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Articles Google Earth
Google's satellite imagery software has truly changed the
way we look at the globe. The application lets you zoom in on any part
of the world and for some places, observe from a few meters away.
Google Earth not only displaces satellite images but it also includes terrains and sometimes 3D reconstruction of buildings. You can look for directions and businesses, just like in Google Maps and pinpoint areas or draw on maps straight in Google Earth.
Google Earth includes a very wide, and constantly increasing library of layers, which you can add to the map to enrich your experience. You'll find all sorts of information, from historical landscapes to national parks, regions where you can find endangered species or tourist spots. Google Earth will also showcase more news related information such as forest fires or tsunamis.
But Google Earth is not limited to terrain, and with every new version, it adds new sources of satellite imagery and information about other areas in the world. Say you're really into stars; then you should turn to the Space mode and navigate among the constellations. Or, if you prefer exploring the seas, enable the Water surface option and learn all the secrets about oceans and marine creatures. What's more, the latest version lets you travel in time by providing you with a new Historical Imagery function that allows you to see the evolution of certain locations during the past few years.
Moving around in Google Earth is incredibly intuitive thanks to the multiple navigation tools. Some areas will show less information than others, and Google Earth is known to use up a substantial amount of bandwidth, but it remains a fascinating piece of software. Recently updated to include Google Street View, you now don't have to make the choice of which Google mapping tool you want to use when planning routes and inspecting the globe.
Google Earth is as of yet an unequaled application. Browse around the world, zoom into streets, gaze at the stars or dive into the ocean. Millions of possibilities.
Google Earth not only displaces satellite images but it also includes terrains and sometimes 3D reconstruction of buildings. You can look for directions and businesses, just like in Google Maps and pinpoint areas or draw on maps straight in Google Earth.
Google Earth includes a very wide, and constantly increasing library of layers, which you can add to the map to enrich your experience. You'll find all sorts of information, from historical landscapes to national parks, regions where you can find endangered species or tourist spots. Google Earth will also showcase more news related information such as forest fires or tsunamis.
But Google Earth is not limited to terrain, and with every new version, it adds new sources of satellite imagery and information about other areas in the world. Say you're really into stars; then you should turn to the Space mode and navigate among the constellations. Or, if you prefer exploring the seas, enable the Water surface option and learn all the secrets about oceans and marine creatures. What's more, the latest version lets you travel in time by providing you with a new Historical Imagery function that allows you to see the evolution of certain locations during the past few years.
Moving around in Google Earth is incredibly intuitive thanks to the multiple navigation tools. Some areas will show less information than others, and Google Earth is known to use up a substantial amount of bandwidth, but it remains a fascinating piece of software. Recently updated to include Google Street View, you now don't have to make the choice of which Google mapping tool you want to use when planning routes and inspecting the globe.
Google Earth is as of yet an unequaled application. Browse around the world, zoom into streets, gaze at the stars or dive into the ocean. Millions of possibilities.
Recent changes
- Improved the robustness of network access by
providing better support for Proxy and SSL certs. This will fix issues
users have experienced of not being able to see balloon content or
embedded browser content.
- Improved the resolution seen in elevation profiles for lines and tracks.
- Added the ability to sort "My Places," and improved the user interface to be able find points across my places.
- There were several improvements to Street View in
Google Earth. We added the ability to zoom into a Street View photo by
using a zoom slider. Streetview in Earth feels more immersive now due to
wider field of view. It is now faster and smoother to use. We made
several small tweaks to the user interface including adding a way to
navigate floors when you are indoors and there are multiple floors
available in Street View.
- Fixed bugs related to missing road labels in cases where roads were curvy or zoomed into.
- In Google Earth API for browser plugins:
- Added API for working with tours.
- Fixed bugs or minor changes:
- Several performance improvements that would allow smoother experience in specific computer configurations.
- Fixed 'Restrict to View' functionality during a shapefile import in Google Earth Pro.
- Fixed an issue where Google Earth would sometimes save incorrect ordering of elements in KML.
- Added field of view recording to tours and ability to play back those changes.
- Fixed an issue where the icon heading did not work in Google Earth API.
- Changes to reduce occurrences of missing desktop icon and shortcut menu items on an update.
- Sped up overlay polygon rendering in OpenGL mode.
- Fixed loading of kmz files when the first file at the root level was image file.
- Upgraded GDAL support to 1.7.0 and fixed issues with importing .tab files in Google Earth Pro.
- Fixed the discrepancy caused in measurements due to multiple radii of Earth used inside Google Earth.
- Fixed an issue where placemarks created with UTM coordinates did not move when edited.
- Fixed an issue when screen overlays disappeared in a print-out.
Notes
The latest version of Google Earth is Intel only. Version 5.2, which is universal binary and compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 is available in a separate link when you click download though.
Pros
- Find businesses and directions
- Lots of different layers
- New Ocean mode
- Freedom to move anywhere
- Integrated with Google Street View
Cons
- Can take time to load
- Uses up bandwidth
- Images not always updated
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