Google Earth is a virtual globe program, allowing viewers to visualize data on top of displayed satellite images of the Earth’s surface. Launched in 2005 and released to the public in 2006, Google Earth fast became a household name hailed as a revolution for humanitarian development, much as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were several decades ago. According to MapAction, “There seem at present tobe two distinct groups of humanitarian practitioners: those who are already, albeit tentatively,exploiting Google Earth and related geospatial methods in their work,and those whowill be, as soon as they see their first demonstration of its potential.” (MapAction, 2008: 9)
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This user guide describes Google Earth Version 4 and later. Welcome to Google Earth! Once you download and install Google Earth, your computer becomes a window to anywhere on the planet, allowing you to view high- resolution aerial and satellite imagery, elevation terrain, road and street labels, business listings, and more. See Five Cool, Easy Things You Can Do in Google Earth. Use the following topics to For other topics in this documentation, learn Google Earth basics - see the table of contents (left) or check navigating the globe, out these important topics: searching, printing, and more: Making movies with Google Earth
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