# Program/website that gives you detailed maps from space?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 17, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739 "2003-08-17T06:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sqube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739/1 "2003-08-17T06:49:31Z")

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I know there are various websites that allow you to input your address and give you a fairly close view, ie one close enough for you to be able to identify your house. I can’t seem to find any of these sites and I don’t know the right words to look for them. So uhh… any help?

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**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739/2 "2003-08-17T07:32:54Z")

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Try [www.terrafly.com](http://www.terrafly.com) .

It slow to load after you give it an address or zip code, and it’s a little tricky to get positioned. But I can zoom in far enough to not only identify my house, but my wife’s car in the driveway.

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739/3 "2003-08-17T07:34:19Z")

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Try [Mapquest.com](http://Mapquest.com) and click on the Aerial Photo tab near the top. I did this to check out my present apartment’s neighborhood.

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**Author:** ![JohnJet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@JohnJet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnJet)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739/4 "2003-08-17T07:34:26Z")

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[www.terraserver.com](http://www.terraserver.com) is a good one i like

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**Author:** ![Chagto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Chagto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chagto)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-website-that-gives-you-detailed-maps-from-space/195739/5 "2003-08-17T13:49:28Z")

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any international ones?  
Australian, more specifically plz.

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