Google Maps: Opening Day
The map service from Google is as versatile as the development company itself. Let's look at the amazing “pictures” of Maps!
What is true is true! Google Maps has many secrets, it’s enough to know only the keys to them - the coordinates of the objects. Knowing these codes, you can see the real wonders of nature, the versatility of human imagination and much more. In search of such wonders, I came across a huge number of the latter. I will share the most interesting of them with you!
Houses of wonderful people
The most famous people on the planet do not want to talk about their personal lives and their everyday lives. But they cannot hide from the all-seeing eye of the Google Maps satellite: their houses will be shown to the whole world!
The most interesting was the house of Bill Gates (47.627652, -122.2424 ). There is something pastoral in this cluster of seemingly modest low wooden buildings. In fact, inside the house is equipped not only with the latest, but just the same as yet unspoken word of technology. This is truly the dwelling of the future! The Gates House has a huge database with pictures, melodies and films for every taste. This residential complex has a cinema, several golf lawns, a marina, a 20-meter swimming pool with underwater musical accompaniment and much more. Bill himself has a favorite place in his domain - an extensive library under a glass dome.
No less famous Linus Torvalds , house ( 45.437833, -122.665127) which is much more modest. Much less is known about the home of the creator of an open and free OS than the megadome of the richest person. However, it is precisely known that it is much simpler and more comfortable organized, in addition, this building is the workplace of the planet’s main “penguin guide”. It is located in Oregon, Portland.
The scandalous sir Elton John has a possession ( 34.097446, -118.427089 ) in the very famous province of Woodside. Little is known about this estate, as the singer is mainly in his London possession or in a villa in Nice. But this building has interested me in the fact that recently there have been rumors that it is in Woodside that Sir Elton is going to place a huge art gallery that will eclipse even the great Louvre!
A distant and secluded place on the territory of the former military base is the house of George Lucas ( 38.062318, -122.647655 ). A very interesting ranch. In addition to the fact that the Lukasov family lives there, so there is also a whole film studio! It was there that filmmakers made their films, including Uncle Steve - Steven Spielberg. The house is equipped with high technology in almost everything: for the creation of their famous "Star Wars" required the most powerful computer technology.
The US National Monument, the house of the great musician and a very beautiful place - all this is the second house of Elvis Presley ( 35.045808, -90.022616 ). The house has a very interesting living room in the jungle style. There is so much fur in the house that even the singer’s bed is a huge piece of fur!
The great John Lennon for a very long time received US citizenship and housing. In July of the 73rd, Robert Ryan gave the Lennons his apartment number 72 in the Dakota Building ( 40.776713, -73.975727 ). It was a huge Stalin-type house, lined with polished granite. It was built in 1884 by the owner of the Singer sewing company, millionaire Edward Clark. The building stands at the Central Park, i.e. almost in the middle of Manhattan, but in the year of construction this place was considered somewhere near the devil on the horns, because the house was called Dakota - by the name of a distant state in the wild American West. In this house, John Lennon was to live the last seven years of his life.
Probably the scenery of “Pirates of the Caribbean” inspired the lead actor to buy an island in the Caribbean.Johnny Depp's personal island Little Halls Pond Cay ( 24.357496, -76.582818 ), 1.6 km long, is located about 100 kilometers from the capital of the Bahamas, Nassau. The actor paid 3.3 million dollars for him. The island has six sandy beaches, a villa in a bay surrounded by palm trees and a marina.
Mago Island ( -17.44794, -179.159546) from the Fiji archipelago was purchased by Mel Gibson for $ 15 million. A small island with an area of only 5. 41 thousand acres caused quite a bit of headache to the actor. The fact is that the locals - the natives - strongly protested against this. It is not known how Gibson managed to avoid the trial, but in late February, the actor sold his ranch in Montana. The ranch, whose area was 45 thousand acres, passed to the neighbor Gibson, whose possessions were only 2 thousand acres.
Obvious, incredible.
In the world there are a huge number of miracles created not only by human hands, but also by nature itself. Some of them are made specially, while others are consequences of human activity. Let’s look at the bizarre places of Mother Earth!
Yeah! Rich in fiction! What does not come up with! Here is such a decorative lake in the form of an airplane ( 36.854308,117.201821 ) in one of the hotels in China - it looks very beautiful and attractive!
Another miracle is the result of human activity. On the territory of the dried Aral Sea, sunken ships remained, which now create a fantastic landscape ( 46.769149.61.660761 )!
Sometimes Google Maps satellites fix extra objects, such as a plane over New Orleans ( 29.801195, -90.062781; z = 19 ) or a person in the middle of the desert ( 15.664615, -2.189095; z = 23 ) in Mali.
