The “ruler” tool in Google Earth has always been useful, and it has seen a number of improvements over the years.To get started with it, simply go to [Tools] –> [Ruler] in Google Earth and it’ll open up for you in a small window. Here are a few things you can do with it...
Use this tool to calculate the lenght. Units of measurement km - kilometers, m - meters, mi - miles, ft - foot, nmi - nautical miles. Back to top Content | Map | Measuring a bearing (direction) in a map A bearing is a measurement of direction between two points in the earth....
Use Google Earth to view your own community and see just how dramatically things have changed over the years. Take a look at natural resources like forests and the coastlines. The effects of humans on the Earth become very apparent when you start playing around with the timeline tool on Googl...
Google Maps Measure Distance is available using your computer on theGoogle Earth website, and for Android devices using theGoogle Earth app. An update to the Google Earth app for iOS (iPhone and iPad) with this new tool is coming soon, according to Google. Google Earth is free to use. =...
Google Earth also lets you measure the area of large plots or locations. For a large enough area, you'll want to outline the perimeter of the location that you want to measure. You will start off in the same way as when measuring distance, with theRuler icon. ...
Google Earth Pro Portable features a user-friendly interface that makes it accessible even for those with limited technical skills. Upon launching the application, users are greeted with a virtual globe that they can navigate using mouse controls or keyboard shortcuts. Key elements of the interface...
The new version addresses a number of issues with different platforms and features, but the most […] The post Google adds great new feature to Google Earth Pro 7.3.2 appeared first on Google Earth Blog. ]]> Yesterday Google released a new version of Google Earth Pro (for the Desktop ...
Uses of Google Earth For quite some time, Google Earth was used as a tool for navigation. However, with the introduction of Google Maps, Google Earth has taken a back seat in the navigation department and has instead become more of an exploration tool, and this also created the Google Maps...
MANGLEE is a cloud-based tool developed within the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, specifically designed to advance global mangrove mapping and monitoring efforts. MANGLEE combines high spatial resolution optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data from the Copernicus program with a robust ma...
Enter text into the “Name” box before clicking, and the name will be entered into the pane along with coordinates, with a number in brackets appended (if no text is in the Name box, only a number in brackets will appear). Unlike Google Earth, these positions appear to be quite ...