Google Earth

[crazyhorse]

I just read about this. Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth (http://earth.google.com/) combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. I tried it myself and it seems it is integrated with google's local search. Seems like a nice tool but im a none US citizen so for me there is no use. I just checked the colussuem in Rome. :)

[T0PS3O]

I used that back when it was still Keyhole's software. Pretty cool. I orientated myself with the Las Vegas street plan prior to going there to prevent getting lost in a drunken state. It served me well.

I've been in the Colosseum in Rome. Now that's an amazing place. I'd love to go back in time and sit in a sell-out Colosseum watching navy battles or gladiators knock eachother out.

[Arnie]

Great tool. That will be even better when more countries are mapped.

[martaay]

an awesome tool, welcome to virtual holidays

[Blogmaster]

Now all I need is one of those built into my car.

[Arnie]

You can even enter the White House but no furnitures.
You must bring them with you.

This is amazing!!!

download here http://earth.google.com

[ashburg]

Y'all have GOT to check this out: http://desktop.google.com/download/earth/index.html

ash

[T0PS3O]

You're late, already mentioned earlier today by Crazyhorse (see Google Forum).

[Arnie]

Today I see new features

google earth - free
google earth plus - $20.00 (one time fee)is an upgrade from google earth
google earth pro $400.00 (one time fee) - 7 days free trial

The more I use it the more I like it.

[digitalpoint]

It's pretty god damn cool. They just need to hurry up on the Mac version (since they are working on it).

[Arnie]

Oh and now even more options to the previous three
Google Earth Enterprise
- Google Earth Fusion
- Google Earth Server
- Google Earth EC

[Arnie]

Must be the tool of the year 2005 or the tool of this decade.

[Volknet]

It's pretty sweet software. I love the ability to pan different angles!!! Beautiful. :)

[rustybrick]

They just closed it temporarily. http://desktop.google.com/download/earth/index.html

Reported over at http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2005-06-29.html#n65

[Arnie]

How do you do with google earth?

I'm still trying to figure out the blessings but haven't decided for how to use it in connection with my site.

Anyone some exiting ideas about?

[Umbertide]

oh my gosh, this is the most incedible thing I have ever seen. I run a travel business. I can speak to my clients about a place while I am looking at it. Or if they are lost I can tell them where to go! If I didnt know better I would say Google Earth is a gift from God...

[Arnie]

I'll not be surprised when the implement live weather reports with this program soon.

[crazyhorse]

I'll not be surprised when the implement live weather reports with this program soon.
Better be nice weather then or you will be seeing clouds all the time. ;)

[digitalpoint]

I want everything integrated with it (like traffic). :)

[stephenmunday]

I want it to be able to show my car in the parking lot so that I can find it.

[Arnie]

I want everything integrated with it (like traffic). :)
Do you mean a live broadcast?
Hey that would be fun though the NSA and CIA are using it, I don't think its going to be for the public.;)

[chris45]

or worse, the terrorist. maybe they used it to bomb London.

[andyd]

I downloaded it yesterday and it is pretty cool - varying degrees of detail though depending on country and area of country - but brilliant none the less!

[passat]

good to know

[digitalpoint]

I want this thing and then install Google Earth Plus (the version with GPS support) on it. That would be bad ass.

http://www.digitalpoint.com/~shawn/2005/07/computer-for-your-car-dashboard.html

[Blogmaster]

It would be great to have this. But I can already see the future:

people will check their emails while driving and chat in chat rooms. Maybe it needs to be voice activated and I believe it will be.

I wouldn't doubt every vehicle having something like that built in in about 20 years.

[clasione]

I downloaded it a few days ago..... Nothing short of amazing....

"Google Earth" - a perfect name in a perfect Google world... Google to control Earth shortly....

[mikelbeck]

I've been playing with it for the last few days... The images are a few years old. I zoomed in on my house, I can see my wife's Jeep in the driveway, I sold that in 2003, and theres no pool in my backyard, which I installed the same year, so the images (at least of my area) are from 2003 or earlier.

Very cool, though. I zoomed in on Englishtown Raceway Park (New Jersey), and there's a few people in the parking lot and two cars on the starting line!

[Arnie]

I've been playing with it for the last few days... The images are a few years old. I zoomed in on my house, I can see my wife's Jeep in the driveway, I sold that in 2003, and theres no pool in my backyard, which I installed the same year, so the images (at least of my area) are from 2003 or earlier.

Very cool, though. I zoomed in on Englishtown Raceway Park (New Jersey), and there's a few people in the parking lot and two cars on the starting line!

There are always updates and even says the exact date and the older version are archieved, you can even have a look at those archieves. You have to adjust your layers.

[Scorpion]

wow nice tool

[ajit]

hi,

Presently google earth's scope is very limited even though Product is very good but limited to few countries.
It is under development stage so that world's community would be able to use it.
I am waiting when it will mapp my country in it....:cool:

[yfs1]

They have added Ireland and I have a perfect use for it on one of my sites. I want to display the saved tour as a box on my site and have it run when someone visits.

Their file format is obviously proprietory so I can't figure out how to get it to play without having to download the software.

Has anyone succefully converted it as a mpeg or something similar?

[Arnie]

I think this functions only with earth-pro upwards.