… It sounds interesting enough for me to download it. Even if I don’t keep it.
Here’s Google Earth:
Free for personal use.
Sophisticated streaming technology delivers the data to you as you need it.
Imagery and 3D data depict the entire earth - Terabytes of aerial and satellite imagery depict cities around the world in high-resolution detail.
Local search lets you search for restaurants, hotels, and even driving directions. Results show in your 3D earth view. Easy to layer multiple searches, save results to folders, and share with others.
Layers show parks, schools, hospitals, airports, shopping, and more.
KML – data exchange format let your share useful annotations and view. thousands of data points created by Google Earth users.
#1 by Bill Erickson - June 28th, 2005 at 14:49
I’d love to try it out, but Google never releases anything for Mac at the same time they release it for PCs. I also want to check out their new Google Video, but the player is windows-only (disappointing because some of my video is on there and i wanted to check it out).
#2 by Jonathan - June 29th, 2005 at 15:24
Try MSN Virtual Earth.
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050523-125208
#3 by geoeffect - July 5th, 2005 at 11:08
I used that back when it was still Keyhole’s software. Pretty cool. I orientated myself with the Las Vegas street plan prior to going there to prevent getting lost in a drunken state. It served me well.
I’ve been in the Colosseum in Rome. Now that’s an amazing place. I’d love to go back in time and sit in a sell-out Colosseum watching navy battles or gladiators knock eachother out.