what is google earth?

Answer 1

satellite images that you can zoom in on and most likely see your house

Answer 2

It is a software that lets you view virtualy all around the earth.

Google Earth is a free-of-charge, downloadable virtual globe program. It maps the entire earth by pasting images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe.


Formerly known as Earth Viewer, Google Earth was developed by Keyhole, Inc., a company Google acquired in 2004. The product was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and is currently available for use on personal computers running Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above, Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP, and Linux (Released on June 12 of 2006). In addition to releasing an updated Keyhole based client, Google also added the satellite imagery from the Earth database to their web based mapping software.

Many large cities are available in a resolution high enough to see individual buildings, houses, and even cars. In cities such as London and Washington DC, individual people can be clearly discerned. The degree of resolution available is based somewhat on the points of interest, but all land is covered in at least 15 meters of resolution. Cambridge, MA and Fulton County, NY have the highest resolution, at six inches. Google Earth allows users to search for addresses (for the USA, Canada, and Europe only), enter coordinates, or simply use the mouse to browse to a location.

Google Earth also has digital terrain model data collected by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. This means one can view the Grand Canyon or Mount Everest in three dimensions, instead of 2D like other map programs/sites. In addition, Google has provided a layer allowing one to see 3D buildings for some major cities in the US.

Many people using the applications are adding their own data and making them available through various sources such as the BBS or blogs mentioned in the link section below.

Google Earth is available in a free version, and in licensed versions for commercial use. It is currently officially available on Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux. A leaked version of working non-public beta of Google Earth for Mac OS X started to appear on the internet on December 8, 2005.

When started up, Google Earth's view is a view of the globe with the continents in view being North and South America

Answer 3

Google Earth lets you view Earth from all angles thanks to a combination of satellite photos and aerial images.
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Answer 4

u can find any place or country using google earth with saterlite images

Answer 5

google earth is an map showing full details of the area which u select ucan see the whole world in this programme