Google Earth is a free program from Google that takes satellite imagery and maps it onto a globe you can spin, zoom into and fly around.
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How to show US states but not other countries' provinces
I can check/uncheck Layers -> Border and Labels -> Borders -> 1st Level Admin Borders (States/Provinces) (Names too):
If checked, I see US states (California, etc.) which I want to see. ...
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Local images are not appearing in kmz file of google earth
I have information bubble in place mark of Google Earth,which is supposed to show a logo along with some additional information related to that place mark.
But the logo is not appearing in the KML ...
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Viewing Google Earth Engine gallery datasets in standalone Google Earth client
Google Earth Engine contains a number of interesting datasets in the Featured gallery:
We have precomputed a number of interesting datasets using the Earth Engine platform, below. Click on each to ...
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Google Earth Font/Icons Oversized
Google Earth fonts and icons appear oversized.
Here is a screenshot:
What I've tried so far without success:
Adjusted font and font size in Google Earth Preferences
Removed Google Earth ...
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3D models slow to load, missing textures
The 3D models in Google Earth 7.0.1.8244 are slow to load (1-3 minutes) and once they do are missing textures. The only models that look fine are the trees.
Based on the tips in this three year old ...
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How to transfer Google Earth route to Google Maps?
I have a GPX route, I imported it into Google Earth. Everything is fine, so I saved it as KMZ file. Then just for check, I imported KMZ back into Google Earth. No problem.
The thing is, I would like ...
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Can I directly access 45-degree imagery in Google Earth?
Is there a way to view the 45° imagery, which google-maps provides at high-zoom levels, directly within Google-Earth?
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How to “Play Tour” directions in Google Earth?
How do a play directions as a tour in Google Earth?
Bonus Chatter
From Google Earth help:
Touring and saving directions
Once you have a route displayed in the 3D viewer, you can use the ...
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How to save Google Earth data for offline viewing
I need is to save an area of 300X300 Kilometers for offline viewing. When I disconnect the internet connection and open GE, the images don't load... I know that there is an option for this on mobile, ...
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Worldwide Reference System
Is there a way to click on a location in Google Earth and have it identify the Worldwide Reference System (WRS) 2 path and row associated with Landsat imagery?
I have been attempting without success ...
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Getting Google Earth to read from virtual serial port on OSX
I have a question on apple.stackexchange.com about creating a virtual serial port pair on a mac and reading the contents from Google Earth.
The result was that we are able to create a port and read ...
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Panormaio images loading very slow in Google Earth
When I try to open a Panoramio image in Google Earth it takes about 20 seconds to load.
Any idea why this could happen?
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Can't open photos in Google-earth
I have encountered this issue on both different PCs recently. When I click on Panoramio photos in Google-earth, only blank pop-up appears, as in the screenshot below:
I have already tried the ...
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Google Earth Plugin Turns Blue
I have installed the Google Earth Plugin for Google Maps and it turns blue when you start to zoom in. It works fine at the global scale and turns blue at about the state level. It shows roads and ...
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Compute Sunlight or Shade
I have a 3D building (Google SketchUp, displayed in Google Earth (or Maps)).
Google earth has a feature to "show sunlight across a landscape". How do I show the building's shadow throughout the day? ...
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The Google Earth plugin refuses to load on Mac OS X 10.6.8
I can't quite believe that there isn't a solution to this available on the web - there seem a lot of people having the problem but no solutions I could find.
The site ...
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How to Create a New Planet In Google Earth
I'm creating my own fictional world for a project of mine, and I want to use google earth to map the planet. So, how do I create a new planet in google earth?
Edit: this is possible in google earth ...
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Google earth with and without a proxy
I'm using google earth on a Linux. I need to go through a proxy to get to the internet so I start google-earth like this
export http_proxy=http://myproxy
google-earth
And it works fine. However, ...
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How can the ecliptic be shown in Google Sky?
How can the ecliptic be shown in Google Sky (part of the Google Earth application)?
Is it possible in v5.0 (I am using 5.0.11733.9347 for Windows) or in a later version?
Google Groups question This ...
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How to resolve graphics corruption on Street View when using Google Earth?
When I go into Street View on Google Earth and use the arrow keys to move around, the graphics become corrupted (distorted). Please see these examples:
I'm using XP Home SP 3, Google Earth ...
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Is there an way to extract elevation data from Google Earth?
I'm searching for an way to get "elevation" data from Google Earth maps in a file and then to do level curves. Do you know one?
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Google Earth permission denied…?
Here's the deal:
I have a full rights administrative account with which I installed Google Earth. On this account the program opens and runs as normal.
The system is running Windows XP and the ...
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How to uninstall Internet Explorer 9 or Rollback to Internet Explorer 8?
I wanted to try and I installed Internet Explorer 9 and now Firefox is acting strangely,
For example the URL Windows aren't opening in time, when I Maximize Firefox the window Title is blinking crazy.
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How to use a Google Earth recorded tour video for animation work?
I have trial version of Google Earth Pro. I have seen that there is a record tour option.
I tried to record one tour after enabling 3D view. Now I want to save and use the video, say in Maya or 3ds ...
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Why would Google Earth be hanging for 5-10 seconds?
Google Earth has always worked well for me, but lately it hangs for about 10 seconds when I click on one of the pictures. It even says in the application bar "(Not Responding)" and then returns. This ...
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Can I read data from Google Earth placemark data (.kmz) files?
I recall that in a past version Google Earth stored placemark data in XML files with a .kml extension. For my current version (5.2.1.1547) however, I can't find such a file. And when I save a ...
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Why does my Google Earth flicker?
When using Google Earth, when I pan the map the application flickers white randomly.
The full window turns white for a very short time and I can see "Not Responding" flicker in the title bar.
Why ...
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How to import UTM coordinates into Google Earth?
I have some points in UTM coordinates that I'd like to import into Google Earth. Google Earth is able to show UTM coordinates, but I have not found a way to import points or enter coordinates in a ...
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How to install the Google Earth plugin without administrator privileges?
I am developing an application with the GE api and I was wondering if I can get a browser working with Google Earth plugin without installing it from the installer, since at school I can't install ...
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Google Earth - zoom like with a scope, rotate the camera
I know it is possible to change a viewing altitude in Google Earth, but is it possible to zoom in/out as well, like with a telescope?
I would like to preview what could be viewed from a particular ...
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Activate Google Earth offline? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Running google earth offline
Anyone know if it's possible to run google earth with it never seeing the internet?
I have a dbCache.dat file from PC A that's 2Gb in Size, ...
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How can I run Google Earth offline?
Looked around a bit on the site here and didn't find anything of use, so I'm hoping someone in the community might have a solution.
I'd like to run Google Earth on a PC that does not have internet ...
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How to set the scale exactly in Google Earth?
Is it possible to exactly set the scale in Google Earth?
By “exactly” I mean entering a concrete number, either the scale ratio (natural length to length on screen; of course this depends ...
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Google Earth Labels isn't Showing
Google Earth's city/country labels isn't showing. How i can show it?
This is screenshot what i said: http://screencast.com/t/ZGMwMWNk
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Google Earth, Matrox G200eW, and DirectX
So i'm trying to use Google Earth on a server that has a Matrox G200eW video card. Does anyone know if this built-in card supports DirectX?
I've tried updating the drivers with no success.
It seems ...
