{"id":7295,"date":"2005-04-05T14:42:55","date_gmt":"2005-04-05T21:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/04\/05\/i-am-the-eye-in-the-sky-2.html"},"modified":"2005-04-05T14:42:55","modified_gmt":"2005-04-05T21:42:55","slug":"i_am_the_eye_in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/04\/05\/i_am_the_eye_in.html","title":{"rendered":"I am the Eye in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Maps<\/a>, which I find has a much cleaner interface than most of the other map systems out there, now has a satellite view. Yow.<\/p>\n

“Hey, I can see my house (and some other people’s houses) from up here!”<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

Interesting, the address anchor point is sometimes off by a house or two. And the photos may be a few years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google Maps, which I find has a much cleaner interface than most of the other map systems out there, now has a satellite view. 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