- Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:32 pm
#33672
Does anyone know of any good satellite imagery programs? To be a little more specific, I'm trying to find something similar to Google Maps that can be embedded into software. A birds-eye view of the local area (if available) is critical. I've looked (briefly) at the Google Maps API and similar, but I don't have the time to learn XML and all that.
Ideally, I'd have something I could embed in a Visual Basic/C++ project, get a birds-eye view of the local area, and draw the position of beacons nearby. Internet access may not (will probably not) be available, so having the data stored on a local hard drive would be a big plus.
And it needs to be able to wash cars and mix drinks too.
So if someone could point me in the right direction to find that (or similar), or could give me a good resource to do something like that using Google Maps without boat loads of XML, that'd be great.
Ideally, I'd have something I could embed in a Visual Basic/C++ project, get a birds-eye view of the local area, and draw the position of beacons nearby. Internet access may not (will probably not) be available, so having the data stored on a local hard drive would be a big plus.
And it needs to be able to wash cars and mix drinks too.
So if someone could point me in the right direction to find that (or similar), or could give me a good resource to do something like that using Google Maps without boat loads of XML, that'd be great.