google earth questions

[bell47]

How often does google earth update their images? One place I would like to view is really grainy older images. Even the images of my home look to be about 5 or maybe 8 years old. This is the free version. does the paid for version have better images?

 

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[rgecy]

I don't know how often they update the images, but the free version has the same aerial images as the pay version. I know this because I thought the pay version may have some added images and tried it out...... but it don't!

They finally updated the images for my area this year. They didn't even have the grainy low res color or even b/w.

 

[River Rat]

I too wondered when they update. Based on looking at my area, I can see it in the dead of winter. How, do I know? The hay rings are out, and the cows are grazing a ryegrass field.

RR

 

[ToyMan]

Try NASA's Worldwind package. Sometimes the images that are low res on Google Earth are high res on Worldwind.

http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

It also has multiple layers of imaging plus topo maps.

 

[bell47]

I'm gonna give worldwind a try. I did find a pic of what I believe to be an old schooner on google the other day. Looking at the charts for the area I think it's in about 15 feet of water at low tide. Not a major discovery but cool to me.

 

[FISHEYE]

When i was a paying customer for earthview which is now google earth for free i talked to the support people and asked how often the images were updated.they said anywheres from 6 months to 2 years.areas of interest are updated weekly,like Iraq or weather torn areas,floods,tidal waves.from what i have seen in some areas they havent been updated in 5-7 years.

 

[PyrateJim]

I know they havent updated my area, suburbs 15 miles north of Detorit in at least 5 years. Mom's car is still sitting in her driveway and she passed away 4 1/2 years ago.

What is the difference between google earth FREE and the pay version? What "extra" do you get for the money?

 

[rgecy]

Google Earth Plus:

• Enhanced network access for faster performance
• Real-time GPS tracking and track/waypoint import –- for upload of data from select GPS devices
  • Verified support for Magellan and Garmin devices only
  • Does not support export of tracks or waypoints to a GPS
  
  
• Greater-than-screen-resolution printing – for impressive hardcopies
• Customer support via email
• Spreadsheet importer – to import locations from .CSV files
  

Check here to see the other versions and comparison.

http://earth.google.com/

Robert

 

[keegah]

Do you get better images if you have a video card rather than an "on board" video? thanks