Google Earth 4.3 Offers a Number of New Features

Google Earth 4.3 Offers a Number of New Features 133

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:34PM from the it's-the-only-globe-we've-got-why-not-check-it-out dept.

GoogleWatch writes "Google's all excited for Earth day, and just in time there's a new version of Google Earth available. 4.3 offers up revamped navigation controls, 3-D photo-realistic buildings in major cities, and time-lapse views of sunsets and sunrises. Also new in Google Earth 4.3 is access to the street view movies found in Google Maps. Just click any of the camera icons and the familiar street view window will pop up. The sunrise and sunset movies are also quite impressive. Fly to a location you'd like to see and click the "sun" button in the toolbar. That will bring up a small timeline graphic and you can either hit play or drag the timeline slider to watch the day unfold."

Google Earth 4.3 Offers a Number of New Features

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Other views? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:37PM (#23110350)

I understand, from recent news events, that Google Earth will also allow for a new 'driveway' view for some up-close-and-personal looks at everybody's favorite geriatric nude sunbathers. Can't wait!

Get off my lawn (Score:5, Funny)

by UberHoser ( 868520 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:43PM (#23110440)

Damn google hippies with their fancy schmancy cameras all over my front lawn....

Off!!! GET OFF !!!!

Can't you see the signs that say {NO GOOGLE HIPPIES} {NO DOGS} {NO SALESMEN}

WHy I otta....

Keyboard/Mouse (Score:2, Funny)

by __aaptsy9143 ( 848834 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:49PM (#23110558)

They need to set up "wasd" controls for movement.

I'd love to strafe jump around town!

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

by spun ( 1352 ) writes: <loverevolutionary.yahoo@com> on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:53PM (#23110624) Journal

I like Google Earth, too, but there are some serious problems. Processes seem to be terminated arbitrarily, and far too soon. Interprocess communication is too difficult. I can't seem to execute a JOIN successfully. Forking new processes is fun, but time consuming and expensive. Most independent agents are severely lacking in intelligence. System management is byzantine and security is non-existent, I mean, anyone can kill a process with almost no effort!

I can't wait for Google Heaven, though. If it's anything close to what's advertised, it should make up for all the crap we have to go through with Google Earth.

Underwater (Score:5, Funny)

by rossjudson ( 97786 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:54PM (#23110646) Homepage

Cities are cool. Underwater would be cooler. With special underwater lighting. And little spiffy killer fishies at the bottom on the Marianas trench. Or a way to see coral before we succeed in killing all of it off.

Where's the underwater google truck-a-subtomic?

Or near-earth orbit, so we can see the junk?

Re:Keyboard/Mouse (Score:1, Funny)

by martin_henry ( 1032656 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:55PM (#23110650)

Maybe even quad-jump? and instagib?
Unreal Earth!

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

by mrsteveman1 ( 1010381 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @04:55PM (#23110662)

I'm against toggles....maybe we should form a committee to determine what sort of switch to use

Re:Great but... (Score:4, Funny)

by Kandenshi ( 832555 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:12PM (#23110894)

An interesting idea... But kinda risky don't you think?

I think we should form an action group to hold a vote on if we should make a committe to vote on what sort of switch to use.

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

by Ed Avis ( 5917 ) writes: <ed@membled.com> on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:12PM (#23110896) Homepage

Quit complaining, it's still in beta.

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:5, Funny)

by Tibor the Hun ( 143056 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:12PM (#23110898)

Because Maradona used his hands to stick those two goals back in 1990 World Cup.

No, we didn't forget.

Waiting for 4.4 (Score:5, Funny)

by CSMatt ( 1175471 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:16PM (#23110954)

I hear that Google Earth will be allowing users to control the spy satellites directly in version 4.4.

Imagine getting a live feed of when your boss leaves his house, and then tracking him all the way to work. I'll never be late again!

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:4, Funny)

by mstokle ( 1275034 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:22PM (#23111036)

He scored one with the hand, but the second goal he slalom every english player in field... We didn't forget neither :-)

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

by Nick Number ( 447026 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:22PM (#23111040) Homepage Journal

I see this turning into a real boontoggle.

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:5, Funny)

by CODiNE ( 27417 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @05:40PM (#23111244) Homepage

Ya know as long as we're listing them...

There's also Martinique, Dominica, Libya and others.

Thought Quebec was ignored but on closer inspection there's just nothing there.

Re:Great but... (Score:2, Funny)

by dargon ( 105684 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @06:08PM (#23111536) Homepage

isn't that also known as microsoft?

Re:Get off my lawn (Score:5, Funny)

by sricetx ( 806767 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @06:08PM (#23111548)

Dude, you need to put robots.txt sign on your lawn to keep Google out.

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

by Chyeld ( 713439 ) writes: <chyeld@gmaiBOYSENl.com minus berry> on Thursday April 17, 2008 @06:17PM (#23111640)

Sadly, Google Hell has been shelved till someone can figure out a way to implement it without breaking the "Don't be evil" rule.

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:5, Funny)

by moderatorrater ( 1095745 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @06:34PM (#23111818)

Break it up, guys. Let's leave the fighting in the stadiums and surrounding bars, all right?

Re:Great but... (Score:4, Funny)

by sootman ( 158191 ) writes: on Thursday April 17, 2008 @09:03PM (#23112892) Homepage Journal

The toggles! They do nothing!

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Google Earth 4.3 Offers a Number of New Features

Other views? (Score:5, Funny)

Get off my lawn (Score:5, Funny)

Keyboard/Mouse (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

Underwater (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Keyboard/Mouse (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:5, Funny)

Waiting for 4.4 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Get off my lawn (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Speaking of Google Maps... Argentina? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Great but... (Score:4, Funny)

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