The following miracle was created by people on Australian Flyover Day. The boat with the inscription "Google" ( -33.856448,151.225588 ) plowed the Pacific Ocean. But if you look closely, you can see that the word "Google" on the boat is not written. Each letter of the word is held by a separate person.
Scientific organizations often resort to Google. For example, National Geographic to create its project in Africa. For work in Chad , detailed maps of the settlement area ( 13.595061,20.006502; z = 23 ) and herds of camels ( 15.294485, 20.47994; z = 23 ) were created. It was one of the largest projects of Google Maps - it was necessary to process 92,000 photos!
The weather is hot now. And so I want to go to the beach - relax body and soul. There are a lot of beaches in Australia, but this one ( -33.891712,151.277533 ) is special because he is the most frequented. Also on one of the beaches of Mexico I managed to meet a bizarre inscription - DUMAC ( 16.714071, -99.632848 ). This is the logo ... of Unlimited Mexican Ducks, an organization that advocates for peace and against poaching. But on the beach of the capital of the UAE there is an interesting composition of islands - a palm tree ( 25.132231.55.157375 ). Its creation was carried out in conjunction with Autodesk. Together with them, the engineers created a group of islands in the form of a map of the Earth (25.236932,55.164757 ) - each island is a country.
Remember our children's attempts at aircraft design - paper airplanes? So on the roof of one of the airports in Berlin is the world's largest paper airplane ( 52.555166,13.289925; z = 19 ). Still people put monuments to completely unexpected things. For example, this is the highest 7Up bank in the world ( 30.260763, -81.606453; z = 19 ) - a vivid confirmation of this. But sometimes it’s the other way around: this is like a monument to football boots ( 52.522348, 13.370917 ) in Germany, built on the eve of the 2006 World Cup. Also, remembering their ancestors, the inhabitants of South America decided to create their own analogue of the Nazca plateau: a face among the steppe (-16.340731, -71.952038 ) is just the beginning!
Man sometimes completes the creations of nature. Let's say, as in the case of a rock resembling an iPod ( 50.010397, -110.113429 ): the forces of nature have honed the rock profile, and the person made “headphones”. Nature itself creates no less amazing objects: the most beautiful dolphin island ( -43.567768, 146.53101 ) off the coast of Australia. But, sometimes, nature has a destructive power. But she captures, in her own way, of course. A huge forest fire ( 66.558919, 153.005219 ) has its own beauty.
Very rarely found objects whose origin is unknown. But the most interesting “bridge to eternity” (53.891796, 108.742676 ) on the lake. Baikal and the mysterious desert ( 27.380309, 33.632503 ) in Egypt. Both objects are puzzles in every respect: who built what and why, and what it is - a secret behind seven seals.
Cultural heritage
Throughout its history, mankind has created many different buildings, sculptures, etc. But some of them are truly cultural values and heritage of all peoples.
The Colosseum ( 41.89031, 12.492201 ) inspires fear with its power! This is perhaps the most famous place in Italy. The great arena of gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire has become a haven ... of cats. The memory of the human genius of the era closer to us was left by the Eiffel Tower ( 48.858338, 2.294748): the tallest building somewhere until the middle of the twentieth century. The monument to democracy and freedom - the Statue of Liberty ( 40.689222, -74.044667 ) - the most famous place in New York and the United States in general. One fact from the creation of the sculpture is interesting: the lack of money led to the fact that in France charitable donations along with various entertainment events and a lottery allowed to collect 2,250,000 francs. In the United States, fundraising events included theater shows, art exhibitions, auctions, and boxing fights.
Religious monuments are real masterpieces! What are the cathedral and St. Peter's Square alone ?(41.900991, 12.457176). The history of the creation of the cathedral is very interesting: in addition to being built by several architects, its construction was so expensive that the church continued to sell indulgences, etc., which led to the appearance of Lutheranism and the collapse of Europe! St. Peter's Square was built over 12 years, and is a real miracle in urban planning practice.
The Forbidden City in Beijing ( 39.916667, 116.393333 ) is the largest palace complex in the world. Over a million people and about 100,000 different specialists participated in its construction. From here, 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled.
James Bond Note
Spy intrigues are one of the most interesting events in history. Espionage is capable of a great deal. Now it is rarely used. But let's look at those objects that are considered the most important among spies.
