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High In The Sky-leicestershire

by Europress
Platform:   Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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System Requirements

  • Platform:   Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95
  • 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: B0000755TG
  • Release Date: 17 Jan 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,703 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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    #76 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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very pretty, but disappointing., 5 Oct 2003
By J. Greaves (UK) - See all my reviews
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This looks nice on your screen unless you want to zoom in on your street in which case it's like getting too close to your tv. You get lots of coloured blocks and no definition.

It's fun sweeping over your county and picking out the overall shapes of villages etc but if you want the detail, you'd be better off buying an Ordnance Survey Explorer map.

I'm disappointed, especially as I know what detail is possible from aerial photography. Perhaps you have to pay Getmapping a lot more for that.

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