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My friend Jim Haney sent me this info earlier and it may be of value to the guys with access to Google Earth.

Have a look at location S18 39 06.92 E36 00 40.60 It clearly shows a nice Buffalo herd from the air! This is in the Zambezi delta area in Mozambique.

For what it is worth, the Bahati camp is about 35 miles "left" of this location but not visible as it is under trees.


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On the free version, all I can tell is there is about 100 balck spots there.
The US picts are higher resolution, and sometimes horses or cattle can be distinguished by their shadows.
One of my sons teaches at Michigan State U, and one can zoom GoogleEarth down to see a guy mowing the End-zone at the MSU stadium.


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that is pretty neat. I dod find an Elephant in the Caprivi once on GE.

What a great waste of time that is! I love it.
 
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Are you sure those aren't ants? Smiler


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That Google Earth is simply amazing! Now, if you can keep those buffs in the same spot for about a year I'll book a hunt with you.

Johan, it was a pleasure to meet you in Jo'burg a few weeks ago. I hope those headsets are working alright for you.

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Have a look atall the game in the Ngorogoro crater in Tanz.
 
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Some nice ones Big Grin

 
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Johnny, that is amazing! Is that the upgraded version of GE?
 
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and thats what you can get as a civilian. just think of the things big brother knows about you
 
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That Buffalo Herd is in Kigosi Reserve. I found it based on the coordinates. Thanks Johnny. I never knew they would give one area in such high resolution, when everything around it is low res.

Anyone who wants to take a look, copy this and paste it 4 17 22.5S 31 23 46.75E It will take you there.
 
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Ha nice - thanks - here is another one (may be eles) tho not in such a big res - as Wendell said : copy - paste:

3 09 22.00S 35 32 57.41E
 
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Ah Ha!

Not satellite images, aerial photos from Michael Fay's Megaflyover. Several scattered around from Chad to Ngorogoro.


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Ok gents, how did you get such good res. off GE.
 
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Man, that made a great background for my PC... now I can while away the hours at work studying that herd of buff and daydreaming!


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Figured it out.

If you go into "Layers" in the GE sidebar and enable "National Geographic Magazine", then expand that and enable "Africa Megaflyover" you'll get a little red airplane symbol everywhere one of these aerial photos is integrated into Google Earth, there's a bunch of them from Niger and Chad all the way to South Africa, showing everything from villages and burned-over savannah to hippos, elephants and lechwes.

Even a herd (pod?? flock??) of seals at 27 23'50.18"S 15 21'17.56"E


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Just because it's overhead imagery doesn't mean it's a satellite. Having formerly been privilege to US military satellite imagery, I'll venture a guess to say that most of the imagery available on Google Earth was taken by an air-breather (that's super secret-squirrel talk for "airplane"). In fact, I'm sure that the above buffalo photo is an air-breather.

Either way, sweet pictures!!
 
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The little red airplane says it was a aerial shot. Still cool anyway.

Vic Falls is Awesome on Google Earth BTW.


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I have had fun trying to find the best bull in that photo. It does seem to support the notion that the best ones are in the back.


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Figured it out.

If you go into "Layers" in the GE sidebar and enable "National Geographic Magazine", then expand that and enable "Africa Megaflyover" you'll get a little red airplane symbol everywhere one of these aerial photos is integrated into Google Earth, there's a bunch of them from Niger and Chad all the way to South Africa, showing everything from villages and burned-over savannah to hippos, elephants and lechwes.

Even a herd (pod?? flock??) of seals at 27 23'50.18"S 15 21'17.56"E


You got it Smiler
and it is just a picture from a flyover in the game reserve
 
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Johnny,
But now it makes me want that resolution everywhere...


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Getting in on this late but the best you'll get from a commercial satellite is 1/2 meter resolution, about 20 inches. If you can see something smaller it's from an aircraft. The comment concerning a herd looking like a swarm of ants is about right. Still a great photo. Don't ask how I know.
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Hi there,

We are about to initiate a major research programme on buffalo in the Niassa Reserve, and I want to use this photo as an example of one way to track herds and record status/distribution. Could you send me a jpeg copy? Would be greatly appreciated Thanks
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Some nice ones Big Grin

 
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hi Cass

ust right click on the picture and save as....... Wink

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