Google in your back yard…
The online search company Google has put searchable satellite photos online at
http://maps.google.com/
. (Type a location into the search box and click on “satellite.”)
The images vary in resolution. If you’re looking for a photo of the state capitol, it’s pretty blurry. But the images of the Spokane region are quite good — it’s easy to make out individual rooftops of the big buildings in downtown Spokane, and you can almost make out the color of individual cars.
The images vary in resolution. If you’re looking for a photo of the state capitol, it’s pretty blurry. But the images of the Spokane region are quite good — it’s easy to make out individual rooftops of the big buildings in downtown Spokane, and you can almost make out the color of individual cars.
* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Olympia." Read all stories from this blog