Flash Earth - the best of both worlds

Steve delicioused me a link to FlashEarth.com, which, for me, beats Google Earth and all the rest hands down - by incorporating every version of our satellite-mapped earth to suit our purposes best. Example: to get a good satellite image of EH6 (my postcode in Edinburgh) I need to use Yahoo maps (the one you get in Flickr) as Google Earth is just really poor. With FlashEarth you've got it in a click, along with another seven or eight satellite versions. Take a look at my screen grab. Just fantastic!

Comments

[Dean Shareski]

It works quite well. I wonder if it is anymore bandwith intensive. I seems to work quicker than google maps.
My only issue is the lack of adding directions and calculating distances that google maps offers.
But for an atlas, it's pretty cool.

[Don McLean]

Looks great Ewan. Tried my location and worked really well and really fast. Great results for our rural area. Garden looks tidy - must have been taken a while ago! Thanks for the link.

[chris]

Thanks - taken in May, I'd say, from the bush in our front garden!

It depends where you live! I get a much clearer view of my house - I can clearly see the cars parked outside! - on Virtual Earth. Google Earth and Flash Earth are great for some areas, but not Ayrshire!

[Ewan McIntosh]

It's a shame you've not left an email or web address because I would love to point out to you that Virtual Earth is available on FlashEarth - it brings them altogether. Another reason not to leave anonymous comments - we can't help each other out.

[Elaine]

I didn't mean to leave it anonymously!! Sorry! I was keen to add my comment because I was disappointed with the view over sunny (-that day!) - Kilmarnock! I've tried it again and realise that I hadn't checked the right box. Why do I get circles appearing when I get in close up? I was trying to work out whose cars were about to know when the pictures were taken!

[Ewan]

I'm so glad you came back and saw. it is a cool tool. Don't worry about the anonymous comment if it was just in error. A few of us were getting a lot of them for a while. ;-)