View Full Version : Thailand Satellite Images from Google Maps
Check out Google Maps' Satellite view of Thailand. In some locations, Bangkok for example, there are high resolution images available. They have the same coverage as Keyhole, but for free!
Bangkok coverage is not complete though there are other spots in Thailand that are covered.
I downloaded Google's Keyhole trial to find satellite images for Thailand last week. Today I used Google Maps to look for directions. Having just tried Keyhole, I got curious about the satellite feature and started dragging my way across the sea to Europe and then Asia, and I found it.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.730228,100.569180&spn=0.004989,0.007832&t=k&hl=en
an eastbound BTS train leaving Phrom Phong station
Yeah, apparently the same coverage as Keyhole, but no 3-D view feature. But it's still better than Terraserver/GlobeExplorer, where the best resolution of the free content is limited to 8 or 15m. On the other hand, the latter displays resolution, scale, acquisition date, satellite information and, most important, geographic coordinates - things that the (still) very basic Google Map Tool is sorely lacking.
Please note: Googlemap shows "Imagery (c)2005 Digitalglobe" - while the high-res images are indeed QuickBird data, the rest is not, and they are not up-to-date either, definitely not from 2005.
For the case of the Bangkok image linked by Oran, I can tell you it is from November 2002 - my company has exactly the same data.
Furthermore, it has to be noted that what is available is not the full resolution of QuickBird (60cm). It is about half; seems to be resampled/restricted to 1m at the highest zoom level.
Anyway, here are some more places of interest:
Utapao Airport (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.678137,101.000748&spn=0.040598,0.063343&t=k&hl=en) (complete with parked military aircraft).
Construction of new port facilities (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.657881,101.150179&spn=0.040598,0.063343&t=k&hl=en) west of Rayong.
Muang Boran (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.547537,100.630989&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en) - zoomed in; the miniature Khao Phra Wiharn in the lower right.
Huaykhwang Subway Depot (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.763552,100.582752&spn=0.020299,0.031672&t=k&hl=en).
Artnarong-Raminthra and Sirat (Rama IX) Expressway Interchange (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.752522,100.595627&spn=0.010149,0.015836&t=k&hl=en).
Mo Chit Bus Terminal (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.812883,100.547969&spn=0.010149,0.015836&t=k&hl=en).
The "Amazing Field of Pipes" must be somewhere around here (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.835677,100.604135&spn=0.005075,0.007918&t=k&hl=en) (south of Kaset-Nawamin Road), but I could not pinpoint the exact location.... (Compare this page (http://www.2bangkok.com/news04b.shtml) and this thread (http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?threadid=131) if you don't know what I'm talking about.)
And finally: Wat Phra Thammakai (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=14.083099,100.647125&spn=0.040598,0.063343&t=k&hl=en) - the spaceship stupa in the center, giant assembly hall at the bottom. (Some information in this (http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=674) thread, starting from post #17.)
