Archive for March 16th, 2009

1000yearold fishing trap found on Google Earth (Daily Telegraph)

Britain's most ancient fishing trap has been discovered off the coastline of Wales after research carried out on Google Earth.

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Spotted on Google Earth: Giant fish trap built off coast of Britain 1,000 years ago (Daily Mail)

Spotted on Google Earth: Giant fish trap built off coast of Britain 1,000 years ago

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Man Steals Church Roof Using Google Earth (Londonist)

Roofless efficiency It was only a matter of time. Londoner Tom Berge is serving eight months at Her Majesty's pleasure after bending Google Earth to evil purposes. The 27-year-old builder used the mapping site to spot lead roofs in South London. He'd then scale the buildings, many of them listed, and half-inch the valuable metal. According to the Telegraph , his targets ...

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Man uses Google Earth to steal lead from roofs (Daily Mirror)

A crafty thief used the Google Earth website to home in on buildings - before stripping £100,000 of lead from their roofs.

Monday, March 16th, 2009

NASA pimps Google Mars (The Register)

Historical maps, 'live' image feeds added Users of the Martian part of Google Earth will be delighted to hear that it has received enhancements. The new virtual-Mars features include historical maps of the red planet, and up-to-date imagery from spacecraft in orbit above it.…

Monday, March 16th, 2009