The Pentagon ( 38.870529, -77.055627 ) is probably the most legendary military building. This applies not only to politics, but also to the IT world, as there, as they say, the most powerful computers and their progress is connected with this building. Very interesting is the fact that in the lobby of the building there are banks, various grocery stores and even jewelry and flower shops! The Central Intelligence Agency of the USA ( 38.951883, -77.146715) Is a very interesting object! The largest intelligence agency in the world, with a huge budget. The CIA has full control over the Pentagon and even has control over some FSB operations!
The most mysterious place on Earth is Zone 51 ( 37.242705, -115.816444 ). This military facility is not marked on any map! It is known as the site of UFO research, testing of the newest weapons: chemical, nuclear and other weapons.
The sea city of Severomorsk is a legend of the Second World War. Now it is a closed administrative-territorial region with a powerful military base ( 69.045404.33.412439 ), the main stronghold of Russia in the Northern Fleet. One of the largest military bases in Russia -base of long-range aviation "Ukrainka" ( 51.169334,128.453522 ). In this base there is a large aviation museum.
The nuclear submarine Kursk ( 69.059362,33.20446 ) is a real monument to sailors and their loved ones! The most confusing warfare in modern history. The tragedy of this submarine will forever remain in history, and the heroism of sailors is the consciousness of mankind.
Well, finally, we got to the building where the creators of the Google Maps project work( 37.421981, -122.084139) A very interesting company, a record holder in most areas. An interesting fact is that most Google computers run on AMD processors, and the company itself collects the most computers that are not for sale!
Well, that’s probably all! Look, go for it: Google Maps has not yet revealed all its secrets. There are still a lot of different "Easter eggs" in this service!
For those in the tank
To see these objects, you must enter the coordinates indicated in brackets next to each object in the search bar on maps.google.com Just do not forget to switch to the surface display mode, and not the main roads (for example, Satellite ).
Sometimes after the coordinates in brackets, through the semicolon, the number z is indicated - this is the scale in the address of the object (it does not need to be entered in the search field !!!). The maximum on the scale is 18. But many objects cannot be considered at this scale. And therefore, find the line & z = x & in the link and replace the value of x with the one indicated in brackets. Where the scale is not specified - this means that you can view the object and the scale on the map.
The article was published in the July issue of Hi-Tech PRO . It can be downloaded in PDF format from the magazine's website.
More on the topic:
http://googlesightseeing.com
http://edge.i-hacked.com/100s-of-interesting-google-maps-locations
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
http://maps.my-google.com
http://community.livejournal.com/google_maps
What is true is true! Google Maps has many secrets, it’s enough to know only the keys to them - the coordinates of the objects. Knowing these codes, you can see the real wonders of nature, the versatility of human imagination and much more. In search of such wonders, I came across a huge number of the latter. I will share the most interesting of them with you!
Houses of wonderful people
The most famous people on the planet do not want to talk about their personal lives and their everyday lives. But they cannot hide from the all-seeing eye of the Google Maps satellite: their houses will be shown to the whole world!
The most interesting was the house of Bill Gates (47.627652, -122.2424 ). There is something pastoral in this cluster of seemingly modest low wooden buildings. In fact, inside the house is equipped not only with the latest, but just the same as yet unspoken word of technology. This is truly the dwelling of the future! The Gates House has a huge database with pictures, melodies and films for every taste. This residential complex has a cinema, several golf lawns, a marina, a 20-meter swimming pool with underwater musical accompaniment and much more. Bill himself has a favorite place in his domain - an extensive library under a glass dome.
No less famous Linus Torvalds , house ( 45.437833, -122.665127) which is much more modest. Much less is known about the home of the creator of an open and free OS than the megadome of the richest person. However, it is precisely known that it is much simpler and more comfortable organized, in addition, this building is the workplace of the planet’s main “penguin guide”. It is located in Oregon, Portland.
The scandalous sir Elton John has a possession ( 34.097446, -118.427089 ) in the very famous province of Woodside. Little is known about this estate, as the singer is mainly in his London possession or in a villa in Nice. But this building has interested me in the fact that recently there have been rumors that it is in Woodside that Sir Elton is going to place a huge art gallery that will eclipse even the great Louvre!
A distant and secluded place on the territory of the former military base is the house of George Lucas ( 38.062318, -122.647655 ). A very interesting ranch. In addition to the fact that the Lukasov family lives there, so there is also a whole film studio! It was there that filmmakers made their films, including Uncle Steve - Steven Spielberg. The house is equipped with high technology in almost everything: for the creation of their famous "Star Wars" required the most powerful computer technology.
The US National Monument, the house of the great musician and a very beautiful place - all this is the second house of Elvis Presley ( 35.045808, -90.022616 ). The house has a very interesting living room in the jungle style. There is so much fur in the house that even the singer’s bed is a huge piece of fur!
