Google Earth

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

Been having a look around on google earth today and came up with the idea of making a battle map of Isandlwana with it. ( after the usual looking at my house etc Wink

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Very rough, as I was working from a hand drawn map from 'British Battles' but you get the idea of what could be done.

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Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18

You are certainly gifted. I would like to see one of Ulundi. On a Google map. If Possible. But its looks impressive.

Mr G.

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

Again very rough & I'm not sure of the scale of the square ... Also seems a little odd seeing Zulu attack a airport :lol:

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Subject: google earth Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:40 am

hi all.
I certainly never realised there is an airport basically next door to the ulundi Battlfield. Would they run
private flights to ulundi from the main cities ?. Hope our Sth African members can shed some light on this.
cheers 90th.

Posts : 552 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough

Sir DCC
Google earth has The square in in the wrong place, if you follow the road to the right of the runway north to the main road you have placed two arrows. The base of those arrows is actually in the memorial gardens where the square stood. The little white spot in the centre is the memorial, you will make out the path running west beyond the central memorial, that leads to the cemetary.

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

Neil Aspinshaw wrote:: Sir DCC
Google earth has The square in in the wrong place, if you follow the road to the right of the runway north to the main road you have placed two arrows. The base of those arrows is actually in the memorial gardens where the square stood. The little white spot in the centre is the memorial, you will make out the path running west beyond the central memorial, that leads to the cemetary.

Cheers Neil,
If I've understood you right the square should be in the right place now. Idea

Posts : 552 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough

You're right on Chelmsfords Foreign service hemet vent!

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

Well that's close enough for me :lol:

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Great idea. Idea

Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi SirDCC,
great images you created!
I love how you even added in the individual soldiers, it looks quite real! :)

very good, keep up the brilliant work!

thanks joe

Subject: google earth Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:45 am

hi sirDCC.
Great work , very enjoyable.
cheers 90th.

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

Alot of guess work here going from a old thread with a google earth photo.
So if I'm way off feel free to say so Wink

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Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi SirDCC,
would you e able to do a Rorkes Drfit one?, that would be good and just as interesting to look at

thanks joe

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

joe wrote:: hi SirDCC,
would you e able to do a Rorkes Drfit one?, that would be good and just as interesting to look at

thanks joe

I dare say I'll get around to it mate. Just found how to turn the map for 3d effect so playing with that atm ...
Here's Rorke's Drift & Isandlwana on the same picture.

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Posts : 600 Join date : 2010-01-07 Location : UK

hi SirDCC,
how do you get the map to turn for the 3d effect?

-looking for different ways to look at my house! :lol!:

thanks joe

Posts : 96 Join date : 2010-03-28 Location : England

:lol!: House's stay flat (unless your in a major city, 'though I've only tried New York).
Just press down the center scroll wheel and move the mouse mate Wink

Subject: Re: Google Earth Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:47 pm

Re the comment about the airport at Ulundi, remember that Ulundi was the capital of the KwaZulu homeland before KwaZulu and Natal became a single entity. The airport basically served the government service. With the establishment of Pietermaritzburg as the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, the Ulundi airfield is hardly used.
Ken

Subject: ulundi airport. Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:48 am

hi ken.
Thanks for the reply concerning the airport at Ulundi. Idea

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cheers 90th.