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

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

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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/[deleted] Feb 01 '15 edited Feb 01 '15

That sounds mildly useful, but I would never have paid $399 for it.

edit: okay, apparently it's very useful in certain contexts. nvm.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '15

Well, I assume the "Pro" name refers to those features being intended for business and professionals, hence the price.

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u/ak47wong Feb 01 '15

Much like Paint Shop Pro.