You can also move around the map using your mouse by dragging any point on the map.You can start visiting a place by searching for it in the left panel using an address, a name or a keyword.Build your own experience: You can customize your experience by adding shapes, paths and image overlays, and even save places you would like to consult later. View real-time sunlight: Google Earth Pro can show you the sunlight across the landscape depending on the time you set, to see how it evolves throughout the day.Measure distances: You can effortlessly measure distances and areas thanks to the line, circle or polygon rulers, both in 2D and 3D.It takes a bit of time for Google earth to be updated.I would really love it to be getting real time updates as things change on the ground. The software's ability to give me a clear view of the terrain in the area that I am doing the wireless network planning.For instance,it is able to tell me whether there is an obstacle between two or more points that can block the wireless signal from being propagated from one point to the other.2.It is able to give me the elevation/ height of the location of interest.3.The ability to calculate the distances between two or more locations. The features that I found impactful are:1. This has really helped in terms of saving cost associated with moving to sites physically. Saving more placemarks, polygons, and paths to my places, directly affect the performance of the software.Ĭomments: Google earth pro has really been very helpful in terms of enabling me to do remote wireless network planning and surveying.I can do a wireless network plan for an area without being physically there provided I have the coordinates for the location of interest. For example, QGIS provides a plugin called ‘Send2GE’, which is linked with Google Earth Pro. Further, this software is integrated with other spatial mapping software like ArcGIS & QGIS. This supports to import of various types of data formats including ESRI shapefile, Geo TIFF, kml, and images that are commonly used by spatial analysts. For landform mapping also I’m using this software to identify some physical features like escarpments, ridges, isolated hillocks, and slope types using the terrain option. In that case, I’m using Google Earth Pro to identify land use categories and their changes using historical imageries. As a planner, I’m doing land use and landform mapping to identify hazard-prone locations. With time, I have used Google Earth Pro for various purposes. My very first experience was identifying the locations using the search option. Currently, some countries are having 3D building facilities too. Further, this software is having a facility to generate elevation profiles by adding two points to a path. For example, it provides a street view imagery of most parts of the world and users can have a real feeling about the place. Google Earth Pro consists of several key features that are really helpful for spatial analysts and planners to understand a particular location. I’m using Google Earth Pro for more than two years. We can have virtual visits to places where we have never been before. Comments: This software is a really good platform to understand the places.
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