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Google Earth 4.2.0198 Beta

Posted by Mihai Asmanow on 16 September 2007 - 09:29 · 6 comments & 2974 views

Google Earth is a free-of-charge, downloadable virtual globe program. Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Main Features:

* Fly from space to your neighborhood. Type in an address and zoom right in.
* Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
* Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
* Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own annotations.
* Switch your view to see the sky above your Earth location, and explore far-away galaxies, nebulae, and more.

Download: Google Earth 4.2.0198 Beta freeware

Screenshot: >> Click here <<

Link: Google Earth Home Page

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#1 Posted by lyte on 16 Sep 2007 - 12:40: thanks

#2 Posted by Tantawi on 16 Sep 2007 - 13:35: Great app!

#3 Posted by nunjabusiness on 16 Sep 2007 - 20:06: Don't forget the free built-in flight simulator!
Ctrl+Alt+A activates it - then choose between an F-16 and a prop plane.
Awesome if your joystick is supported.

#4 Posted by Cookie on 16 Sep 2007 - 20:36: that flight sim is so cool. I never knew about it. Cheers for the info

#5 Posted by IamZed on 16 Sep 2007 - 22:04: I like the way the screenshot shows a view of The World archipelago in Dubai that is not what Google Earth shows.

#6 Posted by JedOs86 on 17 Sep 2007 - 04:08: IamZed, the discrepancy is due to newer images. the database used in the screenshot is using the 2006 Digital Globe for some odd reason, maybe its actually from an older earlier 4.2 release. Right now Google Earth is using the more recent 2007 database, in which the land was obviously flooded over. BUT, i can tell you how to get access to the 2006 database. Go to the "Layers" pan and scroll all the way down to "DigitalGlobe Coverage" check its box. You should start to see a bunch of different color rectangles on the map and in them you will see the DigitalGlobe logo with dates, click anyone of them, preferably closer to the island. In the tooltip that pops up, click preview, your internet browser will pop up with the 2006 database image.

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