Google Earth – Look at your home from Satelite

Google Earth is one of my favorite web services offered by Google. This application combines satellite imagery, maps, aerial photos and google search engine, producing interesting application that enables anyone to view almost any part of the world and simulatenously get location related google search results. As google states;

“Google Earth puts a planet’s worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.” Link

Image quality is quite good. The quality and the speed of this service(given you are on broadband) truly shows how far technology has gone by bringing to your desktop something that we used to see only on the blockbusters not so long ago. Google earth has free and premium version which comes with more options. To start using service, a software download(approx.14 MB) is required. If your PC is more then 1.5 years old, then before you install it check ‘recommended hardware configuration’ here.

What can it be used for?

  • zoom in from space to any physical address
  • checkout schools, hotels, restaurants, etc
  • discover driving directions
  • View 3D terraing of buildings
  • Possibility to Save/ Share location searches

With Google earn not only you can view almost any physical address on the planet, but also browse through fun earth tours produced by other users. For instance, there is a tour featuring satellite images of 10 most expensive homes in the world(view images, 3D terrains of these houses and etc.). Someone may also find it helpful for cheking out an hotel or resort before actually booking it. You can see yourself whether the beach house you are about to book is actually a beach house and not a ’100 meter away’ beach house. Well, the rest is up to your imagination. To get more tips from Google itself visit Google Earth Showcase here.

Sample pictures provided on Google Earth (click to enlarge):


MakeUseOf Recommends

Kaly

A father of two, neo geek, tech-obsessed male who runs the MakeUseOf Directory. He is also the co-founder of MakeUseOf and been here since makeuseof went live.

The comments were closed because the article is more than 180 days old.

If you have any questions related to stuff mentioned in the article or need help with any computer issue, just ask it on MakeUseOf Answers.

Hide 37 Comments

  • Aibek April 28, 2007
    0 likes

    @tito
    i think at the moment there is nothing on the web that’ll let you access real-time (live) images of the place. Although, I think in a year or two this should be possible.

    | Like
    • Dement August 17, 2008
      0 likes

      Do you know where I can find the most recent satilite images? Ones that are not months if not years old??

      | Like
  • Aibek May 31, 2007
    0 likes

    @ dennis

    Hmmmmm, it’s kind of blurry from here. Is it fine on your end?

    | Like
  • tarek June 13, 2007
    0 likes

    i want to see may university from space (universuty of batna)

    | Like
  • Aibek June 13, 2007
    0 likes

    good luck… ;-)

    | Like
  • Kayla June 29, 2007
    0 likes

    WHat the freak how do you see your house from space

    | Like
  • tasmin July 9, 2007
    0 likes

    please can i see my house from space

    | Like
  • Aibek July 9, 2007
    0 likes

    Guyz …
    In order to to see your house you’ll need to DOWNLOAD and INSTALL Google Earth program. Once done just search for your address.

    | Like
  • Anil August 2, 2007
    0 likes

    I want to view my house via satilite.

    | Like
  • mancillas jose August 2, 2007
    0 likes

    just to see the beautiful places on earth

    | Like
  • tubz August 4, 2007
    0 likes

    i cant seem to look at my house using google earth
    i searched my address but all that comes up is a blur can some one help me out

    | Like
  • Aibek August 5, 2007
    0 likes

    What city and country you’re from? Less popular cities receive less priority and may be viewed only at fairly low zoom levels.

    | Like
  • sarah tucker August 6, 2007
    1 like

    i like it

    | Like
  • Amit Nagar August 8, 2007
    1 like

    i want to see my house from satelite. i m loving it.

    | Like
  • khadija August 14, 2007
    0 likes

    i jvst luvv it

    | Like
  • sana August 16, 2007
    0 likes

    i want to view the city of burdwan from satelite. May i view?

    | Like
  • vidya August 16, 2007
    0 likes

    how to view my house
    i am from india

    | Like
  • samirul August 26, 2007
    0 likes

    i want to see west bengal-burdwan-kshetia

    | Like
  • Aibek October 4, 2007
    0 likes

    @ Gina

    Sorry this is far beyond what Google Earth can offer.

    | Like
  • imran November 7, 2007
    0 likes

    i want to look my house …which is in pakistan

    | Like
  • Rohit February 15, 2008
    0 likes

    google has done a great thing

    | Like
  • kasey March 29, 2008
    0 likes

    find my home 507riverview village west pittston PA 18643

    | Like
  • larry lingerfelt April 22, 2008
    0 likes

    find my home 6756 casar road lawndale nc 28090

    | Like
  • siddhartha May 16, 2008
    0 likes

    i want tosee my home town jhalda, dist-purulia ,west bengal

    | Like
  • K Suresh May 27, 2008
    0 likes

    I would like to see my house through breath taking satelite service provided by google earth- I am from Kakinada,East Godavari Dist,Andhra Pradesh,India

    | Like
  • swamp July 29, 2008
    0 likes

    is it possible to see via satelite a past event, or i may say, can i view a recorded files, if there is?

    | Like
  • Rosa January 12, 2009
    0 likes

    This is soo cool…………

    | Like
  • Raees June 3, 2009
    0 likes

    I think it is the most difficult idea and could not be acomplished.this is for only to think.

    | Like
  • ruby June 20, 2009
    0 likes

    yes I am trying to see a picture of my house

    | Like
  • shayah July 28, 2009
    0 likes

    i would like to see my home swett home from space!!!!!!!!!!!

    | Like
  • Abhishek August 16, 2009
    0 likes

    I want to see my home but i m unable to see it can anyone help me please snd suggestion on my id sunnydude.sgh@gmail.com

    | Like
  • ikenna September 22, 2009
    0 likes

    i’ve had about this,yet i’ve been a witnenes

    | Like
  • inara sadruddin September 26, 2009
    0 likes

    Ilove my home and i want to see it from my eyes.
    my address is 315-2 at al- azhar garden in karachi .

    | Like
  • imran October 7, 2009
    0 likes

    I want to see my house.I also want to see my native villege because its like interesting to me

    | Like
  • aziz November 8, 2009
    0 likes

    i want to see my house thats bad but there not viewieng my house thats bad thing

    | Like
  • jamin November 18, 2009
    0 likes

    I can’t find out how to see my house!

    | Like
  • A.R.CHAITANYA November 24, 2009
    0 likes

    how can my house in google earth????

    | Like