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Google Earth Blog

Google Earth Blog
Google Earth (GE) is the free application released by Google as a beta/test product in June of this year. The Windows version is no longer beta as of 10-Jan-2006. The beta for Mac was released also on 10-Jan-2006. GE is based on a product called "Keyhole" which Google acquired when they purchased the company Keyhole in 2004. Google describes it briefly as:
"Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop."
Google released the product first for recent versions of Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 (there is a beta version for the Mac and reports they are working on a Linux version). You will need a decent computer with a 3D graphics card, and will find a broadband connection is best. If you have these things, you will find Google Earth one of the most amazing applications you have ever used.

posted by Amogh @ 8:28 AM