Google Earth For Dummies

Google Earth For Dummies
ISBN-10
1118051114
ISBN-13
9781118051115
Category
Computers
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2011-02-09
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
David A. Crowder

Description

This interesting guide covers all aspects of Google Earth, the freely downloadable application from Google that allows users to view satellite images from all points of the globe Aimed at a diverse audience, including casual users who enjoy air shots of locales as well as geographers, real estate professionals, and GPS developers Includes valuable tips on various customizations that users can add, advice on setting up scavenger hunts, and guidance on using Google Earth to benefit a business Explains modifying general options, managing the layer and placemark systems, and tackling some of the more technical aspects, such as interfacing with GPS There are more than 400,000 registered users of Google Earth and the number is still growing

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