Google Earth!

[Krista]

Ok, I have the program, but am clueless as to what to do with it!! By popular suggestion, I opened this forum and Ramones is your host!

Ramones, if you could help with a bit of a FAQ that would be awesome...thanks!!!

[RAMONES]

Hey, just start by visiting my Earth Homestead.....

Located at 50°53'30.50N 3°07'18.50E it shouldn't be too hard to find....

Just don't come hovering above my place all at once...
Might scare the dogs  :lol:

[santosh235]

cant understand said location by RAMONES. does anyone got it?

[wd700]

Copy and paste location to the "find"box to your left,click ok and It will take you to the location;scary because you're hovering in the sky.

[riverace]

My siggy has the location of my "Homestead" on earth, see if you can find me !

Here, check out these wonderful views.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134186-page,1-c,mapping/article.html

[RAMONES]

Hey Riverace....
with an air strip and a railway so close to you !

How can you sleep at night ?

[riverace]

EAR PLUGS MAN, EAR PLUGS !
lol

[Icu2]

Like said above you can enter coords in the search box and it will take you to them. Also you can use your mouse to fly to almost anywhere in the world and see houses, cars, etc, though most of what I know in the program is old and out of date. E.g I wanted to see a shop here from the roof but all I see each time is the same pile of dirt of before it was made (Which was months ago if not a year.).
There are other ways to move around in the program, but I prefer just using the mouse (So will explain how to use it using the mouse.) other than doing a search. To start with when you open GE (Google earth.), you will see planet earth (Though it can take awhile for the program to show that.). You can then use the mouse to click and drag as a way to get where you want to be.

So remembering that you have to hold the mouse button down while moving it (Drag.):
You can use the left mouse button to move to the place you want to be, bydragging it to the middle of the screen.
And then zoom either in (Drag the mouse back.) or zoom out (Drag the mouse forwards.).
Once at the place you want to be, just zoom in close and wait, and where it says "Streaming" it will tell you how much it has downloaded and how much is to go, both in the form of a %. As it downloads the pic should clear so you can see it in more detail. Not all areas in the world are taken clear though, so it's mostly just places which are well known in that country or that have people in the area. So put simply the idea of the program is find a place zoom in and look around, then when you want to see somewhere else just zoom out, find the new place and repeat.
Once you get the hang of moving around, zooming in and out, etc, you can get around quicker (With practice.) by throwing the mouse around. By that I don't mean breaking the computer, I just mean you can click and drag, and then let go of the mouse button while you are still moving the mouse. When you do that it will keep moving you around in the program until you stop it by using the mouse to click and drag but stop moving the mouse before letting go of the mouse button. Sorry if it's not what you meant by you didn't know how to use it, and I hope I didn't explain in too much detail. I've explained in such a way that everyone should understand, but am happy to help anyone still stuck with it.

[anotherterror]

Riverace you want some peace and quite? check out my place in the middle of no-where lol

52°11'26.74N 0°14'20.37E

[aztek]

Well you want see much but this is my home town:

46°19'45.15N 15°01'55.78E

OH and anotherterror  someone like me wood kill for place like yours.
Country side is place for me.You are close and far inaf to have a peacefull life.

[Icu2]

There's a nice park near where I live at '39° 3'57.42"S 174° 4'45.79"E'