Top 5 Google Earth Features
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GPS Trackers Utilize Satellite Image Program
GPS tracking devices are some of the most sophisticated tools on the market today. By accessing low-level radio frequencies from satellites orbiting the Earth, GPS trackers are able to calculate position, time, altitude and a variety of other location-based information that is precise up to a couple feet! People who use GPS trackers want to view vehicle driving history over the most sophisticated and advanced mapping programs available, and this is why so many real-time tracking and passive GPS tracking units utilize Google Earth. In an effort to educate people unfamiliar with the satellite image program Google Earth, here is a list of the top 5 reasons Google Earth is king of the mapping programs!
1. Google Earth Is Absolutely Free!
Rarely, do companies offer consumers and businesses something with value for no cost, but that is exactly what the good people at Google did. Google Earth can be downloaded for no charge at http://www.google.com/earth/index.html. Although the original version of Google Earth will pretty much satisfy most users needs, Google also offers a pro version of the mapping program that offers optimum performance, more pixels, per print image, no advertisements, email support and the ability to create premium movies.
2. Three Dimensional (3D) Textures
Google Earth allows users to view 3D buildings with intense detail.
3. Layers
One of the coolest features about Google Earth is that it offers the user the ability to use layers. What we mean by layers is that the satellite image program will give the user the ability to choose what information they want to observe in the 3D finder.
4. Street View
One of the most controversial features offered through Google Earth, the Street View feature gives the user the ability to see with aesthetic precision exactly what an area or location looks like. Looking to essentially photograph the entire world, Google spent years, and continues to spend time, documenting and photographing areas all throughout the world. These digital photographs are accessible through this feature.
5. Interfaces Perfectly With Many GPS Vehicle Trackers
GPS Tracking Key, GPS Tracking Key Pro and SilverCloud GPS trackers are only a few of the super popular GPS monitoring devices that allow users to view tracking data over Google Earth. GPS tracking system data is superimposed over the satellite image program, allowing the end user to view routes driven, stops made and other driving information with the greatest detail possible.