Happy exploring! :)
1. HIGH-RESOLUTION
Talking about colours..... Khlong Phrakhanong and Chao Phraya River. Water pollution anyone? Here you are.... (Well, could also be that the khlong is free of sediment and therefore appears black - but we all know it ought to be polluted.)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.702097,100.580177&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Sattahip Naval Base (with rail connection - but just where are those ships?)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=12.614279,100.941782&spn=0.040770,0.063343&t=k&hl=en
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=12.625737,100.927663&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Also: interesting fishing piers?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=12.598958,100.957747&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Also: interesting islands (military area?) to the south - what is that bare area?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=12.580719,100.948949&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Nakhon Sawan - is this a Chinese Cemetery?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=15.719247,100.131841&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Maha Sarakham
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=16.180243,103.304486&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Kalasin
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=16.430740,103.508377&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Khorat Airport
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=14.931450,102.081528&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Sukhothai Historical Park - with nice paddy pattern around
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=17.026620,99.706550&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Chiang Mai
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=18.788509,98.987074&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
Chiang Mai Airport
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=18.767567,98.962784&spn=0.040770,0.063343&t=k&hl=en
Chiang Mai Railway Station
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=18.783649,99.016825&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=18.803605,98.920974&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Is this the touristy Hmong Village west of Doi Suthep? I am inclined to think so.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=18.816651,98.882779&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Chachoengsao Station and branch-off to Prachin Buri/Aranyaprathet
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.695188,101.060164&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Interesting building patterns to the west of Chachoengsao
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.634334,101.021991&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Siam City Park (Spot the airplane?)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.807100,100.694654&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Safari World
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.869596,100.702186&spn=0.020385,0.031672&t=k&hl=en
(actually the structure at the top is a golf course; the park only occupies the lower half)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.865411,100.701606&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Typical strip-shape landuse and interesting pattern of suburban housing (left), Rangsit-Lam Lukka Road
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.987870,100.653756&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Perpendicular Strips
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=14.003041,100.693946&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Dream World (center) - again, a very narrow plot
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.991497,100.674956&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
Space Mountain
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.993567,100.675471&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
What's the purpose of these reservoirs in Pathum Thani? Irrigation? Industrial water use?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=14.035206,100.721369&spn=0.040770,0.063343&t=k&hl=en
Could it be that this is Shinawatra University, with the quirky buildings?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=14.044658,100.714996&spn=0.005354,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
(Unfinished) Southern Outer Ring Road
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.620847,100.494261&spn=0.005096,0.007918&t=k&hl=en
Weird industrial-residential cluster somewhere around Bang Kunthian
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.606653,100.430145&spn=0.010192,0.015836&t=k&hl=en
2. LOW-RESOLUTION (15m)
Laos: the charred Xiengkhouang plateau (Plain of Jars - heavily bombed during the Vietnam War)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=19.439621,103.134499&spn=0.163078,0.253372&t=k&hl=en
Vientiane and Wattay Airport
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=17.978954,102.598400&spn=0.081539,0.126686&t=k&hl=en
Friendship Bridge at Nongkhai
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=17.879219,102.715473&spn=0.081539,0.126686&t=k&hl=en
Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Mukdahan - Savannakhet (connecting roads under construction can be seen)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=16.556568,104.726486&spn=0.081539,0.126686&t=k&hl=en
Cambodia: Angkor / Tonle Sap in the Rainy Season
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=13.411560,103.837967&spn=0.163078,0.253372&t=k&hl=en
Phnom Penh, Pochentong Airport at the lower left
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rangoon&ll=11.566715,104.893341&spn=0.081539,0.126686&t=k&hl=en
Could it be that this is Shinawatra University, with the quirky buildings?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ran...07918&t=k&hl=en
If you scroll north a bit you may notice the oddly shaped building that looks like interconnected cubes on their sides. That is the National Science Museum (link: http://www.nsm.or.th/modules.php?name=m_exhibition) which features many interactive exhibits making it popular for school field trips (along with a side trip to Dream World).
Construction of new port facilities west of Rayong.
In late 2003 I had a field trip of Glow's (an energy company, see: http://www.glow.co.th) and EGAT's power plants in the Rayong area. Part of the new land being filled in should be a new power plant operated by GLOW.
New Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway rest area near Bang Pa Kong
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.539276,101.008987&spn=0.011437,0.021329&t=k&hl=en
Up to the north in Chonburi is the unopened Highway 7 Intersection outside Pattaya featured on the 2Bangkok.com homepage.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.962151,100.941696&spn=0.097675,0.148659&t=k&hl=en
Tinasulanond Bridge across Songkhla Lake
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=7.182999,100.565414&spn=0.156212,0.250626&t=k&hl=en
Pa Sak Jolasit Dam and the railway across the lake
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=14.919434,101.079369&spn=0.195351,0.297318&z=5&t=k&hl=en
In late 2003 I had a field trip of Glow's and EGAT's power plants in the Rayong area. Part of the new land being filled in should be a new power plant operated by GLOW.What is GLOW? :confused:
BTW, your link for "New Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway rest area near Bang Pa Kong" is wrong - it points to the Pasak Chonlasit image.
