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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by edgefield on Monday November 07, 2022 @05:38PM (#33513542)
Good story, but why not just call it “aerial view”?
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by JumpCrisscross on Monday November 07, 2022 @05:39PM (#33513557)
> why not just call it “aerial view”?

Some of the pictures were from satellites, not airplanes.

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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by Apocryphon on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:40PM (#33514126)
Above view
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by spoils19 on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:46PM (#33514191)
The object taking the picture can be underneath you, relative to your position on the planet.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by Apocryphon on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:50PM (#33514213)
Sky view
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by gs17 on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:19PM (#33514452)
The pictures are all of the ground.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by stavros on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:34PM (#33514552)
Top-down view.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by Cerium on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @12:38AM (#33516217)
They used to have a three quarters view where the airplane dataset extended.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by gs17 on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @12:53AM (#33516282)
That was actually my only reason to use Bing maps, they had an impressive 3/4ths view where you could change the angle.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by Apocryphon on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:23PM (#33514486)
Photo view
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by jodrellblank on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @12:16AM (#33516087)
Overview

Overlook

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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by 10x_contrarian on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:22PM (#33514474)
"Aerial" isn't directly related to airplanes. It means in the air. Unless you consider low earth orbit outside of the atmosphere, which is somewhat debated.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by the_gipsy on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:35PM (#33514563)
It doesn't mean in the air.
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