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Tuesday, November 01, 2005

GOOGLE EARTH AN UPDATE
Google earth is a new project from the magic company.By which we can zoom to any part of the world.
Google earth has 3 main vertions
  1. GOOGLE EARTH FREE
  2. GOOGLE EARTH PLUS
  3. GOOGLE EARTH PRO
  4. Google Earth Enterprise Solutions

Google earth free as per site does not require any registration you can down load it from http://earth.google.com/earth.html .As per the site google earth free can be used to find driving directions , houses parks etc .

the system requirements are


Minimum configuration:
Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP
CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz
System memory (RAM): 128MB
200MB hard-disk space
3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM
1024x768, 32-bit true color screen
Network speed: 128 kbps ("Broadband/Cable Internet")

Recommended configuration:
Operating system: Windows XP
CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® P4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
System memory (RAM): 512MB
2GB hard-disk space
3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM or greater
1280x1024, 32-bit true color screen
Network speed: 128 kbps ("Broadband/Cable Internet")

GOOGLE EARTH PRO HAS ADVANTAGES AS


GPS data import - read in tracks and waypoints from select GPS devices
Note 1: Verified support for Magellan and Garmin devices only
Note 2: Does not support export of tracks or waypoints to a GPS
Higher resolution printing (greater than screen resolution).
Customer support via email (not just web).
Annotation – adds draw/sketch tools for richer annotations (can be shared as KML).
Data importer – read address points from .csv files.
How to buy:
Download and install Google Earth.
In the Help menu, select "Upgrade to Plus".
Follow the online instructions to unlock the Google Earth Plus features.

Thus google earth explores world better

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