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- Overview
- Search in Google Earth
- Create a new project in Google Earth
- Manage your layers in Google Earth
- Interact with the globe in Google Earth
- Get started with the Google Earth menu bar
You can use Google Earth to find:
High-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, photos, and elevation terrain.
An image of your home, school, or any place on earth.
Routes when you drive from one place to another.
1. On your desktop web browser, open Google Earth.
2. At the top left, click the search bar.
1. On your desktop web browser, open Google Earth.
2. At the top menu bar, click File New Drive project.
To switch between different map styles and turn on different extra layers:
1. On your desktop web browser, open Google Earth.
Create & manage placemarks in Google Earth
1. On your desktop web browser, open Google Earth.
2. At the top, click Add placemark .
Draw a path or polygon in Google Earth
1. On your desktop web browser, open Google Earth.
1. At the top, click Path or polygon .
You can find most of Google Earth’s existing features at the top menu bar.
File
• New Drive project: Create customized maps and stories about places around the world with text, photos, and videos. You can also share your maps and stories with others to collaborate.
• Open from Drive: Open your project directly from Google Drive.
• New local KML file: Create a new KML file, which is saved in your computer's browser storage.
• Import KML or KMZ file: Import a KML file from your computer’s storage.
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
- NASA Worldview. NASA’s Worldview is a real-time satellite map that is available online. It shows satellite imagery, real-time cloud cover, and 800+ layers of the world.
- USGS EarthNow (FarEarth Observer) The USGS pulls together Landsat 7 and 8 recordings through the EarthNow application. After a ground station receives a Landsat transmission, it takes just seconds for it to be uploaded on the USGS EarthNow platform.
- ISS Satellite Feed. It’s true that the International Space Station has a high-definition streaming video (HDEV) mounted on it. And if you haven’t seen it before, it’s one of the neatest things you can find on YouTube.
- Real-time Weather App. Weather apps like Ventusky leverage satellite layers from GOES-16, GOES-17, and EUMETSAT. Not only do you get near-real-time weather data, but it also includes forecasts.
The World in Real-Time global map utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to provide a live satellite view of select data from geostationary and polar-orbiting NOAA satellites and partner satellites of the Earth from space.
Google Earth Engine combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities. Scientists, researchers, and developers...
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