REVIEW OF INFORMATION VISUALIZATION Google Earth Google Earth was acquired by Google in 2004, it was created by Keyhole, Inc. It is a virtual globe, where you can view a 3D image of the Earth. The way Google Earth works is to get satellite images and aerial photographs. Google Earth can be used on a personal computer running Windows 2000 or higher or with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher or with the IPhone operating system with an application downloadable from the App Store. Google Earths has seen many upgrades since its launch. Google Earth works primarily from satellite images of the Earth's surface; it allows people to see mountains, lakes, houses and cars. The angle is primarily a bird's eye view of the images. He looks at an angle at the surfaces below. The resolution may not be great at all. The resolution of the images you are trying to view is predetermined, but the popularity of an item. Google Earth is a 3D imaging program, but most features can only be viewed in 2D. 3D imagery helps visualize the Grand Canyon, Nigeria Falls and other hotspots around the world. Some of this data is collected via satellites and some comes from NASA programs. Some 3D images have been completed by computer programs. 3D imaging gives us a better view of a building and Google Earth is working to update cities around the world so you can go to the Eiffel Tower at home and be able to admire it all with the feeling of having it seen for yourself. in person. Google Earth is working to improve its program to make it more user-friendly and improve the images it provides free to the general public. I have this technology at my fingertips it's amazing the technology is improving every day if we sleep someone middle of paper......did not require a higher graphics card than the one that the Most general computer users have it in their operating system. NASA World Wind allows users to view other planets. They are both our interactive atlases where you can move around and view images downloaded from anywhere in the world. They 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 more user-friendly, even though both programs do the same thing. Google Earth comes out on top. BibliographyGoogleEarth. (January 10, 2010). GoogleEarth. Retrieved February 9, 2010 from GoogleEarth: http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/tp://earth.google.com/NASA. (January 15, 2010). NASA Global Wind. Retrieved February 9, 2010 from NASA World Wind: httReferencesGoogle Earth