Glow is an energy company with power plants and industrial water and steam production facilities in Rayong's industrial park. more info: http://www.glow.co.th
The wrong link is now fixed, sorry about that.
New Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway rest area near Bang Pa Kong
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.539276,101.008987&spn=0.011437,0.021329&t=k&hl=enNext to it is a really interesting oxbow structure (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.545370,101.032248&spn=0.040770,0.063343&t=k&hl=en) marked by dense vegetation and with an old watercourse that peters out in a clockwise direction.
Apparently keyhole.com is now redirected to earth.google.com. Google launched Google Earth to replace Keyhole. There is a free version available that allows you to zoom to anywhere in the world in 3D and improved location/direction search. I just downloaded it and trying it out. Wonder if this has anything to do with the availability of satellite images on Google Maps.
If you scroll north a bit you may notice the oddly shaped building that looks like interconnected cubes on their sides. That is the National Science Museum (link: http://www.nsm.or.th/modules.php?name=m_exhibition) which features many interactive exhibits making it popular for school field trips (along with a side trip to Dream World).Thanks for the hint, interesting. And where are the National Archives that Khun Wisarut is always crawling? :D Thought they are also somewhere in Pathum Thani?
Phayao
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bangkok&ll=19.165092,99.901729&spn=0.020344,0.030088&t=k&hl=en
Golden Triangle
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bangkok&ll=20.356636,100.079956&spn=0.162752,0.240704&t=k&hl=en
(yes, it's not that obvious - you may need to zoom in:)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bangkok&ll=20.358868,100.083990&spn=0.040688,0.060176&t=k&hl=en
The Mall Bangkapi
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=The%20Mall&ll=13.766749,100.642909&spn=0.004964,0.007339&t=k&near=Bangkok&hl=en
Ramkhamhaeng Univ. and Rajamangkala Stadium
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=The+Mall&ll=13.756084,100.620046&spn=0.005076,0.007237&t=k&near=Bangkok&hl=en
sanseric
13-08-05, 03:34 AM
Lopburi, a central province adjacent to Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasrima and Petchaboon.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lopburi&ll=14.798455,100.636010&spn=0.029313,0.045336&t=k&hl=en
Situated near geographically center of the country, the
military chose Lopburi and built large facilities and
installations such as this one (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lopburi&ll=14.929194,100.645065&spn=0.057987,0.090672&t=k&hl=en) just north of the city.
The new part of the city was actually planned from an empty
land. Two circles (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lopburi&ll=14.797912,100.642705&spn=0.029011,0.045336&t=k&hl=en) linked by a board street lead the traffic out of
the old city. The circle in the west, Sa Kaew (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lopburi&ll=14.799686,100.633897&spn=0.007253,0.011334&t=k&hl=en) is a commercial
and entertainment center of the new city. Theaters, zoo and
bus terminal were build around the circus.
The government circle (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lopburi&ll=14.799488,100.653208&spn=0.007253,0.011334&t=k&hl=en) houses the city hall and other
government services including the governer resident. Along the Phaholyothin road linking the two circles,
there are athelic center, schools, golf course and commercial buildings. Other secondary roads also link
the two circles together and main roads to other city
radiate from here.
sanseric
13-08-05, 03:43 AM
Designed on a triangular themes. Almost all the buildings
do not have a 90 degree corner.
SCB Park (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.827641,100.564653&spn=0.007284,0.011334&t=k&hl=en)
sanseric
13-08-05, 03:47 AM
I don't know the exact name of the park.
Anyone who knows please fill us in on this.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.805315,100.549943&spn=0.007285,0.011334&t=k&hl=en
Can you spot the Queen's two letter initials?
