2010-05-11 15:00:24 +02:00
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GoogleEarth (Google's famous virtual globe)
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Google Earth is a virtual globe program. It maps a version of the
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Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite
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imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe. You point
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and zoom to any place on the planet that you want to explore.
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Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google
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search to show local points of interest and facts. Zoom to a
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specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. View driving
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directions and even fly along your route.
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The degree of resolution available is based somewhat on the points
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of interest, but most land (except for some islands) is covered in at
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least 15 meters of resolution.
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2010-05-11 19:45:30 +02:00
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Note that Google updates the GoogleEarth executable without changing
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the download link location. Therefore, this script is subject to
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failing at any time due to the fact that you might get a newer version
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of GoogleEarth than what the script is designed to use.
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When running GoogleEarth for the first time, you will see an error
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message stating that it is unable to find the Bitstream Vera fonts.
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This should be safe to ignore - it will use other fonts (and the
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DejaVu fonts included with Slackware are based on the Bitstream fonts).
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