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~ Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own
annotanons."
The Google Earth data is not limited to the US. "The whole world is covered with
medium resolution imagery and terrain data. This resolution allows you to see major
geographic features and man-made development such as towns, but not detail of
individual buildings. Additional high-resolution imagery which reveals detail for
individual buildings is available for most of the major cities in the US, Western
Europe, Canada, and the UK. 3D buildings are represented in 38 US cities (the
major urban areas). Detailed road maps are available for the US, Canada, the UK,
and Western Europe. And Google Local search is available for the US, Canada, and
the UK.,,85 And all this is free for personal use and does not require registration.
All the news about Google Earth is not good, however.
~ it's a download, which means many organizational policies will prohibit its use
on the job.
~ it will not run on Apples.
~ it is only designed to work on Windows XP or 2000 (other MS operating
systems are not supported).
~ it's designed to run on broadband Internet connections, so I do not
recommend running it on a slow connection.
~ it requires a 3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM, but
many common graphics cards are not supported.
~ while the basic software is free, there are two upgrades, a yearly subscription
for Google Earth Plus with higher resolutions, GPS support, etc., and a more
expensive business and professional version called Google Earth Pro (a 7­
day free trial is available if you're curious).
However, if you are able to use Google Earth, it is amazing. I recommend using the
extensive Google Earth help files available at Keyhole. One of the hottest trends on
the web at the moment is map hacks or mash-ups. The Google Earth Hacks website
brings you lots of free downloads designed to be used in conjunction with Google
Earth.
Google Earth
Google Earth Help
http://earth.google.com/
http://www.keyhole.com/GoogleEarthHelp/GoogleEarth.htm
84 Google Earth, (30 October 2006).
85 Google Earth FAQ, (30 October 2006).
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