How do I get street view on Google Earth?

Q. My friend has it, NOT GOOGLE MAPS. Google Earth, and it isnt working for me. What do I have to download in order for it to work?

A. Go to: http://maps.google.com/ and type your address in the search bar. When the map comes up click on Street View. If Google has photoed that street you'll get the image and be able to navigate up and down the street.

How to find the highest point of elevation in a given area?

Q. Could I use google maps/earth to find the highest point of elevation in a give area (IE: Zip Code, or State).

Thanks!

A. See the contour (relief) map of that country. Normally the contours ring around the highest point in concentric (non-intersecting) loops.

How often are the Google Maps satellite images updated?

Q. We've done quite a bit of renovations on our little farm and I'm curious when we'll get to see a change in the satellite view on Google Maps or Google Earth.

A. Google purchases the images from many different sources. Most of the images are purchased second hand - basically the images are not taken for the sole purpose of supplying them to Google. Most of the images are taken for completely different reasons and released to the public or sold to Google for extra profit.

Suggestion - your local government agency (county or city) should have a Geographic Information Sytems (GIS) department or division. They could be a great source of aerial photography.

I work for my local GIS division and we have images at 6" resolution taken in spring of 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2001, and 1997.

Check with your local government - they will be the best source for updated imagery.

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