Here’s a quick NPR story about an artist who has painted a gigantic Waldo on a roof somewhere in Vancouver. Unfortunately, due to US Government requirements, the vast majority of Google Earth imagery is at least three years old, so she might be waiting a while before it’s seen by the public.
After listening to this story, it made me think that as more people use Google Earth and the number of air passengers increase, advertising on large rooftops or fields will become more common. Passengers to most major airports already see ground-advertisements targeting them; one company plans on using massive ground-level billboards on some the most busy flight corridors around the world. Where else can you find an advertisement that’s " nearly 3 times the size of Manchester United’s football pitch at Old Trafford" ? I wonder if the owner is a British football fan?
Two years ago, while working on a NOAA CCAP contract, I wandered upon these letters carved into a stand of trees just east of Austin, Texas. I can only presume “Lueke” is the landowner’s last name.
The coordinates are: 30 4 55.55N, 97 8 38.25 W (just copy and paste into Google Earth) or download
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Another message painted on the ground illustrates Turkey’s claim to Northern Cyprus. ‘Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene’, roughly means "How happy is he who can say ‘I am a Turk’". 35 16 58.34N 33 22 40E or .
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I wonder how long it be until the first spam messages are carved into the Earth?
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