The new part of the city was actually planned from an empty land. Two circles linked by a broad street lead the traffic out of the old city. [...]Thanks for the interesting information. When was that new part of the city planned and built? And which route did the short-lived Lopburi Tramway ply (see here (http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/Tram/writers.shtml) - do a search for "Lopburi" on the page - and also the timeline (http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/srt/timeline.shtml) of Thai Railways, 1955-62)?
"After many parts of Bangkok Tram were removed, the removed trams were reinstalled in Lopburi. Actually, Lopburi was to have a tram system since the day the leader (Field Marshall Plaek Phiboonsonggram) wanted to rebuild Lopburi as a new model city in 1938, but the leader need to wait until they removed the Lak Muang-Thanontok line to install in Lopburi in 1955. The Lopburi tram ran from Tha Hin Flea Market to the gate of King Ananda Mahidol Army Hospital via Phra Karn Shrine."
Did its route touch the two circles? I know the Phra Karn Shrine (here (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lopburi&ll=14.802268,100.615003&spn=0.004917,0.007522&t=k&hl=en), also in some sort of circle), but not the other locations mentioned.
That most striking example of linear urban development, Nakon Sri Thammarat:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=8.450639,99.967346&spn=0.236154,0.322243&t=k&hl=en
Rayong & its westerly petrochemicals:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.653068,101.306820&spn=0.122604,0.169601&z=5&t=k&hl=en
Mabthaphut Industrial Estate. Rayong to the East and Utapao Airbase to the West:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.653068,101.137047&spn=0.232948,0.322243&t=k&hl=en
Ko Samet
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.549872,101.447754&spn=0.079432,0.120352&t=k&hl=en
Ko Si Chang (off Bang Saen)
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.144848,100.845909&spn=0.079244,0.120352&t=k&hl=en
The estuary of the Mae Nam Pakong, complete with abandoned oxbows. Look closer for Chonburi, the saltpans, Ban Pakong Power Station, the Elevated Highway Crossing and the Motorway crossing:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.484454,101.000061&spn=0.107202,0.186562&t=k&hl=en
Witsawakorn
27-08-05, 06:47 AM
[QUOTE=Oran]
In late 2003 I had a field trip of Glow's (an energy company, see: http://www.glow.co.th) and EGAT's power plants in the Rayong area. Part of the new land being filled in should be a new power plant operated by GLOW.
[QUOTE]
Actually the power plant under construction on the newly reclaimed land is not going to be operated by Glow (there is a "link" though. The company that developed and later sold one of the Glow plants is a shareholder in the new project). The new project is a 1400MW coal fired power plant (including flue gas desulphuriser etc) with a berth for coal vessels up to 180,000 DWT. The sat photo would have been taken early 2004 according to the progress of work visible.
The aircraft at U-Taphao are mainly Eastern European tourist charter aircraft although there are some military aircraft (C-130s/C-17s?). Thai's new maintenance workshops are on the East side of the runway near to the area where the B-52s parked until 1975. The overgrown shapes further East are the old bomb stores for the B-52s.
Reuters wrote on 7th September:
By Panarat Thepgumpanat
BANGKOK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Asian governments have expressed security concerns about easy access to detailed satellite images on the Internet, such as those used by rescuers in New Orleans, saying the technology could endanger sensitive sites.
Thailand and South Korea were the most vocal critics of the search tool on Wednesday, rounding on providers like U.S.-based Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research), which runs the Web site www.earth.google.com, and demanding action from Washington.
"We are looking for possible restrictions on these detailed pictures, especially state buildings," the Thai Armed Forces spokesman, Major-General Weerasak Manee-in, told Reuters. "I think pictures of tourist attractions should do."
Satellite images provided by Google have been widely used by broadcasters to show the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Such technology has also been used by authorities coordinating rescue and relief operations in the devastated area.
Google calls the tool "a 3D interface to the planet". Any Internet user can zoom in and out of scores of cities around the world, zeroing in on locations right down to street level.
