Google Earth browser Analysis (2): Software layout and latest progress of Google Earth Browser

Google Earth browser Analysis (2): Software layout and latest progress of Google Earth Browser

Su Weimin http://www.gisdev.cn/http://blog.csdn.net/suen/ date: 2007-5-15

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1 Proposal of Google Earth Browser

For the famous Google Earth, I believe that few people have not heard of GIS, but may not be familiar with the Google earth browser. GOOGLE Earth Web browser Is a concept that Google does not have a high profile. It includes Google Earth, Google Maps, and GOOGLE Maps for mobile (see What Is KML ). GOOGLE's company aims to organize global information, so it takes for granted the importance it attaches to the global information platform "google. Browser is a platform for obtaining Internet information. GOOGLE named it the earth browser for its three important geographic information products, and its intention was also obvious.

2 Google Earth browser software Layout

So far, GOOGLE has released three types of software for the Earth Browser: Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. They cover three major software platforms: desktop clients, browser clients, and mobile clients. This will also be one of the several ways for us to access information in the present and future years. The following sections describe each other.

2.1 Google Earth

Google Earth software ("GE" for short) comes from Keyhole's original flagship software. October 27, 2004 Google announced the acquisition of keyhole and released the GE series software in June (for details, see the history and background of the ultimate Google Earth software tutorial ). Unlike keyhole's operating philosophy, Google defines the most basic version of GE as free software and can be freely used without restrictions. The free, rich and detailed image data and quick browsing speed promote GE's application and quick promotion.

2.2 Google Maps

Google maps is another global map browsing software launched by Google after ge. Unlike Ge, Google Maps focuses on web page maps and Image Browsing, and introduces the Google Maps API so that various websites can program their map applications, in this way, the penetration capability of Google Maps is enhanced. At one time, map mashup became popular.

2.3 Google Maps for mobile

Google Maps for mobile (GMM) is a new software tool launched by Google for mobile phone map applications. Its supported functions (currently only for the United States) include:

(1) Real-Time Transportation

(2) Detailed Route Selection

(3) integrated query results

(4) Easy-to-use mobile Map

(5) satellite images

3 latest Google Earth browser Development

The latest developments in Google Earth browser include:

(1) Google personalized map;

(2) Publish images to Google Earth using Picasa;

(3)Wayfaring -- add a video on Google Map

(4)Google Earth will integrate streaming media videos

(5)Use Google Earth to browse Wikipedia (Wikipedia)

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So far, Google Earth's ambition for media and platform has been revealed.