Posted on 01/31/2013 9:06:42 AM PST by EveningStar
You can now see satellite images of the entire planet using Google Earth. Some folks have uncovered unbelievable hidden landmarks!
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
Do you know anything about Google Chrome web browsing?
I don't use the Google Chrome web browser, so cannot comment meaningfully on it.
...incredibly annoying “It’s a Small World” song.”
When my daughter was three we took her to Disney in Calif. She loved that ride and had memorized the song and was able to sign it out after only the first ride - singing it millions of times over the years, as a matter of fact. The next time we went to Disney was 10 years ago when she was 39 and she and I took her the grandson. She sang it out loudly during the ride. She was killed in an auto accident shortly after that. Wish I had recorded her singing it. While it may be annoying to you, hearing it does trigger memories which are precious to me.
Is Google Earth a stand alone program on your computer that you would click on an icon to access it?
I am truly sorry for your loss. :(
That’s correct.
I should add that the Android/iOS version is rather crippled compared to the Windows/*nix/OSX version.
Thank you
Google Earth is fascinating and fun. Have had it for years. No problems. Give me your lat/lon and in about a minute I’ll tell you what color your roof is and whether or not your car/truck was in the driveway or not.
Did you have to pay for it? I just went to the website and they showed a Google Earth Pro that you had to pay for.......Is that what you have?
She’s a hottie all right, and she’s married to the biggest dork in Phoenix. Sawed off little p**ck with short-man syndrome. I don’t know how it’s possible.
I will say Google Earth is the most wonderful amazing app. I was blown away the first time I saw it and I’m blown away every time I go back to it.
“Is Google Earth a stand alone program on your computer that you would click on an icon to access it?”
It’s a web based application that places an icon on your desktop, click it and the world is yours.
There are a lot of add-ons for it in .kzm file format that overlay additional data. I have one for Lewis and Clark that maps their entire route and another one that overlays a topographic map.
If you don’t have it you’re missing a lot of fun. You can set the zoom/elevation view and “fly” anywhere you like.
Google Earth Pro has many features that I don't need. I've always just downloaded the free app...Google Earth.
Bump.
The reason I ask is that if I Mapquest my house and zoom in, it's my house as it looked a few years ago......
Outside of metropolitan areas worldwide, also expect very poor resolution images. Anything smaller than a large house and you're out of luck.
No question that many amazing things would be discovered, and mysteries solved if in fact the entire planet coverage were high resolution.
Currently, that simply isn't the case.
I don't think so.
If you must be connected to the internet to use it, it is not "stand alone."
...but in the last year or so GE has become painfully slow(map loading, cursor movement, etc.)that I just don't use it much anymore. Not sure though what the problem is/was(settings? too many KMZ's? video drivers?...).
HT asked if it was stand-alone, with its own icon. As opposed to being a website accessed through a standard web browser. I answered correctly that it is.
Your issue is different; it touches on the location of the data. You correctly note that an internet connection is necessary. While Google Earth can be augmented with the user's own locally stored data, the data provided by Google are all stored on and accessed through the internet.
With respect, that's a glass half-full vs glass half-empty matter. A surprising amount of truly undeveloped land, even in the depths of the third-world, is available at high (~1m GSD) resolution.
Get the app and go exploring.
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