Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.0 stars (out of 1151 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  4,528,738

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP

• Additional Requirements:

  No additional requirements

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  February 02, 2009

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Google Earth 4.3 Google Earth 4.2 Google Earth 4 Google Earth 4 beta Google Earth

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Publisher's description of Google Earth

Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris, as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, and schools. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. With Google Earth you can fly from space to your neighborhood--just type in an address and zoom right in, search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions, tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings, save and share your searches and favorites and even add your own annotations.

Version 5.0 introduces oceans and Martian landscapes.

CNET Editor's Note: The 1MB downloadable file is a stub installer from Google that requires you to stay online during installation and download the full Google Earth program via the Google Updater.

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Editor's review of Google Earth

• 5.0 stars

• "Google the planet"

• Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt
• Reviewed on: February 2, 2009
• Version reviewed: Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

The latest version of Google Earth continues to set the mapping paradigm. Accessible enough for casual users, Google has added features that make it a necessity for those whose topographic desires are more serious. Although Google Ocean is the big newsmaker in version 5, you can also check out the surface of our nearest neighbor, Mars, as well as incorporating historical Earth maps.

If you'll forgive the pun, the oceanic maps are pretty cool. They provide the capability to plunge to the floor of the sea, view exclusive content from the BBC and National Geographic, and explore shipwrecks like the Titanic in 3D. Exploring the Martian surface is limited to data provided from NASA, but that's not much of a limitation considering that it's unlikely that most of us will ever get to visit the Red Planet. Switching between Google Earth, Sky, and Mars can be done from the menubar or from the planet icon on the toolbar.

Most of the interface's real estate displays a rendering of the globe, which can zoom in on a satellite image of your destination once you've keyed it in. Controls live on a top toolbar and a left-side navigation window that lets you quickly jump between different views and locations. Google's Street View, real-time illumination of the Earth, roads, restaurants, and even crime statistics can be displayed. Smooth integration with Google's 3D rendering program SketchUp means that you can design buildings and see how they'd interact with their surroundings on the fly.

The only downside to the program is that it can consume a large amount of RAM, so older machines might experience performance issues, but even that can now be configured through the Options menu. Everyone else is bound to love Google Earth, both as an entertaining novelty and an informational tool.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 1151 votes
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• 1 stars

  Version: Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

  "I hate doing this"

  by ihaterhis on July 6, 2009

  Pros: I like nothing about it

  Cons: Everything

  Summary: I have seen niothing yet and you are making me do this!

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• 4 stars

  Version: Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

  "great to see my home on screen"

  by Lilianhughes on June 24, 2009

  Pros: greater clarity

  Cons: sometimes slow in loading

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

  "This is a summary; this is a summary, this is a summary"

  by alkday on June 24, 2009

  Pros: What idiot decided this questionaire was necessary?

  Cons: I'm not a form filler

  Summary: What the heck s this baloney? ---I just wanted Google Earth

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• 5 stars

  Version: Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

  "it is very helpfull and interesting."

  by jamil marji on June 8, 2009

  Pros: the huge efforts after it.and the huge quantity of informatin and details.

  Cons: no enough informatin about third world countries.
  not clear how to use the tool to measure distances between two point on the maps

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• 5 stars

  Version: Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347

  "I love the 3D views. A great improvement."

  by Stretch270553 on June 8, 2009

  Pros: I like the the trip planner and the fact I can see roads and train lines clearly. The 3D views of buildings are great as are the tours.

  Cons: It took a bit of use before I finally worked out how to get the best views. Simpler controls are needed.

  Summary: Overall, it has come a long way since it's inception but needs to be made simpler and easier to use.

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