Google Earth is a geobrowser that accesses satellite and aerial imagery, topography, ocean bathymetry, and other geographic data over the internet to represent the Earth as a three-dimensional globe. It was purchased from Keyhole in October, 2004 and later launched four (4) products namely Google Earth, Google Earth Plus, Google Earth Pro and Google Earth Enterprise . Geobrowsers are also known as virtual globes or Earth browsers.
Google Earth is a powerful geospatial analysis platform that helps to process satellite imagery and other geospatial data. With a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets to detect changes, map trends, and quantify differences on the Earth’s surface, it’s fast becoming the tool of choice among analysts that need to work at scale.
A look at the functions of Google Earth
- Non profit organizations and scientist uses Google Earth Engine for predicting possible disease outbreak.
- It also used for remote sensing research.
- Broadcasters use Google Earth to view places in times of war. For Example, the Pro version was used in Baghdad during the war in Iraq by CNN
- Used by university students studying GIS, environmental sciences, engineering, and other fields.
- Organizations may use it to put together tours or overviews of an area
- Graphic designers can get the data for representing real-world locations or landmarks.
- It helps hikers pull the data to study routes.
- It can be used casually to dip in to see the planet’s beauty or search for a specific location that’s important to them.
Using Google Earth to capture two different places
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