Recently Google has announced that Google Earth Pro is now available for free. Google Earth Pro is geospatial software that has all the easy-to-use features and detailed imagery of Google Earth, along with advanced tools that help you measure 3D buildings, print high-resolution images for presentations or reports, and record HD movies of your virtual flights around the world.
With the advanced measuring and drawing tools in Google Earth Pro, you can plan, measure and visualize a site without even leaving your desk.
“Over the last 10 years, businesses, scientists and hobbyists from all over the world have been using Google Earth Pro for everything from planning hikes to placing solar panels on rooftops. ” – Stafford Marquardt, Product Manager, Google Earth Pro.

Plan in 3D using Google Earth Pro.
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There are several difference between Google Earth and Google Earth Pro. Google Earth has limited functionality such as print images to screen resolution only, import GIS images by manual Geo-locating, view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, galaxies far in space, and the deepest depths of the ocean — right from the desktop. Google Earth Pro includes the same easy-to-use features and imagery of Google Earth, but with additional professional tools designed specifically for business users.Moreover Google Earth Pro has print images to premium high resolution images, regionate large datasets, batch geocode addresses, import GIS data, import GIS images with automatically Geo-located, access demographic, parcel & traffic data layers, create premium movies, measure area of a polygon or circle, map multiple points at once, viewshed tool and map making tool.
To see what Earth Pro can do for you—or to just have fun flying around the world—grab a free key and download Earth Pro today. If you’re an existing user, your key will continue to work with no changes required.