MS Virtual Earth: Ottawa Bird's Eye Imagery

waterloowarrior · #1 Posted **Nov 6, 2008, 6:15 PM**

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...tawa&encType=1

sweet!!!

clynnog · #2 Posted **Nov 6, 2008, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...tawa&encType=1

sweet!!!

You beat me to it...I was just going to post that. It looks like the imagery of many areas is the spring of 2008. Parts of Kanata have 2006 regular aerial imagery but then 2007 or 2008 birds eye view imagery. I like the 4 different orientations that you can see for many areas.

Many of the areas were photographed on weekends as many school and office parking lots are empty.

waterloowarrior · #3 Posted **Nov 6, 2008, 11:12 PM**

I've been checking out Highway 7, as I haven't been out there yet.
It's crazy how much land is going to be built up near the Corel Centre with Kanata West and Del-Brookfield (Fernbank)... Kanastittsville?
The imagery also goes into Quebec.. the funny part is that there is some bird's eye imagery in areas they don't have orthophotos

harls · #4 Posted **Nov 7, 2008, 6:43 PM**

Ouch. My lawn needs some fertilizer.

Indescribable · #5 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 1:39 PM**

Wow the detail there is incredible. I can't seem to get it to zoom out any further though.

Cre47 · #6 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 4:55 PM**

So at that time, there were some foundations done in the Mer Bleue area of Orleans, several homes built in the Maxwell Bridge area of Kanata, Half Moon Bay was not started expect for a lot of ground work, a few condos up in Barrhaven Mews but quite a bit of area developed near Tenth Line and Trim Road.

The Strandherd road widening was completed, while Woodroffe was near completion. Little of the work on the 417 was completed and the Richmond Road exit was still not closed at that time for the construction of the Transitway underpasses.

It must be well before July as the work was not started on Cite-des-Jeunes Blvd, while the eastern side of the Lady Aberdeen Bridge was still closed.

Except the Giant Tiger store building, no big boxes/power centers were built on Hazeldean Road between Carp and Terry Fox at that time.

Cre47 · #7 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 5:55 PM**

Seems on the Quebec side it has been taken during the workweek. Well I've checked the parking lots of the L'Erabliere and Le Carrefour High schools in Gatineau, they seem full or close to full. Also there seems to be lots of transport trucks on the road. Could have been during the exam periods.

However, I've saw several older high floor buses on the SW Transitway likely heading towards Bayview.

waterloowarrior · #8 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 6:30 PM**

here's a sample from Clay_Rock at SSC

it must be may or june based on how high Hudson Park is
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...cl=1&encType=1

Aylmer · #9 Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 10:42 PM**

Someone has been having fun with satellites!

harls · #10 Posted **Nov 9, 2008, 4:13 AM**

The pics in my area were taken in May, for sure.. my crabapple tree out front is in full bloom.

What's weird is that my car is in the driveway at one angle, then disappears at the next. Maybe I went out before the plane made another flyby. (that's another giveaway for the date - it was my old car.. and I got my new one in mid-June).

Aylmer · #11 Posted **Nov 9, 2008, 12:47 PM**

In one angle, there is a bus goind down my street...

clynnog · #12 Posted **Nov 9, 2008, 8:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

What's weird is that my car is in the driveway at one angle, then disappears at the next.

The various angles are not all taken the same day in all areas. It is easy to check by the number and location of cars in various parking lots or the amount of leaves on trees etc.

Davis137 · #13 Posted **Nov 9, 2008, 9:51 PM**

Pretty cool link...almost better than Google Earth (well, the free version of it)

Cre47 · #14 Posted **Nov 9, 2008, 10:06 PM**

For instance, there is in one angle, one O-Train at Bayview and then in another angle both trains exiting Carleton

Kitchissippi · #15 Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 5:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

here's a sample from Clay_Rock at SSC

it must be may or june based on how high Hudson Park is
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...cl=1&encType=1

Isn't that the fancy tent they brought in for the Tulip Festival behind the Chateau Laurier? That pretty well pinpoints the date the core photos were taken.

Ottawade · #16 Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 9:43 PM**

You guys beat me to it! But I'll one up you with a project I have been working at here at work using Virtual Earth:

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/brian...Virtual-Earth/

Credit me for the original video and Microsoft for hosting it. The video looks best with the HD download.

AuxTown · #17 Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 2:12 AM**

That's some slick stuff Wado, props.