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Old December 19th 08, 12:13 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Dec 16, 2:56 am, "John Rowland"
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http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

Not as good on Earth as Google Earth, and doesn't include the night
sky at all, but does include Venus, Mars, The Moon and Jupiter.


I'm waiting for the day that we have a live online satellite feed so
you can check the state of traffic on various roads before you set
out.

But I won't hold my breath for it anytime soon.


Or ever -- geostationary satellites are much too high to focus on
individual roads. Low orbit satellites don't spend long over any
particular point on earth, and mostly pass over uninhabited areas with
no roads. The only likely way for this to happen would be using either
tethered balloons or drones.