Kim Komando: Amazing Google Earth Discoveries (video)

YouTube ^ | January 31, 2013 | Kim Komando

[EveningStar]

You can now see satellite images of the entire planet using Google Earth. Some folks have uncovered unbelievable hidden landmarks!

[EveningStar]

Warning: The first 7 seconds of the video contain an excerpt from the incredibly annoying "It's a Small World" song. Once you get by that, the video is interesting.

[DManA]

Kim Komando looks much better then you’d expect from her name and her voice. She sounds like a big bruiser to me.

[married21]

Interesting. Thanks for posting this.

[patriot08]

Don’t ever subscribe to her ‘news’ letters.
Your mail will be flooded daily

[EveningStar]

Big bruiser? :)

[DManA]

She’s got that smokers’ voice.

[Paladin2]

So, are there pics of Kim sunbathing in her backyard?

[DManA]

I keep a junk gmail account for stuff like that. I use that if I want to sign up for something that demands you give them an email address. Every few months I go in and do a mass delete.

[al baby]

Like

[KarlInOhio]

I keep a junk gmail account for stuff like that.

mailinator.com is great for temporary email addresses. If someone just wants and address for verification, just give them a mailinator.com address and then check your mail. There are no passwords or security and it doesn't store mail for long, but it's perfect for one shot emails.

[SVTCobra03]

“An error occurred. Please try again later.”

[a fool in paradise]

She’s got that smokers’ voice.

She was offended when one of her listeners wrote in thinking she was a man.

[Dead Corpse]

Dude... Just...

No.

Kim’s long been known for being a hottie.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Is FR now allowing commercials?

[EveningStar]

FR does not allow solicitation. I didn’t think this was solicitation, but let’s see what the Admin Moderator says.

[EQAndyBuzz]

TTIWWP

[Hot Tabasco]

Are Google Earth's satellite images up to date?

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......

[EveningStar]

[ArrogantBustard]

Google Earth imagery is constantly being updated, but at low temporal fidelity. The most recent image of any given place might be days old or years old.

Keep checking, though. They’re constantly adding new data of something.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“FR does not allow solicitation. I didn’t think this was solicitation, but let’s see what the Admin Moderator says.”

I was wondering how much Google paid her to do that segment.

[Hot Tabasco]

Do you have Google Earth? Is there any danger in downloading it?

Do you know anything about Google Chrome web browsing?

[ArrogantBustard]

I use Google Earth on Windows and Android ... no danger that I am aware of.

I don't use the Google Chrome web browser, so cannot comment meaningfully on it.

[Grams A]

...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.

[Hot Tabasco]

Is Google Earth a stand alone program on your computer that you would click on an icon to access it?

[EveningStar]

I am truly sorry for your loss. :(

[ArrogantBustard]

That’s correct.

[ArrogantBustard]

I should add that the Android/iOS version is rather crippled compared to the Windows/*nix/OSX version.

[Hot Tabasco]

Thank you

[houeto]

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.

[Hot Tabasco]

Google Earth is fascinating and fun. Have had it for years.

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?

[Cyber Liberty]

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.

[DManA]

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.

[Rebelbase]

“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.

[houeto]

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?

Google Earth Pro has many features that I don't need. I've always just downloaded the free app...Google Earth.

[Graewoulf]

Bump.

[publius911]

Are Google Earth's satellite images up to date?

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.

[publius911]

That’s correct.

I don't think so.
If you must be connected to the internet to use it, it is not "stand alone."

[RckyRaCoCo]

I had been using it for some time tracking flyover airline traffic(w/Flightwise kmz's)with a high altitude chart overlay, showing the aircraft on particular airways and making turns at designated(flight-plan)way-points.

...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?...).

[ArrogantBustard]

Publius, you're answering a different question from what was asked.

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.

[ArrogantBustard]

Outside of metropolitan areas worldwide, also expect very poor resolution images. Anything smaller than a large house and you're out of luck.

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.

[Hot Tabasco]

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.

Yes AB, you understood my question perfectly even tho it may have appeared vague..... Thanks

[Hot Tabasco]

It wouldn't download, it said I was using an outdated installer and recommended I download Google Chrome.

Do I want to do that?

[ArrogantBustard]

Checking things out ... stand by for an answer.

[ArrogantBustard]

OK ...

I am browsing with Firefox v18.0.1 on Windows XP Pro SP3. I went to http://www.google.com/earth/index.html and hit the “Download Google Earth” button on upper right corner. At the next page, I unchecked the “Include Google Chrome etc.” radio buttons and hit the “Agree and Download” button below the legalese. This downloaded an executable installer. I ran the executable installer and it in turn downloaded and installed Google Earth ... current version appears to be 7.0.2.8415, at least on Windows.

Not sure what the problem might be; perhaps you need to update your browser?

I don’t use Chrome, but it has its fans.

[Hot Tabasco]

Still couldn't complete the download. Here is an error message I got:

Google update installation failed with error 0x80040714

Then when I checked out the Google groups to see what they were saying about it, I saw this error message:

You are using a version of Internet Explorer which Google Groups no longer supports. Some features may not work correctly. Upgrade to a modern browser, such as Google Chrome.

I'm running Windows XP with Internet Explorer version 8.....

[ArrogantBustard]

Internet Explorer is currently at version 9.

FWIW.

Don’t know if upgrading it is something you want to do or not.

Lots of browsers out there, and you can have more than one installed. They’re just hawking their browser.

[kevkrom]

Do you know anything about Google Chrome web browsing?

Well, let's just say that if you use Chrome, Google knows everything about you. Of course, they likely do anyway, unless you're exceedingly paranoid in your browsing setup.

[Hot Tabasco]

Internet Explorer is currently at version 9.

IE-9 is not available for Windows XP. Looks like I need to load Chrome if I want Google Earth.......

I'll give it some thought, thank you AB......

[ArrogantBustard]

Firefox on XP worked for me.

[Hot Tabasco]

Tried downloading Chrome and it wouldn’t load........ will try Firefox. Thanks