DOES ANYBODY HERE HAVE GOOGLE EARTH PREMIUM ?

Submitted: Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 13:21
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I need to find out from somebody who has paid for this and uses it , how much better it is than the free version .
Thanks ,
Willie .
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Reply By: CoastCampa - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 14:17

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 14:17
Willie

I don't have Google Earth Premium but out of interest Google has just included Australia in it's normal Google Maps database and therefore you can access their excellent satellite imagery and overlay street names,suburbs etc through

maps.google.com

Just type in as an example Canberra,Australia in the search bar and click on the icon titled "Hybrid". You can zoom in and out just like Google earth and navigate around Australia and further.

It doesn't have all the features of Google Earth but is still worth a look!
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:25

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:25
No , it was pretty hopeless for what coverage of the Aussie deserts .

Thanks though ,

Willie .
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 14:46

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 14:46
There's a free trial version for seven days. I tried it once and decided against it. From what I can remember, one of the main features was that you can print at a higher resolution. That could be great if the original google image was at a higher res (like in the US) but it made no difference to the images for australia.

R
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:21

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:21
R ,
I am trying to confirm whether or not the image is a higher resolution in Australia if you pay for the Premium service .
It may have changed since you demoed it , so I will still try to get info from someone who actually has it now.
Thanks a lot ,
Willie .
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:26

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:26
Willie

go to
earth.google.com/products.html

Under "Google earth pro" there's an option to download the profesional version free of charge and you can use it for seven days.

Cheers.
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Reply By: ozdragon - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:28

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 15:28
Google Earth v4 beta has just been released. I live in the southwest of WA and the maps were hopeless. Now I can see my house with great clarity so they obviously have updated thier maps.

Peter
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 23:08

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 23:08
Hi Peter,
I just went to the Google Earth website and saw the offer of a 7 day free trial but I could see no mention of V4 BETA .
Where is it and what is it ?
Thanks a lot ,
Willie .
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Follow Up By: ozdragon - Friday, Jul 07, 2006 at 00:10

Friday, Jul 07, 2006 at 00:10
Hey Willie

earth.google.com/

Try this. Top of the page v4 beta

Peter
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Reply By: Kiwi Kia - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 21:31

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 21:31
I can identify my latest 4x4 outside my garage so I know that the photo of my area is less then a year old. I can also easily see 4wd tracks through sand hills in an area that I do not know very well so I now have a better idea of where I can travel on existing tracks.
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 23:09

Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 23:09
Mr Kia ,

Where do you live ? Can you pick out the CSR ? Are you looking at the free version ?

Thanks ,

Willie
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Follow Up By: Kiwi Kia - Friday, Jul 07, 2006 at 07:09

Friday, Jul 07, 2006 at 07:09
Hi Willie, I looked at maps.google.com

It is free and has fantastic detail of those areas that have recent upgrade to the new photos. I have just had a look to see what is visible of the CSS and unfortunately that area does not yet have the latest photos. The thousands of sand dunes make it hard to see any tracks but if you know where to look you can make out a few faint tracks, not really much use though. Wolfe (sp?) Creek crater sure stands out! About the only things that you can see in the CSS area are all the sand dunes you have to cross.

I am in NZ at the moment. It seems that the photos of the large population areas and surrounding countryside have been upgraded but not much of the 'out back' has been done.

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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 13:50

Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 13:50
that's amazing i just looked at maps.google.com and can even see my own back yard and judging by the photos from my place and the area i would say that it was taken around March or April this year.
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Reply By: Member - BBB - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 08:54

Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 08:54
Ihave just gone onto that link but the image of my house is over 5 years old if you suscribe are the images upgraded each day or are they out of date the same as the free model.

I live in Brigthon QLD

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