North by Northwest » Uncategorized http://northbynwa.com the blog Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:29:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Get inside the planes that capture Microsoft Virtual Earth http://northbynwa.com/2008/08/11/get-inside-the-planes-that-capture-microsoft-virtual-earth/ http://northbynwa.com/2008/08/11/get-inside-the-planes-that-capture-microsoft-virtual-earth/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:33:16 +0000 kas http://northbynwa.com/?p=556 Get inside the planes that capture Microsoft Virtual Earth

Find out about the planes and technology behind Microsoft’s Virtual Earth imagery.

Watch their video here:



Behind The Maps – Flying the UltraCam

ms bird\'s eye view

Microsoft’s site currently features imagery of the Olympic sites in Beijing like the Bird’s Nest Stadium above: www.microsoft.com/ VirtualEarth

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More frustration: A Modern-Day Blackout: Gmail Goes Dark

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Lake Harriet Park

The nonprofit Trust for Public Land on Tuesday reported the following for the state’s two largest cities:

RECREATION CENTERS per 20,000 residents: St. Paul, first nationally at 3.0; Minneapolis, second, 2.6.

TENNIS COURTS per 10,000 residents: Minneapolis, first, 4.9; St. Paul, tied for third, 3.7.

BALL DIAMONDS per 10,000 residents: St. Paul, first, 5.6; Minneapolis, second, 5.3.

SKATEBOARD PARKS per 100,000 residents: Minneapolis, third, 1.6; St. Paul, 16th, 0.7.

PARK-RELATED SPENDING per resident: St. Paul, third, $224; Minneapolis, eighth, $151.

NON-SEASONAL MUNICIPAL PARK EMPLOYEES per 1,000 residents: Minneapolis, fifth, 1.56; St. Paul, 14th, 1.08.

The Twin Cities also landed one of its park destinations among the most-visited in the nation. The Lake Harriet/Lyndale Park area in Minneapolis receives about 2.25 million visitors a year, placing it 30th.

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