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November 7, 2006

Google Earth Meets Windows Live "Virtual Earth"

Extremely impressive release by Microsoft with Virtual Earth. It is basically a Google Earth product with "dramatic 3-D mapping" in your browser, as Greg Sterling reports. I personally tried installing it on Mac running Windows in Parallels but it did not take, due to video driver issues.

Because of that, I am borrowing one of Greg's pictures to show you the 'wow' factor of those 3D images.

Virtual Seattle In Windows Live Local

The 3D images are only available in select areas of San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Phoenix, Houston, Baltimore, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas and Fort Worth. Gary price has his thoughts on the mapping software here.

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posted rustybrick in Microsoft MSN Search at November 7, 2006 8:14 AM Comments (8)

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i also tried to play the Virtual Earch of Live Search,but when i installed the software, it displayed your region and language could not be supported.

maybe i am from China, and my OS is Chinese Version?

 

Posted by wkcow at November 7, 2006 22:23

JUST I WANT TO SEE THE MAPOF MY HOME

SOME ONE TOLD THAT LIVE IS AVAILABLE

 

Posted by PHANIREDDY at November 24, 2006 00:21

Is there a way to live pictures... not just views from 5 years ago but current ones.

 

Posted by Betty at April 13, 2007 17:44

you need better directions on your website

 

Posted by brandy lay at October 25, 2007 12:46

why on other countrys there is no name on the streets or when i type an address for another country wont work alsois not really clear when you zoom in on another country like italy or cuba or new zealand thank you

 

Posted by carlos at January 5, 2008 14:29

why on other countrys there is no name on the streets or when i type an address for another country wont work alsois not really clear when you zoom in on another country like italy or cuba or new zealand thank you

 

Posted by carlos at January 5, 2008 14:30

can you tell me the diferent in pro version?. thank you

 

Posted by carlos at January 5, 2008 14:31

dear sir iam still looking for google earth to update my place. i built my house 3years back and i still see the place empty. whom can i ask to update pls help

 

Posted by sam at June 12, 2009 04:09

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