The Thai military will discuss the technology with telecommunications and security agencies before approaching Google and other companies that provide similar services, Weerasak said.
A spokeswoman for Google in Japan declined comment.
South Korean government officials have said they will contact officials in Washington to express their security concerns about the Google Earth product.
Among the buildings that can be seen on Google Earth, with a high-resolution package, are the South Korean president's residence, military bases and the defence security command. The government restricts information about the location of these facilities and their construction.
South Korea is technically still at war with its northern neighbour and armed North Korean agents have tried to infiltrate the area around the presidential Blue House.
TECHNOLOGY UNSTOPPABLE
Sri Lanka's military spokesman, Brigadier Daya Ratnayake, said it was a serious concern if anyone could get detailed images of sensitive installations and buildings. "But this is a new trend, we will first have to see whether, in this day and age, if this a considerable threat to national security."
"In this era of technology -- you have to live with the fact that almost everything is on the Internet -- from bomb-making instructions to assembling aircraft. So it's something the military has to learn to live with and adapt," Ratnayake said.
A security official in India said the issue of satellite imagery had been discussed at the highest level but the government had concluded that "technology cannot be stopped".
"We are aware that there are Web sites which give detailed pictures of buildings like the president's house including every tree in the compound. Our security agencies are aware of this but how can we stop technology?" said the official, who asked not to be named.
The Australian Department of Defence said it was taking "appropriate measures to manage the threat" posed by such technology. It did not elaborate.
But the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), which operates the nation's only nuclear reactor -- a research facility at Lucas Heights in Sydney -- said the current images on Google posed no security risk.
"Although buildings are clearly visible, critical infrastructure is not. The photographs are over two years old," ANSTO has said in a statement.
In Tokyo, an official in charge of crisis management at Japan's Cabinet Secretariat was unaware of the service and declined further comment. (Additional reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Seoul, Masayuki Kitano in Tokyo, Michelle Nichols in Canberra, Palash Kumar in New Delhi, Arjuna Wickramasinghe in Colombo)
Article (Not sure if it works): http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticleSearch.aspx?storyID=123977+07-Sep-2005+RTRS&srch=google+thai
Oh yes, the old attempts to restrict access to information that is more or less trivial, anyway. Basically the same like forbidding people to take photos of railway stations, bridges and other 'sensitive objects' as it used to be practised 20 years ago in the Eastern Bloc, for example (is this still in effect anywhere? Myanmar? Vietnam? North Korea?) - only on a different technology level. Guess it's rather to do with secrecy and the intention to control people than security.
While this sort of high-res imagery is without doubt amazing, I still can't imagine that it is thatvaluable for evil purposes. Just one aspect: as pointed out in the article, the data on Google is 2 years old on average (for a good reason, btw - otherwise main supplier DigitalGlobe would have no commercial customers anymore!)
I never heard anything about any complaints by the US military in this matter, either (and you'd expect them to be the first ones, especially regarding the current geographical focus of the data coverage on North America, or not?)
Sri Lanka's military spokesman, Brigadier Daya Ratnayake, said it was a serious concern if anyone could get detailed images of sensitive installations and buildings. "But this is a new trend, we will first have to see whether, in this day and age, if this a considerable threat to national security."
"In this era of technology -- you have to live with the fact that almost everything is on the Internet -- from bomb-making instructions to assembling aircraft. So it's something the military has to learn to live with and adapt," Ratnayake said.
A security official in India said the issue of satellite imagery had been discussed at the highest level but the government had concluded that "technology cannot be stopped".
"We are aware that there are Web sites which give detailed pictures of buildings like the president's house including every tree in the compound. Our security agencies are aware of this but how can we stop technology?"Now that's a much smarter and more sober point of view exhibited by the Sri Lankans and Indians here!
Among the buildings that can be seen on Google Earth, with a high-resolution package, are the South Korean president's residence, military bases and the defence security command. The government restricts information about the location of these facilities and their construction.
