Google earth is part of Google pack
| Developed by | |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.3.7191.6508 (April 15, 2008) |
| OS | Windows 2000, XP & Vista, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Genre | Virtual globe |
| License | Proprietary |
Google Earth, is a 3D globe program created originally by Keyhole Inc. and currently owned by Google. It uses satellite imagery and essentially stitches together millions of photos, and the result is a three dimensional globe you can view from very far away or close enough to see the roof of your own house. Google Earth contains maps and many, many layers of other information so you can actually view any location and choose what other types of information you'd like to view, like streets, boundaries, points of interest, restaurants, hotels, geographic information and a lot more. You no longer need a 50 lb. atlas or a thousand paper maps to see everything you want to see. In fact, even all that falls ridiculously short of everything Google Earth can do. And you can do it all right from your desk at home.
