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Google Earth

Google Earth is a virtual globe that offers aerial, satellite, and geographical information of the Earth. it also includes a map of Mars, a flight simulator and a constellation map.

538 Questions

When does Google update street view?

Street view photos are updated on a continuous basis, but there is a tradeoff between adding new cities and keeping the existing street view imagery current. More new cities are added every day in addition to existing imagery being updated, but it may be several years until a given city is updated.

See related links for more details including list of cities by country where Google's fleet of Street View cars are currently driving.

Can you see elephants on Google Earth?

Yes, in 2007 there were some Google Earth imagery that clearly showed a group of ten African elephants. This is probably an aerial photograph from a low flying aircraft rather than from a satellite.

See photograph and KML locations in related links below.

What are uses for demetrius earth?

Good for killing fleas and worms inside of pets..

How do you add placemarks in Google Earth?

You just click on the yellow pushpin button at the top of the screen.

How often is the calendar on google updated?

Currently, calendar feeds are automatically updated by their calendar software every few hours. They have a very efficient updating system that surely works all day.

Can you view pictures from 2007 on Google maps?

If imagery for a given area in Google Maps is older than 2007 you must wait for an update in that area.

If imagery is more recent than 2007 Google Maps doesn't provide a 'historical imagery' view as Google Earth does. In that case you have to download/install Google Earth to see old/historical imagery.

How do you find what version Google Earth I have?

When the Google Earth application is running, open the Help menu and select the "About Google Earth" item. This will open a popup window with Google Earth version (e.g. 7.3.0.3830), build date, renderer (OpenGL or DirectX), etc.

With Apple iPhone or iTouch, start Google Earth application. Open menu, then click Settings and scroll to end of the list to find the Google Earth version.

Where is the Planet Button on Google Earth?

The 'planet' button is in the Toolbar (at top of map). If not present then check Toolbar item in View menu.

Planets (Earth, Mars, Moon, Sky) can also be picked in View > Explore menu.

Where does Google get the map data?

Google's imagery for Google Maps and Google Maps comes from a variety of sources such as aerial photos and commercial satellite imagery. Some of the imagery even comes from kites and air balloons. Google buys or licenses the use of this imagery. Some of the imagery is given to Google by city or state governments.

The primary sources for Google's satellite imagery comes from GeoEye and DigitalGlobe.

How to connect Google Maps and YouTube?

you can't access youtube from google earth

Answer #2

Actually you can embed a YouTube video into the description of a placemark displayed in Googe Earth or Google Maps. See tutorial in related links.

How do I add my YouTube clips to Google Earth?

There is a tutorial with step-by-step instructions to embed YouTube video in Google Earth description balloons for placemarks. See related links below.

What is a blurred image?

By definition an image is blurred if you cannot see things clearly due to a number of factors.

For example, Google Earth and Google Maps imagery can be blurred when a given area is at lower resolution than its neighboring area and appear "pixelated" when zoomed in too closely.

In some cases regions have been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for a number of reasons. Google, for example, automatically detects licenses plates and faces in its Street View imagery and digitally blurs the pixels for privacy and security concerns.

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.

Are Google pictures free?

Google pictures are not always free some of it is copyrighted material. I suggest you go to "Pictures.com".

Is there any way to know when the Google Street View car will drive by your house?

There are a number of Google Street View cars active in many cities around the world. Google has a web page where you can select a country to list which cities the cars are currently driving in but you cannot get any more detail than that.

See related link below for details.

How do you make road names disappear and appear in Google Earth?

You can make a lot of things appear and disappear (i.e. toggle layers) on the lower left sidebar. "Roads" should actually be visible as one of the options, but otherwise you can click around to find it and many other things.

Can you get more planes for Google Earth flight simulator?

Yes you can, go to www.Google.com and type in "Planes for Google Earth Flight Simulator"

How can you go on Google Earth without downloading it?

You must either download/install the desktop version of Google Earth on your computer or visit a website using the Google Earth API and download the web browser plugin when prompted.

In both cases you must download some software to your computer to run Google Earth. The browser plugin, however, doesn't require administrator privileges, which the desktop install does. Googles Maps on the other hand does not require any software or plugin downloading.

You can try out the web-browser plugin version of Google Earth visiting the URL in related links below.