Satelite Images for route plotting.
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:17 pm
I use the OSM cycle map layer in RWGPS for route plotting and double check it by switching to the satelite image which often highlights errors in the OSM track. Often there are are in reality roads/tracks not marked on OSM which exist on the ground or conversley roads and tracks marked on OSM which do not exist in the real world.
The satelite images available on Bing maps are far clearer ( higher resolution?) making road surface identification etc easier but appear to be older as the RWGPS images show roads absent on the BING.
The location I'm looking at , Morocco doesn't have Google streetview so that often useful tool isn't available.
So my questions are.
Is there a way of telling on RWGPS/Bing/google earth when the images were taken?
Is there another free satelite image service which has various months which can be selected for the same location to see if rivers are dry/mountain passes blocked etc
The satelite images available on Bing maps are far clearer ( higher resolution?) making road surface identification etc easier but appear to be older as the RWGPS images show roads absent on the BING.
The location I'm looking at , Morocco doesn't have Google streetview so that often useful tool isn't available.
So my questions are.
Is there a way of telling on RWGPS/Bing/google earth when the images were taken?
Is there another free satelite image service which has various months which can be selected for the same location to see if rivers are dry/mountain passes blocked etc