Comments on: Microsoft’s Windows Live Local - Beta http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/ Nonsense Ramblings of a Mad-Man Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Microsoft’s Windows Live Local - Beta by: Steve Lombardi http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/#comment-238 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:07:13 +0000 http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/#comment-238 Hi Dave - I'm not sure exactly what qualifies as Class A Airspace. A quick web search lead me to believe it has something to do with elevation as opposed to X/Y location. At any rate, we have Birds eye imagery for MOST major cities (LA, NY, San Fran, Dc...) and are working at adding more, including internationally. We are of course still missing some biggies like Chicago and Dallas, but were definitely at work on them. Our partner that is flying and capturing the Birds Eye Imagery is Pictometry. I don't know what the process is that they go through to get Clearance for the flying at that altitude, but you may be able to learn more at their website. regards, Steve Lombardi Virtual Earth Program Manager Hi Dave - I’m not sure exactly what qualifies as Class A Airspace. A quick web search lead me to believe it has something to do with elevation as opposed to X/Y location. At any rate, we have Birds eye imagery for MOST major cities (LA, NY, San Fran, Dc…) and are working at adding more, including internationally. We are of course still missing some biggies like Chicago and Dallas, but were definitely at work on them. Our partner that is flying and capturing the Birds Eye Imagery is Pictometry. I don’t know what the process is that they go through to get Clearance for the flying at that altitude, but you may be able to learn more at their website.

regards,

Steve Lombardi
Virtual Earth Program Manager

]]> Comment on Microsoft’s Windows Live Local - Beta by: The Kid http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/#comment-237 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:26:58 +0000 http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/#comment-237 Hey Steve! Thanks for the "real deal!" People were trying to argue that the pictures were generated from satellites. Ha! You guys are doing a <b>great job</b>! The 'Bird's Eye View' is incredible and has taken the "aerial mapping genre" to a whole new level. If you make it back to the site, I do have one more question -- that my work associates and I have been debating. Being that I assumed you were using helicopters or planes, I was wondering what trouble you might run into when trying to "Bird's Eye" Class-A airspace? I noticed that most of the major cities have no Bird's Eye view, probably for this reason, however, do you have a plan for trying to get around this "limitation" somehow? Keep up the good work! Dave Hey Steve!

Thanks for the “real deal!” People were trying to argue that the pictures were generated from satellites. Ha! You guys are doing a great job! The ‘Bird’s Eye View’ is incredible and has taken the “aerial mapping genre” to a whole new level.

If you make it back to the site, I do have one more question — that my work associates and I have been debating. Being that I assumed you were using helicopters or planes, I was wondering what trouble you might run into when trying to “Bird’s Eye” Class-A airspace? I noticed that most of the major cities have no Bird’s Eye view, probably for this reason, however, do you have a plan for trying to get around this “limitation” somehow?

Keep up the good work!

Dave

]]> Comment on Microsoft’s Windows Live Local - Beta by: Steve Lombardi http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/#comment-233 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:00:31 +0000 http://www.davewolf.net/2006/01/27/microsofts-windows-live-local-beta/#comment-233 Hi Dave - The Birds Eye imagery is actually captured from low elevation planes, typically flying between 2000 and 4000 feet. There are 5 cameras mounted to the plane, 1 looking straight down and 4 more facing North, South, East and West at 45 degrees. Having 4 angles like this allows you to rotate the view in 90 degree increments in most places! Click on this link to check out Union Station in DC, then use the rotation tool in the upper left to rotate your view 90 degrees. http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&#38;cp=38.897035~-77.006661&#38;style=o&#38;lvl=2&#38;scene=177323&#38;sp=aN.38.896591_-77.006617_Union%20Station_ Much more on Birds Eye images including some great shots on our team blog here: http://spaces.msn.com/virtualearth/blog/cns!2BBC66E99FDCDB98!389.entry regards, Steve Lombardi Virtual Earth Program Manager Hi Dave - The Birds Eye imagery is actually captured from low elevation planes, typically flying between 2000 and 4000 feet. There are 5 cameras mounted to the plane, 1 looking straight down and 4 more facing North, South, East and West at 45 degrees. Having 4 angles like this allows you to rotate the view in 90 degree increments in most places! Click on this link to check out Union Station in DC, then use the rotation tool in the upper left to rotate your view 90 degrees.

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.897035~-77.006661&style=o&lvl=2&scene=177323&sp=aN.38.896591_-77.006617_Union%20Station_

Much more on Birds Eye images including some great shots on our team blog here:
http://spaces.msn.com/virtualearth/blog/cns!2BBC66E99FDCDB98!389.entry

regards,
Steve Lombardi
Virtual Earth Program Manager

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