However, most of the topography is available within 15 meters of resolution which often amazes people as they get to see their own city and street as if they are watching it from above sitting in an airplane.īy entering the coordinates of a place, it is possible to view the place easily on Google Earth.

It is seen that some places have images that are sharp in resolution while some others are not so clear depending upon the popularity of the place and people taking interest in the place. Google Earth allows the users to see satellite images of earth’s surface giving them bird’s eye view of houses, streets and other structures in different cities. Google Earth, since offered as a browser plugin has made the application very popular and there has been a 10 fold increase in its use making people take more and more interest in geography, particularly knowing about the topographic details of cities, houses and streets. It is only Google Earth Pro that can be used for commercial purposes.

Google offered it under three categories, Google Earth, which was free and had limited features, Google Earth Plus, which has been discontinued and Google Earth Pro which requires the buyer to pay $399 annually. The program makes use of images from satellites and aerial photography. The company was taken over by Google in 2004. Google Earth as we know it today was an information program about earth, maps and geography that was developed by Keyhole Inc. Google Earth and Google Earth pro are two versions of the Google Earth software, one meant for amateurs and the other is meant for professionals using it to make money.

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