Get a 3D interface to the planet through Google – the most powerful way to explore the world and plan your journey by your PC

You can quickly zoom from space down to detailed level and combine imagery, 3D geography, maps, and business data to get the total picture in seconds.

You can use Google Earth for several purposes:
• Exploring the world
• Planning a trip
• Getting driving directions
• Finding a house or apartment
• Finding a local business

Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. You can use Google search function to find local points of interest and facts, for example zoom to a specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. You can also view driving directions, distances and even fly along your route.

From amazing natural wonders like Grand Canyon and Kilimanjaro to romantic cities like Barcelona, Rome and Paris to local restaurants and schools, Google Earth puts a planet's worth of Earth imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop.

Direct link for downloading the Google Earth software: http://kh.google.com/download/earth/index.html

For more information about Google`s software products: http://earth.google.com/earth.html

Website: http://earth.google.com/index.html

Photo. Kilimanjaro in its full pride. © Travel Explorations. By using Google Earth, you can find the easiest way up.

You should also be aware of that Google`s data exchange format let your share useful annotations and view thousands of data points created by Google Earth users. By turning on the "Travel Advice"-function, it's possible to get travel advice from other users of the tool. If you not find the places you are searching for in Google Earth, you can check this User Forum. Here you can find information about more unknown places. A discovery was recently done in Italia of ancient ruins by using Google Earth.

A new thing is that African imagery and articles from National Geographic is featured in Google Earth.

If you buy Google`s extensive software, the Google Earth Pluss-edition, you can use the software to download data from your GPS-receiver. Good luck with a wonderful experience.

Stein Morten Lund, 5 October 2005