carnkie
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Has anyone printed any pics, or seen any, from Google Earth Pro? I would imagine with the high resolution they would be brilliant. I've just done a couple from the Plus version and they are pretty good and you can easily locate the mining structures aroundthe Basset mines of Carnkie. 😉
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Vanoord
17 years ago
Didn't know that existed! Thank you for that - I'll give it a go.

Any ideas if the images are more up-to-date than the 'standard' Google Earth ones?

For a lot of places, I find Microsoft VE images to be a better quality: have a look at this and toggle it to and from Google: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.996419&lon=-3.968399&z=18.2&r=0&src=msa 

Incidentally, for anyone wanting to use aerial maps at a decent speed and flick between 'providers', Flashearth is a fabulous bit of kit.
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carnkie
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17 years ago
I went mad today and spent this years heating allowance on the pro version. The premium resolution pics are brilliant 4800 x 3089. I printed a close up of the West Wheal Basset buddles which are about the best preserved in Cornwall. Slightly amazed at the result. You can also tilt the images which can be quite useful. Of course there is no such thing as a free lunch and it isn't very cheap. I don't know whether the images are up to date as haven't really had time to have a close look. Thanks for the other info.
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JohnnearCfon
17 years ago
I quote from Google page:-

"Google Earth Pro features the following enhancements:
Fastest Google Earth performance
Movie Maker
GIS Data Importer
Premium Print
Technical Support assistance (email and chat) during business hours (PST)

Note: While there are additional capabilities and features available in Google Earth Pro, the underlying imagery is the same for all versions of Google Earth."

So it would seem there are no differences!
carnkie
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17 years ago
Only the resolution of the pics. 🙂
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JohnnearCfon
17 years ago
"carnkie" wrote:

Only the resolution of the pics. 🙂



So are they a higher resolution then? In which case Google are selling themselves short saying the underlying images are the same!
carnkie
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17 years ago
The underlying images are the same. There are three versions. The free download which only allows the minimum resolution, the plus which upgrades to 1400 x 1162 and the pro which upgrades again to 4800 x 4229. This is obviously aimed at organisations that require detailed close ups but is extremely useful if you have an interest in mines or mining areas. Perhaps they don’t explain this very well. The user manual is 131 pages long so I won’t be whipping through that in a hurry. The images are by NASA.
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grahami
17 years ago
Is it just me, but Google Earth seems to ignore North and Mid Wales at detail level? Microsoft's Live is far better. Even so they are not very recent i.e. Microsoft is definitely pre 2000, and Google appears to be (for Telford anyway).

Graham
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JohnnearCfon
17 years ago
"carnkie" wrote:

The underlying images are the same. There are three versions. The free download which only allows the minimum resolution, the plus which upgrades to 1400 x 1162 and the pro which upgrades again to 4800 x 4229. This is obviously aimed at organisations that require detailed close ups but is extremely useful if you have an interest in mines or mining areas. Perhaps they don’t explain this very well. The user manual is 131 pages long so I won’t be whipping through that in a hurry. The images are by NASA.



Your explanation is considerably clearer than Google's!
carnkie
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17 years ago
No ity's not just you. This from the Google Earth Help Center.

If the Streaming indicator (it appears at the bottom of your Google Earth image) has reached 100% to indicate that all available data has been downloaded, it's likely that we don't currently provide high-resolution data for this location.

They also say that their imagery is 1-3 years old! :confused:
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carnkie
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17 years ago
Further to my last commment I've just printed an image of South Crofty. The definition and detail are fine but the image is certainly no later than 2000. I scanned it in but it won't upload for some reason. Kept getting scripting error. ::)
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