Google Earth Pro Is Now Free!

By Kamal Nayan - 31 Jan '15 08:31AM

Google is giving away Google Earth Pro for free, which used to cost $399 a year. Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information software, originally developed by Keyhole, Inc.

"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," Google Earth Pro product manager Stafford Marquardt said.

He added, "Google Earth Pro 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."

"Starting today, even more people will be able to access Google Earth Pro: we're making it available for free. 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."

Google Earth Pro will let you print high resolution pictures of any place in the world. You can geolocate information with Google Earth. The software will also provide you the access to local demo-graphic information from cities all over the planet.