| This week I had my socks knocked off!
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| | You can change your view all the way down
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| Which, after being in the industry for
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| | to the surface and then pan around in all
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| over 25 years, is tough to do. I came
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| | directions to get the sense of how things
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| across a posting on Slashdot about a new
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| | look. I could go on for several thousand
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| mapping application from Google called
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| | words about all the features included in
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| GoogleEarth. At first my thinking was
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| | GoogleEarth! Oh, and did I mention that
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| that this was just another extension of
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| | it's FREE?There are several versions of
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| the already cool Google Maps online. But
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| | the application but the Free version is
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| then I discovered that it was a
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| | the one that will suit the needs of most
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| downloadable client application. Humm. So
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| | individuals. But, for just a minor $20
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| I took the plunge. Then I lost over 4
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| | cost, you can add support for GPS,
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| hours of productivity for that day. (And
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| | spreadsheet importing, path drawing, and
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| I won't mention how much since then.) And
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| | annotations. There is also a $400
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| everyone I showed it to that day ended up
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| | Professional version which provides the
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| gawking and drooling as well.GoogleEarth
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| | ability to import site plans and use the
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| is a new application that jumps leaps and
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| | business related features. The ART of
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| bounds over what we used to consider to
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| | Software Development in GoogleEarth is in
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| be mapping applications. GoogleEarth
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| | the innovation that the Google folks have
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| takes the geo topology data from the
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| | introduced in this technology, and making
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| satellites and turns it into a earth wide
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| | it available to everyone on the internet.
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| mapping application. Not just pretty
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| | Being able to go and visit a location
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| pictures! But true mapping functionality
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| | that you've never been to before, can be
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| layered on top of the pretty pictures. As
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| | a great comfort before going on your
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| these screen shots can attest, the
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| | planned trips. Or you can just do some
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| capabilities of this application are
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| | virtual sight seeing in exotic locations.
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| amazing! Some of the incredible features
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| | I spent over an hour just flying around
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| of GoogleEarth are: Pushpins can be added
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| | Hong Kong! GoogleEarth has a very easy to
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| to the map with notes about the
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| | use interface. And the streaming data
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| location.Once you have several pushpins,
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| | from their servers was a lot faster than
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| you can right click and select
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| | I would have expected for the quality of
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| "Directions from this..." then
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| | mapping that's being presented. (I am on
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| "Directions to this...", and receive
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| | DSL.) Keep in mind though that
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| driving directions between the two
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| | GoogleEarth is CPU Intensive! The faster
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| points. Then, you can have GoogleEarth
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| | the PC the better. While GoogleEarth
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| drive from point A to point B with the
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| | might work with dialup, I expect that the
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| "Play Tour" button. Then drool some more
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| | data stream would present some long waits
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| as GoogleEarth flys above the entire
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| | for zoomed in details.Be forewarned! When
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| course.
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| | you download and start using GoogleEarth,
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| Layers, Layers, and more Layers! Want to
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| | be prepared to spend some time exploring.
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| see all the street names? Just turn on
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| | You'll find yourself going back to it
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| the "Roads" checkbox. How about the local
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| | every chance you get, just to explore new
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| grocery store? Just click on the "Grocery
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| | areas. And be sure to email me if you see
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| Stores" checkbox in the Layers window.
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| | any alien space ships at Area
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| Little shopping carts appear on the map.
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| | 51!GoogleEarth can be found at: Trimble,
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| Just a small sample of what's avalable in
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| | The ART of Software DevelopmentTimothy
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| the layers is: City Boundaries, Postal
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| | Trimble is a award winning, freelance
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| Code Boundaries, Railroads, Water, Coffee
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| | writer, and software developer. He has
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| Houses, Malls, and much more! Want to see
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| | written a book for Microsoft Press,
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| some buildings? GoogleEarth allows you to
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| | articles for significant computer
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| see computer generated buildings with
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| | industry trade magazines, and is
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| their true form and shape for various
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| | currently working on his second computer
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| major cities. You should see Las Vegas!
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| | technology book to be published in early
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| Another great jaw dropping feature is
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| | 2006.
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| the ability to "Tilt" the perspective.
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