Great stuff, many thanks Peter! No doubt Albany will show in twenty years time! Severin Crisp On 22 Mar 2014, at 11:50 am, Susan Hastings <susanhasti...@mac.com> wrote:
> Just been playing with it. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 22 Mar 2014, at 11:22 am, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> >> wrote: >> >> I made an interesting and exciting discovery last night, and I'm surprised >> that I haven't seen it mentioned in the text press or even on the WAMUG >> List. If it has been mentioned here and all this is now old hat, I >> apologise. >> >> You may or not know that the Maps App (it's on your MacBook Pro, as well as >> your iPad and your iPhone) has a feature called "Flyover" which gives you a >> wonderful 3D view from above of the map you're looking at. All buildings, >> trees and other features leap out of the screen at you as you "fly" over >> them. Until very recently, the feature did not work in Perth. You had to go >> to large US or European cities to see it work. It also worked for Sydney >> (and maybe others) in Australia, but not Perth. Well now it does! I haven't >> seen this announced anywhere, or heard from anyone else that they've >> discovered it, but work it does. The effect extends from the Kwnana >> industrial area in the south to just south of Mindarie Keys in the north. It >> covers Rottnest island to the west, and I haven't found far to the east it >> goes, but it does certainly cover Kalamunda. I've had a good look around >> local universities and hospitals, Kings Park, the Darling Scarp. my local >> neighbourhood, flown up and > down the > >> freeway, etc. >> >> I've found an interesting experience with overseas cities, but I find it >> fascinating looking at the local content. There are a few rendering problems >> when zooming very close into some buildings, but by and large the objects >> are quite highly detailed, including clear signage. I was doubtful that we >> would ever really see this in Perth. It seems that with this, together with >> other recent publicity, we are now well and truly on the Map! >> >> To use Flyover iPad or iPhone, simply make sure your map is set to use >> Hybrid or Satellite mode, then click or tap the 3D button (this may look >> like a collection of three buildings, depending on your interface). Use >> pinch and spread to zoom in and out, and two fingers to navigate around. >> >> It works slightly differently in Mavericks, but it's well explained in the >> Help file. >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au ____________________________________________________
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