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still an annoying aspect of Google Earth - I can see a long range of mountains from my 2nd floor windows. I want to drop down to approximately the same positi

still an annoying aspect of Google Earth - I can see a long range of mountains from my 2nd floor windows. I want to drop down to approximately the same position and elevation (from my 2nd floor window) and take in the same view on Google Earth. The intent is to identify mountain peaks that I can not determine in real life. Google earth limits the angle one can tilt while the POV is close to the ground.

arethuza 10y ago
Have you tried this site? http://www.udeuschle.selfhost.pro/panoramas/makepanoramas_en.htm http://www.udeuschle.selfhost.pro/panoramas/makepanoramas_en... Edit: It generates panoramas with mountains and hills labelled .
- jordache 10y ago
  thanks for the link... Yes this is precisely the perspective I want to view on Google Map, with the added benefit of being able to double click on a distant peak and fly right to it, or perhaps also a feature to return to previous position so one can easily toggle between points of interests
  - arethuza 10y ago
    The panoramas generated do have links to the relevant locations in Google Maps - though no "flying" :-)
vosper 10y ago
There are some pretty good apps that will tell you the mountains that your phone is pointing at. PeakFinder, for example.
johnlorry 10y ago
You can ctrl + drag/pan to look around your current point in space.
- jordache 10y ago
  fly / zoom to approximately 2nd story level of a typical single family house. Then pan up. You'll find that you can not pan high enough to view the horizon line.
  - johnlorry 10y ago
    I can when I hold down ctrl, not when I hold down shift. I'm on a mac though, on windows it might be something else than ctrl. https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4u1n51wmrw795o/Screenshot%202017-04-18%2013.31.31.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4u1n51wmrw795o/Screenshot%202017-...
jobigoud 10y ago
Try to get to experience Earth VR in the Vive. It's a fantastic thing. Very useful to get a better grasp of mountain ranges. It's my goto app to show non gamers people that want to try VR.
sorenjan 10y ago
Sounds like you want the viewshed functionality in Google Earth Pro [1]. The desktop client is basically abandonware at this point, but thankfully, and generously, Google has made the Pro version free [2], and it's still available. [1] https://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2015/02/google-earth-pro-viewshed-tool.html https://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2015/02/google-eart... [2] https://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/desktop.html https://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/desktop.html

arethuza 10y ago

Have you tried this site? http://www.udeuschle.selfhost.pro/panoramas/makepanoramas_en.htm http://www.udeuschle.selfhost.pro/panoramas/makepanoramas_en... Edit: It generates panoramas with mountains and hills labelled .

jordache 10y ago
thanks for the link... Yes this is precisely the perspective I want to view on Google Map, with the added benefit of being able to double click on a distant peak and fly right to it, or perhaps also a feature to return to previous position so one can easily toggle between points of interests
- arethuza 10y ago
  The panoramas generated do have links to the relevant locations in Google Maps - though no "flying" :-)

vosper 10y ago

There are some pretty good apps that will tell you the mountains that your phone is pointing at. PeakFinder, for example.

johnlorry 10y ago

You can ctrl + drag/pan to look around your current point in space.

jordache 10y ago
fly / zoom to approximately 2nd story level of a typical single family house. Then pan up. You'll find that you can not pan high enough to view the horizon line.
- johnlorry 10y ago
  I can when I hold down ctrl, not when I hold down shift. I'm on a mac though, on windows it might be something else than ctrl. https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4u1n51wmrw795o/Screenshot%202017-04-18%2013.31.31.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4u1n51wmrw795o/Screenshot%202017-...

jobigoud 10y ago

Try to get to experience Earth VR in the Vive. It's a fantastic thing. Very useful to get a better grasp of mountain ranges. It's my goto app to show non gamers people that want to try VR.

sorenjan 10y ago

Sounds like you want the viewshed functionality in Google Earth Pro [1]. The desktop client is basically abandonware at this point, but thankfully, and generously, Google has made the Pro version free [2], and it's still available. [1] https://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2015/02/google-earth-pro-viewshed-tool.html https://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2015/02/google-eart... [2] https://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/desktop.html https://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/desktop.html