[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] GOOGLE Earth update

[Betty Scharff]

Jerry, the site Google Earth is the most fascinating Site.
I was able to go right into the fortress Weichselmunde by Danzig, West 
Prussia (Poland) and see the fort.
This is an amazing internet site.
I even found the grave yard in Bridgend, Wales where my ggrand father is 
buried.
Thanks for the information
BettyScharff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frank" <FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca>
To: <Ger-Poland-Volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] GOOGLE Earth update


> Some time ago we suggested that you use this feature to zoom right in on 
> your ancestral villages.  Quality was not always great because of the 
> resolution of the images.
>
> I just wanted to point out that GOOGLE makes ongoing updates to this 
> quality.  There are quite a few areas in Volhynia now where you can zoom 
> in to the level of viewing the farm buildings and vehicles on the roads.
>
> Regions around Zhitomir (including to the north and up around Korosten) 
> and Luck, plus large areas north of Rowno west of Kostopol, and east of 
> Rowno down to Ostrog can now be viewed at this level of detail.
>
> Similarly for Russia Poland, regions NE of Kalisch as far as Turek, NW of 
> Lowicz, SE of Lublin, the region around Warsaw, etc. are all available in 
> high resolution.
>
> Be aware that GOOGLE Earth will not always recognize the spelling you have 
> for your village or town.  In spite of that, GOOGLE also continues to add 
> more and smaller towns to those marked on the map.  It will help if you 
> can identify the location on a regular map and use rivers and roads as 
> features to focus in on your village.
>
> Other hints for browsing:
> - Set your Layers to show terrain, roads and populated areas.
> - Zoom into around 90-100 miles elevation
>
> Those settings will allow you to see major towns and roads which will help 
> you to locate the approximate position of your village.  A cautionary note 
> about roads highlighted by GOOGLE in this part of the world - they are not 
> exact locations but are close enough to allow their use as a finding aid.
>
>
> Jerry Frank
>
>
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