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Andrew Kramer’s Earth zoom tutorial…
First, congrats on the new addition to the family, I too am sitting here in limbo awaiting our big day, due date is next tuesday!
Secondly, amazing work, every time this guy creates anything, you are really an inspiration to all of us who use this software. MY question however, applies to anyone in the field.
In this tutorial, he uses screenshots of google maps, and it turns out great, my question is, if we are to do this technique, where to copyright laws and royalty fall into it? If a client comes in, has seen this effect on “Comedy Central” and requests it to be done in their project, what can we tell them, one way or another?
We cannot do this effect because google will sue you and take everything you own!
Or…
Yeah sure, we can do this, google maps, like all satellite imagery, is public domain!
I really have no idea what to even tell my boss about this yet so I’m looking to you guys to shed a lil light or stir up a good conversation, thanks in advance for any help!
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Like Andrew suggested, there’s always the tie a camera to a weather balloon option…
This is a good question. I used Google maps for some Tampa aerials when I did something similar to this, but it wasn’t for commercial use. These copyright laws are changing everyday… as an aside, I just heard now there’s a movement from New York to ban cover bands! I do know that the technology used to implement and show a user Google maps is copyrighted. My guess would be that the company taking/providing the satellite imagery, which is most likely Navteq, wouldn’t want you taking their images for commercial purpose. I actually know some programmers that work for commercial sites that do aerials and mapping…it’s a big business and I don’t doubt that they keep an eye out for stuff like this. I would suggest asking these companies before you proceed.
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Are you saying Andrew had a baby? Very cool.
Here’s map stuff.
All Public Domain:
https://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/categories.htm
https://www.evl.uic.edu/pape/data/Earth/
https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_detail.php?id=1438
https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
This from Andrew’s Blog:
https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/features.html
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having the same problem here !
But as always nothing is free !!Google Earth:
https://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=21422World Wind:
https://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Copyright_Questions_When_Using_Images_From_World_WindJan
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Can’t seem to find Andrew Kramer’s Earth zoom tutorial. Anybody have a URL?
Thanks!
Bob C
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Hey Bob,
If you hadn’t had a chance browse Andrew and co’s amazing resources at https://www.videocopilot.net/index.htmlCheck out https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html?id=15 for this “controversial” Zoom Tutorial. (I joke! I kid!)
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TerraServer.com for $29.95 for a month is not terrible but not great due to the limited pixel dimensions and stuff they put on the screen. They also sell some higher pixel-count images at various charges under $100.
I’m hoping to use WorldWind for the globe-to-partial continent scale, then TerraServer for the closer stuff if I can get it to match at all.
What’s up with the extreme pixelation of WorldWind at building-level detail? Am I not looking in the right places or loading the wrong library? If anyone has found some good sharp low-altitude imagery for free on the NASA site or on WorldWind please share how you did it.
Thanks!
bob c
MacPro 2 x 3GHz dualcore; 2 GB 667MHz
Kona LHe
Sony HDV Z1
Sony HDV M25U
HD-Connect MI
Betacam UVW1800
DVCPro AJ-D650
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