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Google Earth: a new geological resource
Author(s) -
Lisle Richard J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2006.00546.x
Subject(s) - earth (classical element) , planet , software , broadband , satellite , geology , range (aeronautics) , resource (disambiguation) , astrobiology , remote sensing , earth science , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , operating system , astronomy , aerospace engineering , computer network , physics
Since its release in June 2005, Google Earth has been bringing satellite images of our planet into our homes, or at least to those homes with broadband connections. Computer users, excited by seeing their own houses from on high, or even their cars parked in the drive, have been raving about this impressive piece of software which can be downloaded to your PC (but not, as yet, your Mac) free of charge. After a weekend playing around with Google Earth, I can confirm that there is a whole range of potential applications for this software in teaching Earth science.