# Let's help each other identify things we find on Google Maps.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 30, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-each-other-identify-things-we-find-on-google-maps/515732 "2009-10-30T15:46:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-each-other-identify-things-we-find-on-google-maps/515732/1 "2009-10-30T15:46:48Z")

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39.699092,-117.564871. What the hell are those? Giant radar screens?

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-each-other-identify-things-we-find-on-google-maps/515732/2 "2009-10-30T15:52:17Z")

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That is just grass/crops. Water irrigation things spin around in a circle.

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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-each-other-identify-things-we-find-on-google-maps/515732/3 "2009-10-30T16:09:26Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> That is just grass/crops. Water irrigation things spin around in a circle.

Technical name: [Center Pivot Irrigation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_pivot_irrigation)