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6. Re: Google Maps soundscapes

Subject: 6. Re: Google Maps soundscapes
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Thu Aug 9, 2007 1:29 pm ((PDT))
We're speaking, here, only of the platforms that Google (Earth/Maps)  
provides. Not other
plug-ins.

Bernie


On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:00 AM, w.p.vellinga wrote:

>
> ...here is another site that does similar things, also stereo  
> apparently:
> http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/geotagsView.php
>
> willem-pier
>
> Bernie Krause wrote:
> >
> >
> > As Dan correctly pointed out, we have a major issue with Google Maps
> > technology: The audio component on Maps movie, their only channel
> > available for sound, does not support stereo. Only mono. (The other
> > issue he mentioned was a faulty download at 11kHz and has been
> > corrected). If any of you are bloggers and care to weigh in, by all
> > means do so on the Google blogs and perhaps we can correct this  
> issue.
> >
> > BTW, while its much more complicated, and involves mounting
> > soundscapes in another and separate way (Flash), the sound is much
> > better on Google Earth. But they've asked us to stick w/ Maps for  
> the
> > moment.
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> > Wild Sanctuary
> > POB 536
> > Glen Ellen, CA 95442
> > 707-996-6677
> > http://www.wildsanctuary.com <http://www.wildsanctuary.com>
> >  <chirp%40wildsanctuary.com>
> > Google Earth zooms: Earth.WildSanctuary.com
> >
> >
> >
>
> -- 
> Willem-Pier Vellinga
>
> www.xeno-canto.org
>
>
> 

Wild Sanctuary
POB 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677
http://www.wildsanctuary.com

Google Earth zooms: Earth.WildSanctuary.com










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