Originally posted by RichardPrice
That does not mean anything at all for the given pictures - if the plane doing this survey had its calibration off by so much as 0.1% then theres your
difference in size. Comparing other places means nothing.
Originally posted by RichardPrice
Again, the accuracy of one set of photos means sod all for the accuracy of another set. Google Maps is a conglomeration of hundreds of thousands of
different surveys, taken by thousands of different companies, from planes and satellites.
I do understand how GE imagery is created, but I've now measured a lot of aircraft at a lot of different bases, over the time periods available in
GE, and all of the aircraft I've found so far is within a foot or so of the published specs..
Given that, the odds of that one photo being that far out seem to be unlikely, try it yourself, it's surprisingly accurate if you can get a fairly
high-res image