Posts Tagged ‘satellite images’

 

Google Earth – 3. February, 2009

The best things in life are free. And the latest update of Google Earth Release 5.0.11337.1968 (beta) is even better, especially for Ubin explorers.

I used to get detailed pictures of Chek Jawa. Then one day, its gone, just blurred out. Conspiracy theories filled my head. Maybe the secretive government made a request as there is a Navy port nearby.

With the new update of Google Earth, you can slide back to earlier satellite imagery(Jul, 2004).

Edit 24 Feb 2009. Google earth satellite updated imagery can be off as much as 30 metres making cartography more challenging. I find Dec 2003/Apr 2004 to be more accurate. Download the KML files and see for yourself.

Here is a screen grab of Chek Jawa during low tide. You can see how extensive it is and why its worth protecting and for future generations to enjoy.

Chek Jawa

You cannot see it clearly with the later satellite imagery (Feb, 2005). It was taken during hazy conditions and during high tide.

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Getting There – 31. December, 2008

Click here for panorama view of Ubin Jetty

Here is Ubin on Googlemaps.

Direction by boat

Going there by bus(bus guide). Bus numbers 2, 29, 59, 109 will take you there. Stop at the terminus.

Take a bumboat ferry, it costs $2.50 per person. The boat departs when there are 12 passengers or when the boat get chartered for $30 when there are not enough passengers.

There is no last ferry service. The boatmen stops ferrying when the crowds thin down. On weekends, the crowds thin out from 4pm onwards going to Ubin and from 8pm returning from Ubin so expect to pay more by sharing and chartering if you are impatient. You may be stranded in Ubin if the boatmen has gone home so don’t hang around too late.

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Weather – 30. December, 2008

Its either hot, humid or get drenched in tropical thunderstorms. So make sure you know where the next rain shelter at. Click picture to enlarge.

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Our National Environment Agency (NEA) website provides some useful forecasts. There is even a brief one for Ubin.

Another source is this site showing satellite pictures of rain clouds 70 km away. You can determine if your Ubin trip needs postponing.

Wind, Weather, Windsurfing and more – 70km Weather Radar Animation

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