GIS Software - GoogleEarth

Product Name:

GoogleEarth

Category of Use:

Data Management and Information Sharing; Tracking

Technology Details:

Google Earth combines Google search facilities with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to allow exploration of the world's geographic information.

Key Developers:

Google

Telephone/Fax:

Tel: +1 650 2530000, Fax: +1 650 2530001

Postal Address:

Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA

Email:

Via website form

Website:

http://earth.google.com

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Functions:

Mapping: Functions as an atlas, encyclopedia and flight simulator. Point and zoom to any place you want to explore. Cities, mountains, and valleys are depicted in high-resolution 3D, along with related information.

Find local information and plan trips: Search for local businesses, and get driving directions. Results are shown on-screen. You can layer multiple searches, save results to folders, and share placemarks with others.

Explore multimedia content: Find rich multimedia information from the web community and popular sources like National Geographic. Explore the left sidebar and look for the Geographic Web and Featured Content layers as well as layers for 3D buildings, parks, schools, hospitals, airports, shops and more.

Share information about your travels: Placemark places you have visited, then share them with others. Google Earth lets you add information to placemarks, for example – photos and notes. View thousands of such data points created by other Google Earth users, using .KML, the Google Earth file format.

Issues For Use:

Requires download.

Minimum configuration for PC:
• Operating System: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz
• System Memory (RAM): 128MB
• Hard Disk: 400MB free space
• Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
• Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
• Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color"

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Cost:

Free to US$400

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