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However, for the full power of this program, you will need to download Google Earth Pro. Once upon a time, the program carried a steep price tag. But Google has been giving it away for free for the past few years. Google Earth Pro uses a 3D modeling system , that allows users to build to-scale models of landmarks and buildings. If you prefer to see the actual buildings, you can go to street-view or view the thousands of pictures that users uploaded.
You can use layers to add or remove features such as roads, photos, parks, trails, 3D buildings and more. Coming soon to more browsers.
Launch Earth. The whole world, in your hands. Google Earth for mobile enables you to browse the globe with a swipe of your finger on your phone or tablet.
Create maps with advanced tools. Google Earth Pro on desktop is free for users with advanced feature needs. Import and export GIS data, and go back in time with historical imagery. Google Earth is a freeware available for various platforms. Even the business version Google Earth Pro was made free in along with the add-on tools.
The images captured in Google Earth are not real-time contrary to popular belief. They are instead updated frequently from image providers and platforms like aerial photography, GIS data and satellite images. The accuracy of Google Earth varies. The software is meant for entertainment purposes and not for matters involving accurate measurement like navigation.
Each imagery ranges from sub-meter resolution to meter resolution. It also has 1 KM global base resolution. The constant taking of images with different resolutions and formats negates the specific resolution for any location geographically.
Google Earth features distance measurement. Select the location or tab to be measured, pick Mouse Navigation, mark a starting point and end point. The Ruler window will display the measurement and it can be saved and name. The elevation of an area can be measured as well. WGS84 is geodetic system and terrestrial reference system that is both Earth-centered and Earth-fixed.
Google Earth is also based from the Mercator projection found on spherical objects. Google Earth can do time lapse even if it only displays the very current image.
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