Disc Golf from Space?

[yearofrolling]

If you zoom way in on this: 41.727342, -93.710560
in Google Maps I think you'll see some dudes playing some golf at Walnut in Des Moines.
Is that a blue disc on the fairway?
What do you think?

 

[drickanderson]

and if you click here you get a great view of Red Ridge DGC out here. Looks just like a ball golf course from up there ..

 

[drickanderson]

That looks like it's too big to be a disc, doesn't it?

 

[apdrvya]

Flip

should give you a good idea of how much bill has to mow...

 

[SAxDrc]

I think Bing maps is a lot better than google.

 

[bazillion]

Yeah, too bad microsoft sucks ...

 

[bazillion]

Actually, bing maps is pretty nifty. I made this map of El Dorado DGC in Long Beach based on a bing screencap, and it turned out pretty good.

 

[chain-addicted]

If you zoom way in on this: 41.727342, -93.710560
in Google Maps I think you'll see some dudes playing some golf at Walnut in Des Moines.
Is that a blue disc on the fairway?
What do you think?

No.... That's four guys kickin' around a blue kickball out in a field. Too big to be a disc.

 

[drickanderson]

Yeah, too bad microsoft sucks ...

what he said. I'm on Ubuntu 10.04 right now ..

 

[NothinButChing]

our local course has people playing it as well!

saw that couple a weeks ago on my phone right after getting directions to new course

 

[Steve West]

45.018578 -93.112153 shows two guys putting out on hole 16 at Acorn, plus other players around the course.

It would almost impossible to take an aerial photo of that course without getting disc golfers in it. There are 36 cars in the parking lot, and this was when it was cold enough so that there were no leaves on the trees.

 

[haier2]

As long as this link works, this is the street view of hole two at Oregon Park, with some DGers walking the fairway.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...=Yl486VqN79_pFUvFlz5X6g&cbp=12,262.64,,0,2.92

 

[nojjjj]

Actually, bing maps is pretty nifty. I made this map of El Dorado DGC in Long Beach based on a bing screencap, and it turned out pretty good.

That looks nice.

Gotta love the lack of privacy all over the world. And if us normal folk can get our hands on these pictures, just imagine what the government is working with!

 

[EricBB]

Yeah, you can definitely see some guys playing on hole 3. Used to live right by this course and i don't think there was anything out in the middle there that would cast any shadows except for players. As far as the blue disc, I think yes. If you compare it to the teepads it doesn't look that big. Also, depending on the (i'll just say quality to spare you the nerd talk) of the photo, it could make the disc look bigger. Also, this is not a view from space...just an airplane. Either way, very cool. I would like to see some other course where you can see people playing.

 

[yearofrolling]

Cool. Thanks for the links and what not.