I think Google Earth could possibly be the most educational thing

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I've ever seen.

Wow. Look at how tiny and lonely Bermuda is. It looks like it's going to sink any second.

And, I'd never even heard of the Cape Verde Islands. I'd love to visit, though.

There are so many interesting things out there. This is just the greatest. I think we should all find something of interest on Google Earth and point it out....we could just give the latitude and longitude...

[redqueen]

1. A friend suggested I download it

but isn't it huge? How long does it take to download?

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2. I don't think it was that bad.

You don't download most of the images to begin with...as you look around, it downloads from Google, and the picture slowly shows up.

[tjdee]

3. Have Windows 98. Can't download. :(

:cry:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

21. Is it your video card?

I have Windows XP, and I can't run it because it doesn't like my graphics card. :cry:

[tjdee]

28. No--I think the site says you have to have Windows 2000 and up.

So my system is too old.

:cry:

[miss_kitty]

4. excellent music from Cabo Verde

African-Portugeuse mix

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5. I'm hoping that kids are using this in schools.

Just sit them down in front of it and ask them for a paragraph about anything they found interesting. Could practically spend a whole semester on it.

[miss_kitty]

7. Or pick a place and bring something in from there

Like music, food, pictures...

[KitchenWitch]

6. Google Earth rocks!

[Shine]

8. My 11 yr old son is completely enthralled with it....

very cool stuff!

We sure as hell didn't have any of this when we were growing up....

[Richardo]

12. I had the analog version back in the 60s...

...we called it a "globe". :)

[redqueen]

14. hehehe

:D

[Shine]

16. LOL!! Very clever, Richardo!

Boy, these DUers are a smart bunch...

:hi:

[KFC]

9. 43deg 04' 47.91" N - 79deg 04' 35.73 W

Interesting find

[CanuckAmok]

19. huh?

43deg 04' 47.91" N - 79deg 04' 35.73 W

That's in the ocean.

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23. It's Niagara Falls. nt

[henslee]

10. I just dl'd it last week. Amazing. It's funny how if a boat left a big

wake or the shadows of other buildings really affect the readability of an image. And when you pivot and mess with the 3D you can get a real good look. Too bad some of those images are two or more years old. Now I know the government can count the freckles on my bald head in real time.

[warrior1]

11. See if

you can find the Hollywood sign. Took me awhile but finally got it.

[henslee]

18. Found it by spotting the Cinerama dome and traveling up... just west of

the Griffith Observatory. Cool.

[warrior1]

29. good job

Looks funny at that angle huh?

[alarcojon]

13. I agree

Here is something to try - 3D building mode. Over the big cities in the U.S., you can tilt so that you are in the downtown area. Very cool.

My only knock on it, and I assume this will change in time - most of the bells and whistles seem to work only for the U.S. and Canada. For example, you can't get 3D building mode in London or Paris, so you can't fly past Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower. Also, Calcutta, where my wife is from, has very poor resolution for the major population and cultural center that it is.

[Initech]

15. Go check out Tikrit, Iraq.

About 200 miles northeast of downtown Tikrit, you can CLEARLY see our military base!

Didnt Geraldo get kicked out of Iraq for giving away the location of our troops live on Faux News?

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. My family was hooked on it at my mom's house.

I'm almost afraid to put it on my home PC. I'd never have access to the computer again.

[CanuckAmok]

20. Groom Lake/Area 51:

37 14'01.26 N 115 50'01.71 W

[derby378]

26. Not only did I see the base that doesn't exist...

...I saw the massive desert runways bordering the base and what looks like a couple of jet fighters ready to scramble and intercept anyone wily enough to slip past the almost-omnipresent security jeeps that patrol the perimeter of Area 51.

[Akoto]

22. We are moving to an area I've never visited later this month, and ...

Using Google Earth, I managed to get a picture of the area, right down to the house we're moving to! It was pretty cool. :)

[DS1]

24. WOW! I've used it on my old laptop before, which

makes the absolute minumum system requirements, and just tried it on my new beast and the difference is incredible - I can actually use the 3D function now!

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25. Yeah, I just found some new functions today (roads).

Makes all the difference.

[Gregorian]

27. THEN CHECK THIS OUT-

Mind you, it takes a lot of patience, or broadband.

Oops. I don't know how to attach a .kmz file, so go here and you'll see the download link-

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/36206/page/

Hopefully this will work. If not, I can post and help out. Then when in Google Earth, on the left, under Places check the entry Our Beautiful Earth. Then at the bottom of that box, click the arrow to start the journey. Even on broadband it takes a few complete cycles before I can see what's going on. But once it's all loaded and running, it's the trip of a lifetime. You go from place to place on the globe, and see some exquisite sights.