Download Google Earth

Once you can download the Virtual Earth 3D beta version you can use it. You can also control the views and make them appear, as you would like them to. If your computer or internet connection is slower than required, it may affect the download time. In such case, you can reduce the resolution of the images. This will ultimately reduce the download time as well and therefore you would e able to download the images much faster.

One more thing that can reduce the downloading time is choosing not to show computer generated images of buildings. These can appear when you are viewing buildings and similar objects in 3D. The procedure for doing so is as given below.

For displaying the results including 3D buildings, click on the item having 3D buildings button.

For displaying results that including MapCruncher Beta (for Microsoft Virtual Earth layers) click on items having MapCruncher Beta layers button.

Tags and tagging

whenever anybody searches the local listing center for collections, users can search using some keyword. Therefore it is important to tag your collection with appropriate keyword which you think would be used by others during searching for a collection.

You collection will be easy to search for others if you tag it with a tag that describes it. For example if you create collection about hotels, you can tag it with. The procedure for adding tags to your collection is given below.

It includes content which is protected by intellectual property laws, publicity f)or privacy rights, or any other law applicable to it. If you want to include such content you should have the appropriate permissions to control or own the rights thereto or if you have all the required consents.

a) Invades anybody's privacy by trying to collect store, harvest or publish his or her personal or personally identifiable information, like passwords, credit card numbers addresses, account information, or other contact information, without their permission or knowledge.

Measure distance with a ruler: For answering questions such as, “How far the place is from Hudson river at Holland tunnel”. You can make use of line draw tool that is on Scratch pad. This useful feature was built to make collections of points, polygons and lines but it can also be used as an adhoc multipoint ruler. Go to the collections menu and select the option 'Open'. Choose the line draw tool at the bottom of scratch pad and start to click on the map.

Here you have to do one of the following.

1. For printing the 1-click directions to Destination webpage, click the print option from the upper right corner of the page.

2. For sharing them at the Destination webpage, you can click though option to share and then from the further options that you get click Send in email, Copy to clipboard or you can also Blog it.

3. For choosing the route and directions, which you want, click the route from under the Show directions from tab.

Removing your listing

a) You will find the option for this, besides your listing at the Local Listing Center. Click on the option.

b) You have the following two options, the first one is to remove your listing, and the second is to remove yourself as the administrator for that listing. if you chose the option to remove your self as the administrator of the listing, note that you wont be able to return to that listing and edit it in the future. For doing so, you would again need to go through the PIN verification.

1) If your business information is similar to one of the previously existing listing, choose the listing which describes your business the best and then continue.

2) If there is no listing which matches your business, click the option for creating a new listing and then you can continue.

3) If no listings are displayed continue.

d) After this you need to sign to Live Search Maps if you are prompted to do so. For it you will require Windows Live ID. If you don not have a Windows Live ID, you should sign up and create one.

In virtual earth to search, a specific location is too easy. Here some basics of the steps have been explained just go through it.

1. Open Live Search Maps.

2. Then under the search maps box, you will find the options like businesses, collections, people, and locations.

3. In the search maps box enter one of the following.

a) Name of a business or category.

b) Name of a person.

c) Name of collection or category.

d) Address or partial address, of location, landmarks neighborhood.

Live Search Maps is an open source program but there are some qualifications and conditions which need to satisfy if you want to use it. These are as follows.

You should be at least 13 years of age or older. Minors are not authorized for using Live Search Maps.

When you use Live Search Maps, it is your responsibility, that you uphold the Live Search Maps code of conduct and are responsible for all its content and actives which are uploaded or posted by you.

In addition to upholding the Live Search Maps Code of Conduct you are responsible for following all applicable laws, whether they may be national or international.

Change map views

Labels: If you choose to view labels, you will be able to se an overlay of highway, street, landmark names, etc. You can view labels on photomaps in aerial or bird’s eye views.

Notes:

Switching between the tow kinds of views is very simple. Just click 2 for the 2D mode and 3 for the 3D mode.

Bird’s eye views are available for most major metropolitan areas of the world. You can get more information about the available areas in the Navigate 3D maps with the mouse or keyboard, or Navigate 2D maps with the mouse or keyboard.