The great John Lennon for a very long time received US citizenship and housing. In July of the 73rd, Robert Ryan gave the Lennons his apartment number 72 in the Dakota Building ( 40.776713, -73.975727 ). It was a huge Stalin-type house, lined with polished granite. It was built in 1884 by the owner of the Singer sewing company, millionaire Edward Clark. The building stands at the Central Park, i.e. almost in the middle of Manhattan, but in the year of construction this place was considered somewhere near the devil on the horns, because the house was called Dakota - by the name of a distant state in the wild American West. In this house, John Lennon was to live the last seven years of his life.
Probably the scenery of “Pirates of the Caribbean” inspired the lead actor to buy an island in the Caribbean.Johnny Depp's personal island Little Halls Pond Cay ( 24.357496, -76.582818 ), 1.6 km long, is located about 100 kilometers from the capital of the Bahamas, Nassau. The actor paid 3.3 million dollars for him. The island has six sandy beaches, a villa in a bay surrounded by palm trees and a marina.
Mago Island ( -17.44794, -179.159546) from the Fiji archipelago was purchased by Mel Gibson for $ 15 million. A small island with an area of only 5. 41 thousand acres caused quite a bit of headache to the actor. The fact is that the locals - the natives - strongly protested against this. It is not known how Gibson managed to avoid the trial, but in late February, the actor sold his ranch in Montana. The ranch, whose area was 45 thousand acres, passed to the neighbor Gibson, whose possessions were only 2 thousand acres.
Obvious, incredible.
In the world there are a huge number of miracles created not only by human hands, but also by nature itself. Some of them are made specially, while others are consequences of human activity. Let’s look at the bizarre places of Mother Earth!
Yeah! Rich in fiction! What does not come up with! Here is such a decorative lake in the form of an airplane ( 36.854308,117.201821 ) in one of the hotels in China - it looks very beautiful and attractive!
Another miracle is the result of human activity. On the territory of the dried Aral Sea, sunken ships remained, which now create a fantastic landscape ( 46.769149.61.660761 )!
Sometimes Google Maps satellites fix extra objects, such as a plane over New Orleans ( 29.801195, -90.062781; z = 19 ) or a person in the middle of the desert ( 15.664615, -2.189095; z = 23 ) in Mali.
The following miracle was created by people on Australian Flyover Day. The boat with the inscription "Google" ( -33.856448,151.225588 ) plowed the Pacific Ocean. But if you look closely, you can see that the word "Google" on the boat is not written. Each letter of the word is held by a separate person.
Scientific organizations often resort to Google. For example, National Geographic to create its project in Africa. For work in Chad , detailed maps of the settlement area ( 13.595061,20.006502; z = 23 ) and herds of camels ( 15.294485, 20.47994; z = 23 ) were created. It was one of the largest projects of Google Maps - it was necessary to process 92,000 photos!
The weather is hot now. And so I want to go to the beach - relax body and soul. There are a lot of beaches in Australia, but this one ( -33.891712,151.277533 ) is special because he is the most frequented. Also on one of the beaches of Mexico I managed to meet a bizarre inscription - DUMAC ( 16.714071, -99.632848 ). This is the logo ... of Unlimited Mexican Ducks, an organization that advocates for peace and against poaching. But on the beach of the capital of the UAE there is an interesting composition of islands - a palm tree ( 25.132231.55.157375 ). Its creation was carried out in conjunction with Autodesk. Together with them, the engineers created a group of islands in the form of a map of the Earth (25.236932,55.164757 ) - each island is a country.
Remember our children's attempts at aircraft design - paper airplanes? So on the roof of one of the airports in Berlin is the world's largest paper airplane ( 52.555166,13.289925; z = 19 ). Still people put monuments to completely unexpected things. For example, this is the highest 7Up bank in the world ( 30.260763, -81.606453; z = 19 ) - a vivid confirmation of this. But sometimes it’s the other way around: this is like a monument to football boots ( 52.522348, 13.370917 ) in Germany, built on the eve of the 2006 World Cup. Also, remembering their ancestors, the inhabitants of South America decided to create their own analogue of the Nazca plateau: a face among the steppe (-16.340731, -71.952038 ) is just the beginning!
Man sometimes completes the creations of nature. Let's say, as in the case of a rock resembling an iPod ( 50.010397, -110.113429 ): the forces of nature have honed the rock profile, and the person made “headphones”. Nature itself creates no less amazing objects: the most beautiful dolphin island ( -43.567768, 146.53101 ) off the coast of Australia. But, sometimes, nature has a destructive power. But she captures, in her own way, of course. A huge forest fire ( 66.558919, 153.005219 ) has its own beauty.
