INFORMATION VISUALIZATION REVIEWGoogle EarthGoogle Earth was acquired by Google in 2004 was created by Keyhole, Inc is a virtual globe, where you can view a 3D image of the Earth. The way Google Earth works is by getting satellite images and aerial photographs. Google Earth can be used on a personal computer running Windows 2000 or later or with Mac OS Google Earths has undergone numerous updates since it debuted. Google Earth works primarily with satellite images of the Earth's surface; it allows people to see mountains, lakes, houses and cars. The angle is mostly a bird's eye view of the images. Look down at an angle at the surfaces below. The resolution may not be great for all images you are trying to view, the resolution is predetermined, but the popularity of an item. Google Earth is a 3D imaging program but most objects can only be viewed in 2D. You can view 3D imaging of the Grand Canyon, Nigeria Falls, and other hot spots around the world. Some of this data is collected via satellites and some comes from NASA programs. Some 3D images were compiled using computer programs. 3D imaging gives us a better view of a building, and Google Earth has worked to update cities around the world so that at home you can go to the Eiffel Tower and admire it with the feeling of having seen it with your own eyes. person. Google Earth is committed to improving its program to make it easier to use and to improve the images it provides free to the general public. Having this technology at our fingertips is amazing, the technology is getting better every day if we sleep someone around...... middle of paper...... didn't require a higher graphics card than most of general computer users have in their operating system. NASA World Wind allows users to view other planets. Both of these are our interactive atlases that you can move and check images that have been downloaded around the world. Both have 3D images and can show you the same information. But NASA World Wind is not easy to navigate and find images of houses and places. Google Earth is definitely easier to use even though both programs do the same thing. Google Earth is at the top.BibliographyGoogleEarth. (2010, January 10). GoogleEarth. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from GoogleEarth: ht p://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/tp://earth.google.com/NASA. (2010, January 15). NASA World Wind. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from NASA World Wind: httReferencesGoogle Earth