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  • autogoor@yahoo.com
    #1

    google satellite map

    If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite" , you get a pic. But
    it is not <img href="...">, and it gets quick nice response to mouse
    movements and click. Does anyone know how this is implemented? I
    checked the source code, looks like a ActiveX control(I am using IE, of
    course). Any details about this?

    Thanks,

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    • Jim Ley
      #2
      Re: google satellite map

      On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo. com wrote:
      [color=blue]
      >If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite" , you get a pic. But
      >it is not <img href="...">,[/color]

      Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
      entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
      network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
      the actual script is pretty simple.

      Jim.
      --
      comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/

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        • Doug Laidlaw
          #3
          Re: google satellite map

          Jim Ley wrote:
          [color=blue]
          > On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo. com wrote:
          >[color=green]
          >>If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite" , you get a pic. But
          >>it is not <img href="...">,[/color]
          >
          > Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
          > entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
          > network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
          > the actual script is pretty simple.
          >
          > Jim.[/color]

          There is an <Img> tag with a lot of stuff following within the tag, then
          {var ret='<'+'script src="'+src+'"'+ ' type="text/javascript">

          At a guess, that is what calls the map. There are of course a lot of
          standard <img src=> tags for the icons.

          Doug L.
          --
          ICQ Number 178748389. Registered Linux User No. 277548.
          Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
          - Mahatma Gandhi.

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            • Roy Schestowitz
              #4
              Re: google satellite map

              Jim Ley wrote:
              [color=blue]
              > On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo. com wrote:
              >[color=green]
              >>If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite" , you get a pic. But
              >>it is not <img href="...">,[/color]
              >
              > Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
              > entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
              > network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
              > the actual script is pretty simple.
              >
              > Jim.[/color]

              I second that. The bandwidth issue can be immensely hard to solve, but
              Google have got way too much bandwidth to spare. Have you heard about
              Google using their bandwidth to do some caching, thereby speeding up your
              browsing? If you are astounded by Google's use of satellite images, see the
              program they unleashed yesterday:

              schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Google Earth
              http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/06/28/google-earth/


              Stunning stuff, I assure you. Having played with it, the bandwidth flow is
              amazing.

              The viewer of images is not innovative. It is based on AJAX (JavaScript,
              XML). See a similar technology used for the largest image in the world (2.5
              gigapixel):

              http://www.tpd.tno.nl/smartsite600.html


              Roy

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                • Ge Cong
                  #5
                  Re: google satellite map

                  I do not think it is a <Img> tag. If you right click, you can not save
                  it to local disk.

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                    • Frances Del Rio
                      #6
                      Re: google satellite map



                      Roy Schestowitz wrote:[color=blue]
                      > Jim Ley wrote:
                      >
                      >[color=green]
                      >>On 28 Jun 2005 17:06:16 -0700, autogoor@yahoo. com wrote:
                      >>
                      >>[color=darkred]
                      >>>If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite" , you get a pic. But
                      >>>it is not <img href="...">,[/color]
                      >>
                      >>Yes it is, it's simply images, there's no other magic involved, the
                      >>entire script is pretty simple, the only complicated thing is the edge
                      >>network of high bandwidth servers that make it work remotely timely,
                      >>the actual script is pretty simple.
                      >>
                      >>Jim.[/color]
                      >
                      >
                      > I second that. The bandwidth issue can be immensely hard to solve, but
                      > Google have got way too much bandwidth to spare. Have you heard about
                      > Google using their bandwidth to do some caching, thereby speeding up your
                      > browsing? If you are astounded by Google's use of satellite images, see the
                      > program they unleashed yesterday:
                      >
                      > http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archiv.../google-earth/[/color]

                      I get a JavaScript error when put mouse over image...


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                        • Mark Parnell
                          #7
                          Re: google satellite map

                          Previously in comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.html, Roy Schestowitz
                          <newsgroups@sch estowitz.com> said:
                          [color=blue]
                          > http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archiv.../google-earth/
                          >
                          > Stunning stuff, I assure you. Having played with it, the bandwidth flow is
                          > amazing.[/color]

                          I can second that. I downloaded it yesterday after reading your post,
                          and it is quite impressive. Unfortunately its coverage of much of
                          Australia leaves something to be desired, but still a very impressive
                          little program.

                          --
                          Mark Parnell
                          http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

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