Google Earth displays the world in living color . . . from the birds-eye view of a satellite. You won’t enjoy it if you’re sporting a dial-up connection on your computer, but if you have high-speed Internet access you’ll definitely enjoy it.
Areas that aren’t overly populated look a bit “grayed out;” in other words, they lack fine detail. If you want to see detail, look at populated areas (an area like where you live). I have no problem zooming right in on my house. Then, if I feel like flying over my old home in Alaska, I can zoom over there and check it out. If I feel like flying to England and checking out the Eiffel Tower, Google Earth zips me over the ocean and I can check it out from all angles.
Google Earth displays streets, buildings (in a simulated three-dimensional view if you’d like), landmarks . . . you won’t get tired of playing with this program, guaranteed.
One little-known interesting feature of Google Earth is its ability to act as a flight simulator. You can fly an F-22 (fighter jet) and accelerate straight up into the atmosphere) or you can fly an SR-22, a high-performance four-seat prop plane. In order to access the flight simulator for the first time, you must press Ctrl + Alt + A, or, for you Mac fanatics, Command/Open Apple Key + Option + A. Once you’ve opened the flight simulator once, simply go to Tools > Enter Flight Simulator. Controls can be found at this website.
Does Google Earth’s flight simulator compare with a real flight simulator? Absolutely not! But it’s fun, and the scenery is second to none.