3-D mapping makes Google search more exciting
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CALIFORNIA: Remember those film visuals where you suddenly swoop down from outer space into a continent on planet Earth and then dive right down to a street somewhere in NY? You could find yourself doing that soon with the help of Google’s latest satellite-imagery based mapping product.
The popular search engine firm yesterday announced the launch of Google Earth, a 3D mapping product that combines Google search with Keyhole technology that will enable users to find geographic information and explore places around the world.
With this product ‘searching’ a location on the Internet takes on a whole new meaning. The process promises to be definitely more interesting than wading through webpage after webpage full of text. Users will be able to interactively explore any place on the planet, using the satellite’s imagery-based mapping capability that features 3D images of buildings and terrain.
The new Google product uses broadband streaming technology and 3D graphics so using it would appear similar to playing a video game. Google Earth provides users the tools to dive deeper into local information and view 3D images of the buildings/places they seek information about. Quite simply, this product will search for pictures of businesses such as hotels, restaurants and other establishments.
It promises to be perfectly useful for look-up functions like researching the neighborhood of a new home or apartment, school districts, vacation destination hunting, business listings or even driving directions.
This latest innovation from Google is offered as a free product currently. A more advanced product Google Earth Plus is available for $20 per year and offers data import, GPS processing and annotation facilities. Business users can have high-res image printing and GIS data import capabilities with the Google earth Pro at $400 per year.
The key features of Google Earth:
*3D buildings in major cities across the US
*3D images of the world’s geographical terrain such as mountains, valleys, and canyons
*Integrated Google Local search which helps find local information such as hotels, restaurants, schools, parks, and transportation
*Easy navigation, tilt, rotate and the ability to maneuver 3D images for a different perspective
*Video playback of driving directions
*One can even save and share searches and favorites or add one’s own annotations.
Soon after the firm announced this product share prices zoomed surged and surpassed $300 a piece for the first time.
Free software download available at http://earth.google.com
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Google Earth Beta 4.2025 Freeware Download
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Bob Marthorn ,
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:48:48 GMT
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The Lastest add-ins has improved in outstanding way the program....
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goggle earth
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Luella Lohrentz ,
Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:21:12 GMT
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It's exciting to find a site and view it wherever I live. Now tell me how to do it. Luella Lohrentz
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Plus
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Roge Blanchard ,
Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:40:42 GMT
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Just subscribed to Earth Plus but don't notice any diffence. What should the differences be?
Thanks,
Roger
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Google earth
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Nick Cleveland ,
Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:31:45 GMT
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Great, but how can I get Norfolk & Suffolk
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Earth Plus
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Ann Thompson ,
Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:05:57 GMT
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How do I subscribe to Earth Plus?
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google earth
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sannohashi ,
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:27:45 GMT
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even though the basic program is free, it is just a kids toy. resolution sucks, as does the ability to zoom in a read a postage stamp, AND there are way too may BLOCKED areas for military and related areas around the world.....again RESOLUTION sucks and ZOOM sucks and too many worldwide areas BLOCKED-CAN'T SEE ZONES. who knows what you get by paying $20.00 for the next level. there is ZERO explanation except that resolution upon printing is better than what you see on the screen. well big frickin deal. now for big deep pockets the final level is paying another $200 or $400, but again the only explantion is that this is the professional level. again big frickin deal..........no explantion and overall this software SUCKS.
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thanks for google earth
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tom mercurio ,
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 03:46:33 GMT
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thanks keep up the greatest service!
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google-earth
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William Siegel ,
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:03:36 GMT
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Fantastic!!
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google earth
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josh rogan ,
Fri, 01 Jul 2005 13:24:52 GMT
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im going to paint a big picture of steve jobs on my roof.
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meh
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Ep ,
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:53:29 GMT
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And the differance between keyhole and this is?
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Resolution
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Jake ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:59:13 GMT
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Poor resolution.
