Google Earth Experts?

Yeah , some places are a bit out of date . You cannot pay for updated info . I find the weather useful . Click on the sidebar icon next to the search panel to bring the sidebar up . In the layers panel at the bottom left , tick the weather box . This is weather in real time or pretty close . cheers .

I think it amount to 'what you see is what you get'. Don't think paying would provide anything different only (perhaps) higher resolution. Think you'll find that when there are 'upgrades' they are incremental.

Seems pretty good detail, just thought it wouldnt be so old.

HI Ron

As a quick referance, in the area on the bottom right of screen, there are check boxes such as roads, buildings etc. at the bottom, under 'more', you can tick the 'DG' box. This will show you the dates the photo's were taken, you can click on the dates and look at the individual photo's (not in very good resolution), and you can order the individual photo's as a print.

We used this to compare dates of photo's taken in the cambridge gulf, and a mates diary, to confirm a suspicion we could see his boat.....pretty sure its him!

I'm a google earth junkie, making lots of paths along traks I can see in the bush and on the water, and converting them onto a gps to go and check them out!

Cheers Andrew

If anyone is in NSW try this link. There are more overlays on this site (topo maps etc...) and more functionality than Google. e.g. you can type in your address and it will bring up the aerial shot complete with your property outlined in red.

Spatial Information Exchange

Ron

If you live in a metropolitan area, then you will find www.whereis.com.au gives you a much more up to date satelite image. You will also find it is in much higher resolution as well.

As for rural areas, well most of that is better in GoogleEarth.

Ron
In the side bar down the bottom there's a folder called MORE, open that and you can select years for Digital Globe Coverage.

They recently updated sydney also -- a few months ago the M7 freeway was not on the map at all -- and no construction work shown ( M7 is totally complete now )

the update now shows my caravan :) i have had it about 3 months :)

Boc