Google Earth is downloaded from google's web site (www.google.com) and the servers that Google Earth fetches imagery and layers include the following hosts:maps.google.com (address data)geoauth.google.com (license authentication)kh.google.com (imagery)mw1.google.com (balloon content)gmw2.google.com (balloon content)If you have a connection issue first check your browser and internet settings. Also try clearing your cache or try a different web browser. If that does not work try Google's Connection Troubleshooter in related links below.
You must either download/install the desktop version of Google Earth on your computer or visit a website using the Google Earth API and download the web browser plugin when prompted. In both cases you must download some software to your computer to run Google Earth. The browser plugin, however, doesn't require administrator privileges, which the desktop install does. Googles Maps on the other hand does not require any software or plugin downloading. You can try out the web-browser plugin version of Google Earth visiting the URL in related links below.
Google Chrome is a web browser and Google Earth is a Earth browser.Both are products of Google designed for different purposes.Chrome is used to browse the web and visit web sites.Google Earth is a desktop application that allows you to fly around the globe seeing 3-D satellite and street view imagery.Another Google product, Google Maps, is a web site to view 2-D satellite imagery and maps. This web site can be opened in Chrome or another web browsers.
A Google Earth plug-in is a plug that automatically brings you to Google Earth.Answer#2Actually, the Google Earth plugin is an embedded version of Google Earth that runs within the web browser.
You need to download Google Earth installer then run the installer to install. The basic program comes as a desktop application. Google also provides Google Earth as a web browser plugin. Like Flash or similar plugin when you visit a web page using this plugin it prompts you to install the just the plugin. Installing Google Earth desktop client requires administrator privileges and the web plugin does not.
Google Maps (website) does not require a download or a signup to view the maps and satellite imagery. You use your web browser to view it. Google Earth desktop client is available for free to download and install. No signup needed. Pro is the product that requires a license purchase.
A handful of web sites have cool things and special topics of things you can find in Google Earth. Google Earth Hacks is one such web site and can find crop circles with screen shots of the location and a link to jump to it in Google Earth or Google Maps. The Google Earth blog also has a couple of articles on crop circles in Google Earth along with screenshots and related links. Click on URLs in related links below for more details.
Google Earth uses standard web protocols: http, https and smtp (mail).Basically, Google Earth is a special purpose web browser that specializes in geographic content, but also supports all the basic web content & media (HTML, PDF, video, images), links, etc.In fact, Google Earth has a built-in web browser which for example is used to render the description balloons that can contain embedded images, JavaScript, HTML content, etc.
You do not need to download software to use Google Earth. You can use the web client version from the Google Maps website. If you did choose to download it, it is free.
Check out google earth maps on the web.
First you download Google Earth from google's web site. You can start by entering an address (or just a city name) in the fly-to-search panel and see Google Earth zoom to that location. Next check out the Google Earth user's guide (which includes video tutorials) and see what else Google Earth can do. See related links below.
Google Earth currently supports Android phones, iPhone and iPads. Where Google Earth is not support you still should be able to use Google Maps via the phone's web browser. See mobile support for Google Earth in related links below.