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Who in here uses Google Earth? It's really neat. If you use it, you will get an idea of what I do at my current job.

Tim

I really like Google Earth and so does my son.

I am currently looking at Interstate 45, about 50 miles south of Dallas.

Tim

google earth is very cool!

I use it to look at towns I live in or used to live in and I use it for directions and just to see what buildings look like from the air.

I use it to look down at my Heritage Routemasters from Heaven.

hey i love that program!! !! tim_rex are u a georgraphic info systems tech?? and are they the people who make maps??

my favorite places to look are any place with the extreme high res. such as massachussetts, las vagus strip, philadelphia, i love these areas because of the detail and many people comment on the area(the little i's)

another favorite is looking at large and unique areas like the wonders of the world and areas that are small like small communities in the middle of the sahara desert in africa. the grand canyan is last place i looked at when i last opened google earth(saturday)

i also use it as a tool too in case my friend who teaches driver's ed gets lost (that sounds odd to me but happens)he would txt message me from his phone and ill tell him how to get home or to another place. at times GE is more accurite then mapquest.

best download and favorite soo far(i have GE4 the beta version)

I like the program because I can see airports, houses and even google earth commainty posts. We have version three of google earth.

theres a few alternatives which dont require any installation.

will post back if i find the addys.

E2A: www.flashearth.com

Yes i like Google earth alot i measure distances and sometimes take fly overs using the toogle joystick control top right grin... here is a website that mashes up 4 diffrent map sites and their map data for fun
http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=51.50180,-0.14068&z=15&t=M <--- London St James Park
http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=-11.52309,-53.08594&z=5&t=S Brazil Sat view this view works for the whole planet have javascript on that's it no flash needed.
http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.43997,-101.77734&z=5&t=M <--- middle US

The person from the Geek Squad who recently repaired my computer installed this for me. It's really quite interesting, especially looking at corporate headquarters in New York, areas of Japan and Europe.

Hey! i can see my house from here

Virtual earth is better.

I used Google Earth, I tried to look up where I lived and they got it wrong.

They put my house on the wrong side, and it's just a blob.

They don't bother with places like mine , but put loads and loads and loads and loads of detail on their Google Headquarters.