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High In The Sky-Isle of Wight
 
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High In The Sky-Isle of Wight

by Europress
Platform:   Windows 2000 / 95 / 98 / NT / Me / XP
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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System Requirements

  • Platform:   Windows 2000 / 95 / 98 / NT / Me / XP
  • Media: CD-ROM
  • Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features

  • Hours and hours of fascinating photography
  • Each title in the series provides a seamless, panoramic aerial view Easy to install and extremely user friendly Hand tool to move the image in any direction
  • Measure tool to view co-ordinates or to measure the distance between two points
  • Zoom tool to zoom in and out interactively by moving the mouse up or down
  • Exceeds the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' current specifications

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  • ASIN: B0000755S3
  • Release Date: 17 Jan 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,625 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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    #72 in  Software > Education & Reference > Brands > Europress
    #81 in  Software > Education & Reference > Reference > Geography & Maps

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Although the CD-ROM package High in the Sky is not quite a replacement for that bird's-eye view, it is certainly the next best thing. Produced by the well-known aerial photographers Getmapping, it includes detailed aerial views of everywhere from Avon to Worcestershire, via most of the counties in between.

It claims to come with photographs from "over half a million miles across the UK." While exhaustively trawling through this footage might not be for everyone, the views will surely be appreciated for the aerial panoramas it gives of places that people know well.

The CD-ROM comes with a zoom function that allows the user to focus closely on specific points--you may even be able to pick out your own house on some of the more detailed footage. The software also allows you to measure the distance between two points on a photograph, so that you will be able to discern how long a particular walk or cycle ride may be (rather than exaggerating to make yourself feel fitter).

These features illustrate how the designers have cannily targeted the package as a natty gift item, which will surely be appreciated by many people who hitherto have been "difficult" to buy presents for. There is no longer any need to pick up the first paperback that comes to hand. Although the notion of looking at wide-open spaces through a computer screen, rather than getting out into them, may seem somewhat postmodern, this is definitely an entertaining package which will interest many people. --Toby Green

Manufacturer's Description
Never before available on CD-ROM, the ‘High in the Sky’ series provides exclusive access to ‘Get Mapping’ aerial photography. Getmapping Plc - the UK’s leading supplier of aerial photography – has exhaustively photographed over half a million miles across the UK. Now, for the first time, ‘High in the Sky’ captures this monumental record of Britain from the air.


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Overview, 9 Jan 2004
By A G Tottle (Woodbridge, Suffolk United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I found this extremely useful, especially when combined with the appropriate 1:25000 O S Map. My interest is in finding and walking old railways, and these two together have enabled me to trace many of the Beechinged lines on the IoW. Very well worth the money.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Should you buy this?, 11 Feb 2006
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A resounding "no!" This mapping system is of really poor quality. Fine if all you want to do is look at an overview from a huge distance, but if you try to zoom in to get any real detail; forget it! Everything becomes one big blur and the overall result is really disappointing. Individual houses or even streets just can't be made out, and I condsider the item a complete waste of money.
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