[Aus-soaring] satellite imaging

2005-05-20 Thread sales
Does anyone know of a way to load more accurate (higher resolution) satellite maps to SeeYou programs? The mapping available from the manufacturer only hints at what lies available, and it is fascinating! Wayne Carter, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG

Re: [Aus-soaring] satellite imaging

2005-05-21 Thread Robert Hart
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of a way to load more accurate (higher resolution) satellite maps to SeeYou programs? The mapping available from the manufacturer only hints at what lies available, and it is fascinating! I understand that SeeYou is working on making satellite pic bas

Re: [Aus-soaring] satellite imaging

2005-05-21 Thread prep
Perhaps of more interest than `normal' satelite images would be the topo data available from the SRTM mission. All of AU in 3' squares, height to the meter. It is about 1.3 CDs worth once it is compressed. I have it as north of 26th, and south, one CD each. About 80% of the planet is availble , a

Re: [Aus-soaring] satellite imaging

2005-05-22 Thread Jason Armistead
All While the US military may have such grand plans to keep the civilian population in the dark, there are a number of commercial, non-US companies who are quite happy to sell high resolution satellite imagery to whoever is prepared to pay for it. The French had a company (SPOT ?) who have be

RE: [Aus-soaring] satellite imaging

2005-05-22 Thread Derek Ruddock
first. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Hart Sent: Sunday, 22 May 2005 8:06 a.m. To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] satellite imaging [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Does anyone know