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The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, 3rd edition by Lisa Louise Cooke. We hope you enjoy this webinar video class! Today, the current “Pro” version of the software is now simply called “Google Earth.”īelow the video player are more resources to help you get the most out of Google Earth for genealogy. The main difference is that Google Earth Pro can print and save HD quality images. Everything I cover in this class can be accomplished in both versions of the program. In this video class you will learn how to unlock mysteries in your research, from unidentified photographs to pinpointing homesteads.Īnd there’s good news: Google Earth Pro is now available for free. We can use satellite imagery, terrain maps, 3-D views of city streets and more to understand all kinds of places–even places of the past. (Volkel is a suspected storage location for NATO nuclear warheads, used to appear pixelated on Google Earth and Google Maps, but when I checked on Google Earth this afternoon with the new Google Earth, it appeared without any obstruction.) Wikipedia maintains a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data, some of which can be found on some mapping services but not others.Google Earth is known for its ability to virtually “fly” us to locations around the world.

For places where US law requires poor resolution, like Israel or military installations like the NATO airbase at Volkel in the Netherlands, researchers can get satellite images from other countries. It is an enhanced and pro version of Google Earth that introduces lots of new features that make it more interesting. “What it means to me is I just go get imagery from other places to look at Israel.”īesides Google Earth, Toler and Hanham mentioned Bing, WeGo, and Russia’s YanDex, which have their own mapping services with satellite imagery. Google Earth Pro allows you to fly anywhere around the earth to view satellite imagery, maps, 3D building, and terrain, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. After the installation is complete, the Earth will open and you’ll be free to explore the. When the download finishes, double-click the file to install the program. Click ACCEPT & DOWNLOAD to begin the download. companies from selling high resolution satellite imagery of Israel. Click on the DOWNLOAD button in the sidebar to go directly to the Google Earth download page. “There’s the Kyl-Bingaman amendment,” Hanham said, referring to an amendment to a 1997 Defense Authorization Act, which prohibits U.S.

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