In the Using Google Maps article, we saw how we could find a location on the maps. Then, we saw that we could see a satellite view and even a hybrid view with the map superimposed over the satellite view. We could zoom, too.

Google has another neat satellite-view program. This one is Google Earth, which is free and is part of the free Google Pack software package.

There’s not much I can say about Google Earth. That’s because I don’t know where to start…

Let’s try some bullet points:

* You start in space, looking at the Earth. You can turn the Earth with the pointers, or by dragging it, or by double-clicking on a spot.
* Double-clicking on a spot on the globe makes you fly to it — the globe turns, smoothly scrolling the display. Your double-clicked spot is now in the center.
* Double-clicking on the spot again zooms closer. But, it’s easier to control zooming with the scroll button on the mouse.

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