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What is so secret about Indiana?
Google Earth | 5/28/2006 | Swordmaker

Posted on 05/29/2006 3:46:30 PM PDT by Swordmaker

What is it with Indiana? Isn't Indiana as American as Apple Pie??? What have they got to hide? Are they ashamed of their state?

Why is Indiana photographed at a far lower resolution than all of the rest of the United States???

Take a look at these screen grabs of Google Earth showing Indiana...

We can zoom into to Area 51 and look at it as if we were flying over it at 1000 feet... but try Indiana... the best resulution makes us feel as if we were flying over it at 5000 feet! What are they hiding? Is there a law that states: "Thou shalt not satellite photograph Indiana at high resolution."?

My parents were born in the toe of Indiana... and when we went to visit, we became convinced that Southern Indiana was in a 50 year time warp... and that you couldn't get there from here... no matter where "here" is. Could it be that light itself is slower coming off of Indiana? Does it take longer so the exposure appears to be farther away??? What gives?

Is this the ultimate flyover country?

Is it because Eerie, Indiana, is in Indiana? Who knows?

While we're at it? What's with Missouri???


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To: catholicfreeper

That's because it is!


21 posted on 05/29/2006 4:15:21 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Ya know, I think they should change the name of that movie
to "Doctors in Black".

Taken? Oh, you mean.... well I was never taken but my dog was once, picked up in our yard and deposited 15 miles away,
My ex was across town to do some petsitting and he was on
the porch waiting for her...OoOoOoOo.

Scientists tried to debunk this by telling us that is
why dogs pee on cartires, it leaves a dotted scent line for
them to follow home, but I for one discount that.


22 posted on 05/29/2006 4:16:22 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Mostly because you would WANT to forget it!


23 posted on 05/29/2006 4:18:06 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: Fester Chugabrew
On the contrary, Indiana is photographed, for the most part, at a higher resolution than any other state. My question is why Indiana merits such detailed statellite representation as opposed to any other state.

Try zooming in...

24 posted on 05/29/2006 4:28:07 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: Swordmaker
Why is Indiana photographed at a far lower resolution than all of the rest of the United States???

it's at a far higher resolution than most of the country. Take a look at Michigan for example.
25 posted on 05/29/2006 4:29:20 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Swordmaker

Hoosiers are the best thats why! :)


26 posted on 05/29/2006 4:33:27 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Swordmaker

We're so far backward, we're ahead of most folks. Those are images taken from airplanes. They don't show up in the huge picture because they were taken at low altitude, but just zoom in and they are higher res than anything other than the special big city images google earth uses.


27 posted on 05/29/2006 4:34:08 PM PDT by RockinRay
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To: cripplecreek

Why would anyone (other than police) want high-res pictures of Detroit?


28 posted on 05/29/2006 4:35:17 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: JRios1968

That's so the A10s can find the mosques we it's time to do so.


29 posted on 05/29/2006 4:36:56 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: cripplecreek

30 posted on 05/29/2006 4:38:49 PM PDT by JRios1968 (In memoriam...)
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To: Swordmaker

I have done so many times. Look at the border between northern IN and southern MI. You can see the cars in Gary, IN. Can barely see streets in St. Joe, MI.


31 posted on 05/29/2006 4:50:19 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Swordmaker
It's not Indiana, it's Google!

Boycott Google!  Google is doing evil!

Google Ignores Memorial Day

Google (No recognition of Memorial Day on Home Page)

 

Here's the Indianapolis Speedway thanks to Windows Live Virtual Earth!

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=39.816507~-86.347093&style=h&lvl=14&rtp=null~null

 

32 posted on 05/29/2006 4:56:43 PM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: cripplecreek
I disagree strongly. Here is a picture of the house where my mother was born in Poseyville, Indiana, shown from an "Eye altitude of 1052 feet"... It's the house that is the Northernmost blob... it is also the oldest house in Posey County with parts of it built in 1803.

And here is a photograph of my house in Stockton, California, from an eye altitude of 1048 feet... its not nearly so old... or so blurry...

You can see the obvious resolution differences... the Indiana photo is far less resolved and detailed.

Since you suggested Michigan, here is a picture of the port at Mackinac Island, Michigan, (about 5 miles from the bridge that connects the Southern Penninsula to the Northern Penninsula from about 1163 feet....

Obviously, the various areas are sat-photographed at various resolution... but Indiana is the only state that the Rez changes with its borders... wierd.

33 posted on 05/29/2006 5:04:07 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: Swordmaker

Oh, and Missouri changes at its borders as well...


34 posted on 05/29/2006 5:09:01 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: Swordmaker
I know what I see. Indiana on the bottom with MUCH higher resolution than Michigan on the top.

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35 posted on 05/29/2006 5:10:14 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Check out the comparable zoomed in pictures in post 33.


36 posted on 05/29/2006 5:10:20 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: cripplecreek

That IS wierd... Again, the change is consistent with the borders...


37 posted on 05/29/2006 5:11:27 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: Swordmaker

Poseyville, Indiana at 450 Feet.


http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.16982~-87.784433&style=h&lvl=17&scene=2171016&rtp=null~null


38 posted on 05/29/2006 5:15:11 PM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: Swordmaker

I'm assuming that some states have paid for the photo surveys. Mass is also at a fairly high resolution while most states are low res with only major cities being high res. I keep hoping that Michigan will go high res but so far no luck.


39 posted on 05/29/2006 5:15:20 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Incorrigible

I can get GIS maps of my county that are high res like that but so far google just has us as a green blur.


40 posted on 05/29/2006 5:17:27 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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