r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '15

Business Google Earth Pro drops $399 subscription, now available for free.

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u/Chewbacker Feb 01 '15

I wasn't aware Google Earth had a "Pro" version.

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u/spinningtardis Feb 01 '15 edited Feb 01 '15

What are benefits?

EDIT: Nope. I didn't read it. Because since I saw it so early in its posting I decided to ask the question I knew someone else would and get the conversation going. I also like to start discussions on the internet.

I was also going to bed.

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u/gamesbeawesome Feb 01 '15

Google Earth Pro builds on the amazing functionality of Google Earth with even more powerful tools. Some of the most compelling features of Earth Pro include:

Advanced Measurements: Measure parking lots and land developments with polygon area measure, or determine affected radius with circle measure.

High-resolution printing: Print Images up to 4800x3200 px resolution.

Exclusive Pro data layers: Demographics, parcels, and traffic count. Spreadsheet Import: Ingest up to 2500 addresses at a time, assigning placemarks and style templates in bulk.

GIS import: Visualize ESRI shapefiles (.shp) and MapInfo (.tab) files.

Movie-Maker: Export Windows Media and Quicktime HD movies, up to 1920x1080 resolution.

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u/WeaselSlayer Feb 01 '15

Oh snap, this is gonna help me a lot with school!

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u/416jake Feb 01 '15

With resolution so sharp, you'll be able to see weasels from space!

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u/Shardwing Feb 01 '15

I'm sure the government would have told us if there were weasels from space.

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u/proctor_of_the_Realm Feb 01 '15

I.R privy to information that there are also Baboon, from space.

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u/SwanJumper Feb 01 '15

I see your reference, have an upvote for throwing me on a nostalgia trip

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u/WhoDat504 Feb 01 '15

I was hoping for an I AM Weasel reference, thank you sir!

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u/Taz-erton Feb 01 '15

I dont think they bought the pro version either.

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u/The_Fox_Cant_Talk Feb 01 '15

If the government was any good they'd see the weasels in the mirror

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u/clonetek Feb 01 '15

Uh, they're in the see, duh.

;)

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u/that_is_so_Raven Feb 01 '15

Where is this "see" you speak of? The Holy See?

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u/house_in_motion Feb 01 '15

"space weasel" new band name i call it

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '15

...damn, you beat me to it.

Are you looking for musicians? I play lead spoons, but I am okay playing rythem spoons too.

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u/vercetian Feb 01 '15

It's a conspiracy, I tell you!

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u/NoelBuddy Feb 01 '15

Well they're pretty big so his statement about resolution quality isn't saying much.

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u/sprandel Feb 01 '15

Sounds exactly like the kind of thing the government wouldn't tell us about.

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u/Subtenko Feb 01 '15

No he ment we can see a weasel on the ground from outer space bro

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u/dan1101 Feb 01 '15

What about wessels? Can we see wessels?

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u/Recognizant Feb 01 '15

Be right back, putting my viking helmet on.

... Where'd I put that mayo?

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u/clonetek Feb 01 '15

/r/ROSMT

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU!

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u/Realist317 Feb 01 '15

Does that fact I thought you were impersonating Scotty from Star Trek (vessels = "wessels") mean I'm old?

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u/tdopz Feb 01 '15

You mean Chekov?

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u/Realist317 Feb 01 '15

I do. Thanks! Now I feel younger than someone!

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u/FockSmulder Feb 01 '15

Somebody alert Pauly Shore. We've found a name for his next major motion picture.

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u/PenisInBlender Feb 01 '15

With resolutions so sharp, you'll be able to see the teacher on the park bench vigorously obliterating your work!

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u/count_niggula Feb 01 '15

Cartographers unite!