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Damn Mac Zealots
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Evil ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:51:26 GMT
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Damn Mac Zealots, why do you have to pop up everywhere and bitch about stuff ? The % of mac users is shit compared with the % of *nix users but you don't hear them bitching that the "free software" wasn't available for them. Get a life.
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Goog's New Products
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Dr. Yehia Badran ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:43:37 GMT
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Goog is better to stick to its original mission: ultra-fast-comprehesive search. 3D-graphics search is a gimmick only fit for Micrisoft, not for the esteemed Goog.
Dr. Yehia Badran
Cairo, Egypt
ahmos@thewayout.net
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Mac Elitism...
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wtfq ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:26:56 GMT
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It would be nice if, when you send readers off to download the "free software", you also mention that Mac isn't currently supported? A lot of time is likely being wasted by those of us who followed the link, only to find it isn't available.....
There are a few tens of millions of us Mac users.... a small %, but still worthy of consideration?
Always ahve
Thanks for yours.....
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Google Earth
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Atu Zemba ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:23:26 GMT
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With no offence, people around the globe listen and read such news with a great deal of curiosity but they quickly disenchant when they finally discover it's only meant for the US...
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Google Earth
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Lore ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:40:29 GMT
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Wow, this is big. Fill your boots with $300 shares. :P
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awesome
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jay ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:40:09 GMT
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I downloaded this this morning. I guess after a lot of people got it they cloed it down to keep bandwidth open or something. This is the coolest thing to come from the internet since the big crash. It is so amazing. This article doesn't do it justice. All of the images are draped on a 3-d mesh so you can do a fly-through of the grand canyon. Type in any city in the world any you are there. Awesome
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Google Earth
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David ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:33:18 GMT
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Sounds cool but I'm a little concerned that it will be used by terrorists'as a tool to aid them in planning future attacks.
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ha!
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matt ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:30:17 GMT
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too bad you have Mac, Macster. cause they suck! try getting a real computer next time.
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Repackaged Keyhole
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Jon ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:26:40 GMT
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This appears to simply be a repackaging (i.e. slapping the "google" name onto it) of a service/company Google purchased a few years ago called Keyhole. They provided many of the geographic images of Baghdad for news services covering the war.
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Mac Users, :-)
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PetePC ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:26:13 GMT
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"A lot of time is likely being wasted by those of us who followed the link, only to find it isn't available....." If your Macs rand a bit faster you woudl not have had to spend that much time, and as there is only a incredibly small minority of people who "use" Macs the cummulative wasted time can't possible be that much. Should all links have a message... " Not supported by Macs, Linux, Unix, Solaris.... etc? I think not. How about warning a webpage is only available in English, for all our non-English speaking folks?
Excuse me... I am still laughing "There are a few tens of millions of us Mac users..." You made a choice when you chose an OS with limited support. Do not whine when you can't find software for it. I will not complain when I can not run a Mac OS application... Oh never mind, there aren't any I care to have. :-)
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Google Earth
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Jack ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:10:31 GMT
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Sounds like a great idea, but don't bother getting the software now - Google has closed the link as they are still in beta and evidently cannot accommodate any more users. Bummer.
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Maps
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Ben Sullins ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:57:13 GMT
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Why not just use google maps?
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sattelite imagery
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robert close ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:59:36 GMT
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a fabulous idea good show google
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awesome
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Robert Gandy ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:55:20 GMT
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How do I get google earth
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Property Search--
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Steve Kostichuk ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:06:42 GMT
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The idea of being able to locate a site and it's
surrounding area is fantastic.
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Nice tech highlight, but a Red Herring........
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Macster ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:58:47 GMT
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It would be nice if, when you send readers off to download the "free software", you also mention that Mac isn't currently supported? A lot of time is likely being wasted by those of us who followed the link, only to find it isn't available.....
There are a few tens of millions of us Mac users.... a small %, but still worthy of consideration?
Thanks for yours.....
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Google Earth
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Julie ,
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:56:39 GMT
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Sounds cool!!!!
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