Super-Close Google Maps Zooms


	Super-Close Google Maps Zooms

mahsai

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3-7-2007 6:28 PM

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mahsai says:

Wow!

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3-7-2007 9:46 PM

maedko

water ping pond. omg thats the greatest thing ive ever heard of. i swear im moving to hawaii just for that.

3-7-2007 11:28 PM

thefoxalmighty

cool

3-8-2007 1:08 AM

fasoomro

Hummmm..
It looks like a trick to me..!

3-8-2007 9:48 AM

Socratoad

Yeah, I know, its all happening in a little room in Arizona

3-8-2007 10:11 AM

Nxqd3051990

Yes it's really nice

nXqd

3-8-2007 1:01 PM

pumpkinismine

It wouldnt work for me, when I tried zooming in more, it stayed the same...

3-8-2007 5:12 PM

mahsai

Hi! pumpkinismine,
You need to change URL "z=" parameter in directry. And there is very few place can over "z=19".

3-8-2007 10:15 PM

pumpkinismine

Oops! I misunderstood it by replacing the z instead of the number after the z...Ok, so now it works

Thanks mahsai!

3-9-2007 10:43 AM

joaaron2468

What "z" are you guys talking about. I save the link, but there is no "z" in the URL. Help

3-9-2007 12:34 PM

curtgranger

click “link to this page” at the top right, then there will be a 'z'. Z is the zoom parameter.

3-9-2007 3:11 PM

savior87

Wow! That is cool!

3-9-2007 8:07 PM

savior87

Hi folks, I have tried different numbers from "19 to 23" after z but an image where my friend lives doesn't look as "close up" as the one above. I am not sure how to make it look more close up. Help?

3-12-2007 4:12 PM

AndySuggs

It only works in a few areas (IMO its useless)

The camel shot looks like an image overlay (most of the people are looking up...)

3-12-2007 6:22 PM

Ellanon

Guys, this is such a waste of energy. Get Google Earth and load up the National Geographic layer. It's just a guy taking pictures from the air.

http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/03/08/national-geographic-african-megaflyover-project/

3-12-2007 6:46 PM

PeterLeder

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=22&ll=49.514046,8.349502&spn=0.000102,0.000314&t=k

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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Select a location and switch to satellite view</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Zoom in as far as you can, and click “link to this page” at the top right</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Now replace the “z” parameter in the URL with a higher value, e.g. 20, 22, or 23, and wait. Some locations will now show more detailed imagery</LI>
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