Very rarely found objects whose origin is unknown. But the most interesting “bridge to eternity” (53.891796, 108.742676 ) on the lake. Baikal and the mysterious desert ( 27.380309, 33.632503 ) in Egypt. Both objects are puzzles in every respect: who built what and why, and what it is - a secret behind seven seals.
Cultural heritage
Throughout its history, mankind has created many different buildings, sculptures, etc. But some of them are truly cultural values and heritage of all peoples.
The Colosseum ( 41.89031, 12.492201 ) inspires fear with its power! This is perhaps the most famous place in Italy. The great arena of gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire has become a haven ... of cats. The memory of the human genius of the era closer to us was left by the Eiffel Tower ( 48.858338, 2.294748): the tallest building somewhere until the middle of the twentieth century. The monument to democracy and freedom - the Statue of Liberty ( 40.689222, -74.044667 ) - the most famous place in New York and the United States in general. One fact from the creation of the sculpture is interesting: the lack of money led to the fact that in France charitable donations along with various entertainment events and a lottery allowed to collect 2,250,000 francs. In the United States, fundraising events included theater shows, art exhibitions, auctions, and boxing fights.
Religious monuments are real masterpieces! What are the cathedral and St. Peter's Square alone ?(41.900991, 12.457176). The history of the creation of the cathedral is very interesting: in addition to being built by several architects, its construction was so expensive that the church continued to sell indulgences, etc., which led to the appearance of Lutheranism and the collapse of Europe! St. Peter's Square was built over 12 years, and is a real miracle in urban planning practice.
The Forbidden City in Beijing ( 39.916667, 116.393333 ) is the largest palace complex in the world. Over a million people and about 100,000 different specialists participated in its construction. From here, 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled.
James Bond Note
Spy intrigues are one of the most interesting events in history. Espionage is capable of a great deal. Now it is rarely used. But let's look at those objects that are considered the most important among spies.
The Pentagon ( 38.870529, -77.055627 ) is probably the most legendary military building. This applies not only to politics, but also to the IT world, as there, as they say, the most powerful computers and their progress is connected with this building. Very interesting is the fact that in the lobby of the building there are banks, various grocery stores and even jewelry and flower shops! The Central Intelligence Agency of the USA ( 38.951883, -77.146715) Is a very interesting object! The largest intelligence agency in the world, with a huge budget. The CIA has full control over the Pentagon and even has control over some FSB operations!
The most mysterious place on Earth is Zone 51 ( 37.242705, -115.816444 ). This military facility is not marked on any map! It is known as the site of UFO research, testing of the newest weapons: chemical, nuclear and other weapons.
The sea city of Severomorsk is a legend of the Second World War. Now it is a closed administrative-territorial region with a powerful military base ( 69.045404.33.412439 ), the main stronghold of Russia in the Northern Fleet. One of the largest military bases in Russia -base of long-range aviation "Ukrainka" ( 51.169334,128.453522 ). In this base there is a large aviation museum.
The nuclear submarine Kursk ( 69.059362,33.20446 ) is a real monument to sailors and their loved ones! The most confusing warfare in modern history. The tragedy of this submarine will forever remain in history, and the heroism of sailors is the consciousness of mankind.
Well, finally, we got to the building where the creators of the Google Maps project work( 37.421981, -122.084139) A very interesting company, a record holder in most areas. An interesting fact is that most Google computers run on AMD processors, and the company itself collects the most computers that are not for sale!
Well, that’s probably all! Look, go for it: Google Maps has not yet revealed all its secrets. There are still a lot of different "Easter eggs" in this service!
For those in the tank
To see these objects, you must enter the coordinates indicated in brackets next to each object in the search bar on maps.google.com Just do not forget to switch to the surface display mode, and not the main roads (for example, Satellite ).
Sometimes after the coordinates in brackets, through the semicolon, the number z is indicated - this is the scale in the address of the object (it does not need to be entered in the search field !!!). The maximum on the scale is 18. But many objects cannot be considered at this scale. And therefore, find the line & z = x & in the link and replace the value of x with the one indicated in brackets. Where the scale is not specified - this means that you can view the object and the scale on the map.
The article was published in the July issue of Hi-Tech PRO . It can be downloaded in PDF format from the magazine's website.
More on the topic:
http://googlesightseeing.com
http://edge.i-hacked.com/100s-of-interesting-google-maps-locations
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
http://maps.my-google.com
http://community.livejournal.com/google_maps