Features of earth browser
Information resource
You can use earth browser for investigating, researching, and exploring the whole world and that too in the information rich interface of earth browser. This makes it a very interesting job, especially for children. Therefore, it is perfect for classroom settings and home study as well.
Frequently asked questions
What is the procedure for downloading and installing earth browser?
Downloading and installing earth browser is a very simple job. For doing so just visit the home page of earth browser. There you will find a download link. Just click on that link and the download will begin automatically, at once. It will be installed automatically. However, there are some things, which you have to note.
You will need a Flash Player, version 9 installed in your web browser. Moreover, note that earth browser has flash content and therefore the firewall or proxy may block it. Therefore, if your computer has any, please turn such flash ad blocking software.
Also note that the installation and will be smooth for the Windows and Linux machines, however power books having Mac may face some problem. If you have a Mac powerbook, then the best way for you is to install Adobe AIR first. After this, you will need to restart your computer.
Then you can download earth browser. For this go back to the home page of Earth Browser. There you will find the install badge, which is placed in the upper right corner of the page. If you do not find the badge over there, you can download the *.air directly from the Earth Browser home page.
What is the reason for the errors while trying to install .air?
The Adobe AIR installer can give rise to errors when you try to install it. This is generally related to the configuration of those machines. If you are facing such problems, you can try the things that are mentioned below.
1. Check weather you have installed AIR from the home website of Adobe AIR.
2. If you have Macintosh as your operating system
a) You can download and uncompress the zip package for “Earth Browser”.
b) Transfer the Earth Browser application in your applications folder.
3. If you are using a computer having windows as its operating system
a) Download and then uncompress the zip package of “EarthBrowserWin”.
b) And then, you can transfer it into your “C:\ProgramFiles” folder.
Trying these things should definitely help.
What is the problem with earth browser? It does not update and shows a low-resolution map only?
This generally occurs due to a firewall or proxy server. If your computer is protected by a firewall or a proxy server, it ma y prevent Earth Browser from updating and refreshing. If you want to correct the issue permanently, you should add Earth Browser to the list of programs and applications, which are allowed to access internet by your web browser. You can do so if you have the access to the firewall account. However, if you do not have administrative privileges to access the firewall account, you may need to ask the person who has such privileges.
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