Comments on: Using Google Earth to Jog Memories in Oral History Interviews http://hotbrainstem.org/2009/10/27/using-google-earth-to-jog-memories-in-oral-history-interviews/ Go archives Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: matt http://hotbrainstem.org/2009/10/27/using-google-earth-to-jog-memories-in-oral-history-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-391 matt Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:41:03 +0000 http://hotbrainstem.org/?p=212#comment-391 Via <a href="http://twitter.com/wyorksarchives" rel="nofollow">West Yorks Archives on Twitter</a>: We've been trying similar, collecting memories using historic maps as a prompt in our Tracks in Time project http://www.tracksintime.wyjs.org.uk/tracks-in-time-outreach.htm (<a href="http://twitter.com/wyorksarchives/status/5214033944" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/wyorksarchives/status/5214033944</a>) Via West Yorks Archives on Twitter: We’ve been trying similar, collecting memories using historic maps as a prompt in our Tracks in Time project http://www.tracksintime.wyjs.org.uk/tracks-in-time-outreach.htm
(http://twitter.com/wyorksarchives/status/5214033944)

]]> By: jordon http://hotbrainstem.org/2009/10/27/using-google-earth-to-jog-memories-in-oral-history-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-388 jordon Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:03:49 +0000 http://hotbrainstem.org/?p=212#comment-388 Nice. Haha, "the Aerial Oblique Photography Company." Something tells me they've got that market cornered. Nice. Haha, “the Aerial Oblique Photography Company.” Something tells me they’ve got that market cornered.

]]> By: matt http://hotbrainstem.org/2009/10/27/using-google-earth-to-jog-memories-in-oral-history-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-257 matt Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:09:41 +0000 http://hotbrainstem.org/?p=212#comment-257 Jordon, those bird's eye views in Bing Maps are indeed awesome. They are provided by Pictometry International (<a href="http://www.pictometry.com/" rel="nofollow">pictometry.com</a>). As I understand it, over the last several years, many larger municipalities have used Pictometry's services -- but Bing's use of their imagery is the first wide (free) availability they've seen. Their website says they cover "the geographic areas which contain over 70% of the United States population." Jordon, those bird’s eye views in Bing Maps are indeed awesome. They are provided by Pictometry International (pictometry.com). As I understand it, over the last several years, many larger municipalities have used Pictometry’s services — but Bing’s use of their imagery is the first wide (free) availability they’ve seen. Their website says they cover “the geographic areas which contain over 70% of the United States population.”

]]> By: jordon http://hotbrainstem.org/2009/10/27/using-google-earth-to-jog-memories-in-oral-history-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-245 jordon Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:31 +0000 http://hotbrainstem.org/?p=212#comment-245 Sorry I am just getting to this now as I power through my saved posts in my feed reader before Thanksgiving. I've found the 3/4 default "Bird's eye view" of Microsoft's maps website is actually better than that of Google maps. Check it out, I think their maps are through Bing now. Sorry I am just getting to this now as I power through my saved posts in my feed reader before Thanksgiving.

I’ve found the 3/4 default “Bird’s eye view” of Microsoft’s maps website is actually better than that of Google maps. Check it out, I think their maps are through Bing now.

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