Google Earth

• Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you'll zoom right in.
• Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
• Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings, or look up to explore the sky.
• Save and share your searches and favorites.

From popular destinations like Maui and Paris, to the reaches of the universe, to local restaurants and schools, Google Earth puts a wealth of Earth and space imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. See satellite images of your childhood home, read articles from Wikipedia, or view images of distant galaxies from the Hubble Space Telescope. Google Earth is free for personal use. No registration is required.

Google Earth Plus is the ultimate tool for mapping enthusiasts. Plug in your GPS device to see your current position in real-time, or import data from your trek to relive the adventure. Import a homes-for-sale spreadsheet to view the locations of houses relative to schools and parks, or print images of the secluded beach you must visit on your next vacation.

Google Earth Pro harnesses the full power of the tool. Offering an expanded feature set, enhanced printing, and the fastest data delivery speed, it is the ultimate research, presentation and collaboration tool for geo-specific information. Google Earth Pro is used by successful, forward-thinking professionals to deliver complex data sets simply and clearly. For more ideas, read how a variety of industries leverage Google Earth Pro to accomplish their professional objectives.

Google Earth offers a variety of on-site deployment solutions for your enterprise. Combine your enterprise data with ASP-delivered Google Earth data or host your own complete data set. New in Version 3.0 - Support for 2D views using the Maps API.

The following diagram describes some of the features available in the main window of Google Earth:


1. Search panel - Use this to find places and directions and manage search results. Google Earth EC may display additional tabs here.



2. Overview map - Use this for an additional perspective of the Earth.

3. Hide/Show sidebar - Click this to conceal or the display the side bar (Search, Places and Layers panels).

4. Placemark - Click this to add a placemark for a location.

5. Polygon - Click this to add a polygon.

6. Path - Click this to add a path (line or lines).

7. Image Overlay - Click this to add an image overlay on the Earth.

8. Measure - Click this to measure a distance or area size.

9. Email - Click this to email a view or image.

10. Print - Click this to print the current view of the Earth.

11. Show in Google Maps - Click this to show the current view in Google Maps in your web browser.

12. Sky - Click this to view stars, constellations, galaxies, planets and the Earth's moon.

13. Navigation controls - Use these to tilt, zoom and move around your viewpoint (see below).

14. Layers panel - Use this to display points of interest.

15. Places panel - Use this to locate, save, organize and revisit placemarks.

16. Add Content - Click this to import exciting content from the KML Gallery

17. 3D Viewer - View the globe and its terrain in this window.

18. Status bar - View coordinate, elevation and imagery streaming status here.