People can see where you live...
Google Earth
You can only see yourself in Google Earth if you were in a photo that they took. If you where, then you can see it in any version.
First you download Google Earth from google's web site. You can start by entering an address (or just a city name) in the fly-to-search panel and see Google Earth zoom to that location. Next check out the Google Earth user's guide (which includes video tutorials) and see what else Google Earth can do. See related links below.
You can start by entering an address (or just a city name) in the fly-to search panel and see Google Earth zoom to that location. Next check out the Google Earth user's guide (which includes video tutorials) and see what else Google Earth can do.
The Google Earth plugin is free. It can be downloaded with the free version of Google Earth (they're bundled together) or by itself from Google's website (see link below).UPDATE: Google Earth Plugin has been deprecated as of December 12th, 2014.
You can start by entering an address (or just a city name) in the fly-to search panel and see Google Earth zoom to that location. Next check out the Google Earth user's guide (which includes video tutorials) and see what else Google Earth can do.
Google Earth 5 is available for the Mac. (See links below)
Google maps or google earth
Google Earth helps people to see and better understand the Earth. It allows anyone to pick up a mouse and see a street or building on the other side of world without leaving their bedroom or office. In more relevant situations Google Earth provides first responders with a free and easy way to aggregate many locations and pin point them on a map as well as overlay historical and current imagery.
There are some strange things you can find on the high resolution satellite and StreetView imagery available in Google Maps and Google Earth. The Google Earth Community (GEC), Google Earth Blog, and Google Earth Hacks are probably the best web sites to visit to see what other users have found in Google Earth/Maps. See related questions and links below.
Google imagery is updated often and even if a plane is caught in flight on a given image -the next update for that area will no longer have the plane. Google Earth is more suited for seeing planes in flight especially with its 'Historical Imagery' so you can return to a particular place and time to see a plane caught in flight.The short answer is that you can see planes in flight on Google Maps and Google Earth. The long answer is that I am sure Google data is pulled from both satellite data and "flown" images. Flown images are taken at lower altitude so commercial planes are likely routed over the one taking the images.