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A Google Earth plug-in is a plug that automatically brings you to Google Earth.

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Actually, the Google Earth plugin is an embedded version of Google Earth that runs within the web browser.

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What is the difference between Google Earth download and plugin?

Google Earth download installs both a desktop client application and a web-browser plug-in.The Google Earth desktop client runs locally from your computer and saves its saved places or favorites to a local file. The desktop client provides many options for the user to turn on or off such as historical imagery or showing latitude/longitude grid lines.The browser plug-in provides Google Earth as a core framework within the browser, but web sites that invoke the plug-in use the Google Earth API (JavaScript based) to customize the user interface and interaction with the data. The Google Earth plug-in will often have layers and features "hard-coded" so some options available in Google Earth desktop client are disabled or can't be turned off -- those are at the control of the author of the specific web page using the Google Earth API.


How do you access Google Earth through VB?

Google provides a COM interface for Dot-Net or VB apps but there is not a lot of documentation and its for advanced users. See related links for documentation and developers forum. Note that the Google Earth COM API is being phased out in favor of the new JavaScript API that was released in 2008 along side the Google Earth Plug-in.


Is there a UFO in Google Earth?

Yes. There Is A UFO On Google Earth.


What website from Google is Google Earth?

Some websites use the Google Earth plugin and visiting such a website would prompt you to download the plugin from Google if you don't already have Google Earth plugin installed. This is installed when you install the Google Earth application.If you want to download the Google Earth application it can be download for free from the Google Earth website, whose URL can be found in related links below. Otherwise just search: "Download Google Earth" and the first result with the website from the domain earth.google.com is the one to use (after the ads).


How do you get a space shuttle on Google earth flight simulator?

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How often is google earth used?

Google reported in 2011 that there were over a billion downloads of Google Earth. That includes downloads of the Google Earth desktop client, mobile apps and the Google Earth plug-in.


Is Google Earth plug in free?

The Google Earth plugin like the client is a free download. If you download Google Earth client, the browser plugin is installed automatically if supported on that platform.


What is the difference between Google Earth download and plugin?

Google Earth download installs both a desktop client application and a web-browser plug-in.The Google Earth desktop client runs locally from your computer and saves its saved places or favorites to a local file. The desktop client provides many options for the user to turn on or off such as historical imagery or showing latitude/longitude grid lines.The browser plug-in provides Google Earth as a core framework within the browser, but web sites that invoke the plug-in use the Google Earth API (JavaScript based) to customize the user interface and interaction with the data. The Google Earth plug-in will often have layers and features "hard-coded" so some options available in Google Earth desktop client are disabled or can't be turned off -- those are at the control of the author of the specific web page using the Google Earth API.


Do you need to pay to install 3d google earth plug in?

Yes, you have to pay unless you can hack


Where can one obtain a satellite view map of the world?

If you have Google Chrome there is a plug in (and yes it is safe) that you can download where you can see a satellite view. It is called Google Earth. When you are trying to locate directions on Google Maps, there should be an option to download the plug in.


How do you access Google Earth through VB?

Google provides a COM interface for Dot-Net or VB apps but there is not a lot of documentation and its for advanced users. See related links for documentation and developers forum. Note that the Google Earth COM API is being phased out in favor of the new JavaScript API that was released in 2008 along side the Google Earth Plug-in.


What is the name of Google Earth 3D?

google earth 3d is called google earth 5.0


What features of Google Earth give information about the biosphere?

There are many google and user-provided layers that give insight into the planet and its ecosystems. Also, there is good collection of geological data (e.g. climate change, earthquakes, etc.) available via the "Earth Knowledge Portal" that uses Google Earth as a web browser Plug-in. See related links for some examples.


How do you upload models to Google Earth?

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What does one use Google Earth for?

One uses Google Earth to get directions as Google Earth provides geographical information about places on the Earth. Google Earth was released twelve years ago in 2001.


Is there a UFO in Google Earth?

Yes. There Is A UFO On Google Earth.


Where can one download Google Earth for free?

You can download google earth for free from the 'google earth' main page. Click on the 'download google earth' button in the top right of the screen.