Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth (ExtremeTech)

22 Part I — Basics

FIGURE2-7: Greenwich at 50-mile resolution.

At 1 mile (Figure 2-8), you can see the shape of the river (and you may recognize the

shape and image used for the BBC television program Eastenders). You can no longer see

detail, but you do get a good idea of the main areas of parkland, roads, and buildings.

When you are viewing the screen in color, you can note the difference in color; it shows

the different ambient weather conditions.

Colored patches