see Limerick is added, Waterford left out. Typical



    Mike.


  • #6
    SligoBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭SligoBrewer


    mike65 wrote: »
    There are 4 hi-def zones - Cork, Dublin, Wexford between Wexford town and Enniscorthy and a tranch of er Leitrim/Mayo I think! I see Limerick is added, Waterford left out. Typical



    Mike.


    sligo's quite good.

    i can see my car and i live in the sticks


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Why is Sligo countryside Hi-def and a city not? Its a bit misty all the same, London is pin sharp to about 300 metres up

    Mike.


  • #8
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    Kilkenny city and surrounds are still muck


  • #9
    Plug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    BingoBongo wrote: »
    Kilkenny city and surrounds are still muck
    Not anymore, alot of places in ireland are ok now.


  • #10
    RichieO
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭RichieO


    Cionnfhaolaidh wrote: »
    Why is it the resolution for Ireland so crap compared to the UK and Europe? If you zoom into Belfast you can clearly make out cars and people, the Dublin resolution is bollox.

    Update... 11/10/09 Although Dublin has improved, the vast majority of Ireland is still totally crap, I feel strongly that Ireland is one of the worst areas for low quality resolution in europe, 75% is not worth looking at, I am thinking of removing Google Earth from my computer until it improves...


  • #11
    trazix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭trazix


    Check out
    Ordnance Survey Ireland

    It's got everything from old 1830's maps of ireland to 2005 aerial photographs of Ireland


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