RajI once expressed my love for Google Earth and I still love it but I always missed having hi-res images of Lucknow. It’s my hometown after all and a truly amazing city. I even felt hurt when Google added images of Bhopal and Indore cos Lucknow is bigger (and may I say better even though I’ve not been to any of those cities). So imagine my surprise when I installed Google Earth on my new system yesterday morning and noticed that the map of India had a lot of new strips on it, you know, the ones that represent high-res images. Turns out Google did the biggest update ever on 8th June. A lot of Indian cities even the small ones are now available in hi-res.
I was extremely thrilled to finally see Lucknow. I quickly located my home, my school, my college and a lot of other places. I was also surprised to see that the ariel view of Lucknow is a lot better than most Indian cities. There are no big slums or anything and most of the city especially the trans-gomti area (where I live) looks beautiful. It’s heartening to see that large parts of Lucknow are not congested like in big cities. A lot of other cities in UP such as Kanpur, Agra, Bareli, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur etc. are also available in high-res. I could even see Mangalore and parts of Mysore.
Coming back to Lucknow, I immediately searched Keyhole Community to see if somebody had uploaded placemarks for Lucknow and I did found one large folder there. But a lot of important places were missing so I decided to do something I had never done. Create a folder of placemarks and upload it. It took me two hours to finally do it. And will take even longer to write a list of all the placemarks and post the KMZ file on the boards.
But all of you can download the KMZ file here. Now I know that most of you may not be interested in it but download the file and watch the places if you have time. Do it for me. You’ll like what you see, I think.
For people who do not use Google Earth, here are a few screenshots of Lucknow.
awesome man…hope to find my home town too there
i especially like the second picture.
i’m happy that you’re so happy!!!
[sorry i havent commented in so long. life is crazy-busy!!!]
Great news ! more reasons for you to like Google Earth.
@abhinav: Ya, it is pretty awesome. So did u find ur home?
@becky: Well, the second pic is of the CBD of one of the newest areas of Lucknow.
//sorry i havent commented in so long.
Its oaky. I know u are busy
@greensatya: Ya, I am a big fan of google earth
not yet….but will do as soon as i am free of other stuff
hi raj how r u??
i got to learn abt this.. mapping… tried once but was not successful….
i know how u must be feeling while looking and spotting for ur special places…
wil try to look out for mine soon….
@abhinav: Sure, let me know once you find it.
@preeti: I am absolutely fine. Thanks for asking. Its easy to locate places if u’ve ever seen a map of your city. Neways, good luck with it
cool. Though since I could see Bangalore right from the beginning, there is nothing new for me now … hehehe
very interesting.I didn’t know Google earth works in Indian cities too.Since Indian cities are very croweded and unorganized ,I thought it will be hard to show every nook and corner.
Anw way ,may be I’ll searc my home too!
@freeze: Ya, ya, theres no need to showoff, I live in Bangalore too :p
@sharda: Well, Indian cities are crowded but most cities have both unorganised and organised parts. Nevertheless, you can see every part of these cities on Google Earth.
Wow, Nice Pics.You are lucky that your city is visible on Google Earth.My City, Nashik is just a blurred mass, it is still not mapped yet.
Google Earth is really cool!
@disha: Well, you are lucky too. I just checked and Nashik as well as its neighbor Deolali is very much available in high-res. IT must have been updated on 8th June too. So check it out
Hi Raj,
I just happened to visit your blog. Its pretty intersting. Keep up the good posts.
Cheers!
@rock: Hey, thanks a lot. Keep visiting
my hometown, delhi doesnt look very pretty.
:/
@aaki: Well, Delhi doesnt look too bad. In fact, New Delhi looks great with with wide roads, numerous circles and all the greenery. And even Noida and Gurgaon look good in parts. Its mostly Old Delhi thats really cramped up.
Hi Raj
Few days before, i have uploaded the Google Earth and try to find out my home in Delhi. Phew, it as difficult. I couldn’t.
Delhi also looks great on Google Earth. Mumbai is all slums.
I also like Lucknow a lot, our ancestral home is in Lucknow.
Cheers
Nidhi
@nidhi: Ya, its dificult to locate places if u have never seen the map of the city but there are community placemarks to help u out
//Mumbai is all slums.
I was shocked to see Mumbai as well.
//I also like Lucknow a lot
Great!!
Thanks for this post on Lucknow. Me too from Lko, and share the same sentiments. Thanks for those lovely pics!
he i m also from lko…good job..i m in bangalore this time….doing job in siemens software…i love my city and people there…..keep this spirit up.plzzzzzzzzzz
hii there am from the middle east and i love what you found out! its awesome!!
i really hope you can help me find “my Ex- campus in malaysia”..
so could you please help me out
thanks.. ok this is my mail.. jellyfish_07@hotmail.com thanks!!
hi u can use google earth to find ur Ex camp At sunway
Hi, Can anyone guide as to where i can get a kml/kmz file of bangalore with all landmarks and street details? please mail me at kiran.vasudeva@gmail.com. regards.