South Korea is technically still at war with its northern neighbour and armed North Korean agents have tried to infiltrate the area around the presidential Blue House.Well, here I can understand the concerns/sensitivities a bit better. Actually that's plain bitter irony.... just imagine the North Koreans using those commercial tools developed by the class enemy in the name of free information exchange to plan an attack on their countrymen in the South...... :p :(
Bird's eye views of Wat Pra That Doi Suthep from Google Earth.
They give a good feel for the local topography (curvy and steep access road, location on a separate hill, plus you can clearly see the covered track of the funicular railway).
Elevation of the temple around 1050m. Doi Suthep itself rises to 1675m or something.
No vertical exaggeration - looking north (http://tinypic.com/dneyzc.jpg), east (http://tinypic.com/dnez3b.jpg)
2x vertical exaggeration - it starts getting a bit ridiculous in the first view.... N (http://tinypic.com/dnez4h.jpg), E (http://tinypic.com/dnez5g.jpg)
3x vertical exaggeration - still a nice visualization in the second view. N (http://tinypic.com/dnez9d.jpg), E (http://tinypic.com/dnezao.jpg)
As featured on the 2B main page (27/09/2005): a tongue-in-cheek article from the Register about the "Google Earth threat to democracy" (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/20/google_earth_democracy_two/).
Why I am posting this here is that they mention the Thai/South Korean case on page 1 of this previous article here (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/13/google_earth_threatens_democracy/) (with screengrabs of Udon and Khorat RTAF bases). The following pages (and other links on the site) are quite hilarious as well.
Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest peak (though whether it's 2565m or 2590m, I am not sure - there's contradicting info to be found):
The whole range from the Northwest (http://tinypic.com/e6eeqg.jpg)
A bit closer (http://tinypic.com/e6ees0.jpg), with the access from Amphoe Chomthong in the background
From the Southeast, with the peak and even the area of the two royal chedis clearly discernible - natural elevation (http://tinypic.com/e6eetu.jpg)
From the South:
2x vertical exaggeration (http://tinypic.com/e6eeyd.jpg) - 3x vertical exaggeration (http://tinypic.com/e6ef03.jpg) - interestingly in this view Google showed the old name "Doi Angka" (crow pool mountain)
Makes for a nice daytrip from Chiang Mai!
While I am at it, here's the stunning tabletop shape of Phu Kradung (Changwat Loei):
from a distance (http://tinypic.com/e6duep.jpg) - closer (http://tinypic.com/e6dugj.jpg)
airlana
09-10-05, 09:19 PM
Amazing what one finds
For those that have google earth, here's an overlay map of the Thai Burma Railway on satellite image, complete with station names etc
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=148437
Don't forget to zoom in.
The link comes from the Google Earth Community Forum (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0/C/20) which is a great souce for all sorts of interesting things. Search function is also worth a play.
airlana
For those that have google earth, here's an overlay map of the Thai Burma Railway on satellite image, complete with station names etcThat's cool! Complete with annotations and photos. Thanks for the link, airlana. :)
Also, someone marked all the Bangkok subway stations:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=128775
And all bridges over the Chao Phraya:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=115307
3-D model of Wat Sothorn, Chachoengsao:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=138585
Also 3-D: Central Latphrao / PTT Headquarters:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=133655
There's a lot more there if you search the forum for "Thailand".
The "Amazing Field of Pipes" must be somewhere around here (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=13.835677,100.604135&spn=0.005075,0.007918&t=k&hl=en) (south of Kaset-Nawamin Road), but I could not pinpoint the exact location.... (Compare this page (http://www.2bangkok.com/news04b.shtml) and this thread (http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?threadid=131) if you don't know what I'm talking about.)Yes, it is indeed here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=bangkok,+thailand&ll=13.834371,100.604848&spn=0.002464,0.005407&t=k). It is on the plot of land west of the restaurant with the lake (construction finished by now, but not in the picture.) See the funky pattern created by the pipes? So it extends quite far to the south....!
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