Real maps of GT4 circuits (Google Maps/Earth)

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

Google Maps (http://maps.google.com) rolled out satellite images for countries outside of United States a couple of days ago (as i was told). So I think I might have a little fun with it to see how many GT4 tracks I can find from there.

Some of them are easy to find like New York, Seattle (which has been mapped out before) and Hong Kong (where I grew up). Some of them are harder to find, especially those in Japan. Anyway this is a very fun exercise for me and hope you will enjoy it.

Click on the Track Name to get to the original Google satellite images. (draggable, zoomable). Click on the Image to view the GT4 track placement.

Try the Google Earth (download at http://earth.google.com) software too! It's very cool. Just copy the whole string of coordinates and paste it in the top left search box in the program.

Asia

Hong Kong

Google Earth coordinates: 22 17'48.24"N, 114 10'18.15"E

Tokyo R246

Google Earth coordinates: 35 40'35.83"N, 139 43'27.48"E

Tsukuba (and its untouched version)

Google Earth coordinates: 36 09'06.09"N, 139 55'16.53"E

Seoul Central

Google Earth coordinates: 37 33'55.62"N, 126 58'41.87"E

Suzuka

Google Earth coordinates: 34 50'40.44"N, 136 31'56.47"E

Fuji Speedway

Google Earth coordinates: 35 22'08.05"N, 138 55'32.34"E

Twin Ring Motegi

Google Earth coordinates: 36 31'56.13"N, 140 13'46.64"E

Europe

Opera Paris

Google Earth coordinates: 48 52'02.47"N, 2 19'33.47"E

George V Paris

Google Earth coordinates: 48 52'14.93"N 2 17'49.47"E

Cote d'Azur

Google Earth coordinates: 43 44'08.10"N, 7 25'29.28"E

Le Mans

Google Earth coordinates: 47 56'09.31"N, 0 13'25.44"E

Nurburgring

Google Earth coordinates: 50 21'09.20"N, 6 55'59.57"E

Rome from GT3

Citta di Aria

Google Earth coordinates: 43 04'15.48"N, 12 36'54.12"E

America

Seattle

Google Earth coordinates: 47 35'56.61"N, 122 19'56.66"W

New York

Google Earth coordinates: 40 45'52.05"N, 73 58'53.19"W

Infineon

Google Earth coordinates: 38 09'48.16"N, 122 27'31.92"W

Laguna Seca

Google Earth coordinates: 36 35'00.14"N, 121 45'17.27"W

Use your imagination for these ones!

Grand Canyon

El Capitan, Yosemite

Costa di Amalfi

Chamonix

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

Nicely done Sir !.... Very nice !....

jdw · Jun 22, 2005

Wow, that's awesome! :eek:

Thanks for providing that 👍

Any more?

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

working on New York, and Seattle, which has been mapped out before actually. Can't zoom in close enough for Seoul...

raz_10 · Jun 22, 2005

Very 🤬 Nice...i've seen the others but not the tokyo R246....

one a side question do you know why is called R246?? :dunce:

JParker · Jun 22, 2005

That's too cool man. I recall an old thread during GT3 that someone was talking about the Tokyo track, and someone commented that it was a fictional track. Seattle would be a fun on to try and find, it too is thought to be fictional.

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

This is the EXTREMELY small version of a Seattle map I did with the Nasa satellitte photo site a good long time ago - including GT3 In Game screenshots :

[edit:] I used images from different eras as I wanted to include both the Kingdome AND Safeco Field...

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

R246 real photo walk-through

http://katie-and-rob.org/album/20050608_moto_akasaka/

raz_10 · Jun 22, 2005

I hope this works...I never posted any images before http://img290.echo.cx/img290/826/seattletrack3hl.jpg

I took this from the PS forum thanks to * ErinEnnis * PS forum memeber

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

Yep Seattle has been mapped out before. I am just repeating other people's work

Edited OP with Seattle.

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

Added New York.

RSCosworth · Jun 22, 2005

These are very cool! Big thanks to all of you!

bacalhau · Jun 22, 2005

Really, awesome work!

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

stan394
Yep Seattle has been mapped out before. I am just repeating other people's work Edited OP with Seattle.

In Seattle - You're 2 blocks too far with the 180 degrees in the top of the track... You're only passing 3 blocks after the 90 degrees when coming downhill...

Apart from that - 👍 Keep 'em coming...

Touring Mars · Jun 22, 2005

Superb!!! 👍 👍 amazing stuff... well done Stan and Fler... thanks :bowdown:

p.s. nice website flerbizky :odd:

hispeed · Jun 22, 2005

It's great to see these tracks like this. Gives another perspective!

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

Touring Mars
Superb!!! 👍 👍 amazing stuff... well done Stan and Fler... thanks

p.s. nice website flerbizky

Meh!... It's for my email address and I just needed something

Btw.. You should see the "full" version of my map - You can count the number of cars in Seattle the day the satellite passed over it !..

Touring Mars · Jun 22, 2005

Flerbizky
Meh!... It's for my email address and I just needed something

Btw.. You should see the "full" version of my map - You can count the number of cars in Seattle the day the satellite passed over it !..

post it??

re: the website - i liked the "You are visitor number 1403... please leave!" bit... :lol:

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

Flerbizky
In Seattle - You're 2 blocks too far with the 180 degrees in the top of the track... You're only passing 3 blocks after the 90 degrees when coming downhill...

Apart from that - 👍 Keep 'em coming...

Nice find

Fixed

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

stan394
Nice find Fixed

That's not a find - I've walked the sucker

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

Touring Mars
post it??

Be Warned - 4 Megs !....

re: the website - i liked the "You are visitor number 1403... please leave!" bit...

That PHP counter was the first thing PHP I ever did

Touring Mars · Jun 22, 2005

Flerbizky
Be Warned - 4 Megs !....

Cheers! Thank fark for broadband... that is one HUGE picture... I think that might even be my uncle in the Camaro near the start/finish line!

Evolution. · Jun 22, 2005

I wonder if we can find La Sarthe or Nurburgring? *evil laughter*

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

Touring Mars
Cheers! Thank fark for broadband... that is one HUGE picture... I think that might even be my uncle in the Camaro near the start/finish line!

Don't mention it

But try, if you like, to imagine the farking TIME I spend at Nasas satellitte photo site, zooming to max detail, then saving, the finally sticking everything together.. I don't think I'm about to do that again anytime soon :irked:

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

MachOne
I wonder if we can find La Sarthe or Nurburgring? *evil laughter*

Trying but that will be hard....

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

MachOne
I wonder if we can find La Sarthe or Nurburgring? *evil laughter*

Those can both be traced in M$ Autoroute

Touring Mars · Jun 22, 2005

Flerbizky
Don't mention it But try, if you like, to imagine the farking TIME I spend at Nasas satellitte photo site, zooming to max detail, then saving, the finally sticking everything together.. I don't think I'm about to do that again anytime soon

Atleast NASA are doing something useful!!

Great job on the pic though... i can imagine how long it took you! 👍

stan394
Trying but that will be hard....

Keep up the good work!

stan394 · Jun 22, 2005

Tsukuba

Should be somewhere in here
but can't zoom in close enough.

Same for Seoul Central

Flerbizky · Jun 22, 2005

Le Mans - As seen in M$ Autoroute - Sorry for the seriously sucky lines.. Mousepads needs an equally serious clean....

Emohawk · Jun 22, 2005

Wow, nice stuff.
Here's a better map of La Sarthe:

edit: Fuji, while I'm at it;

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