Google Earth Basic Skills

Master Google Earth basic skills by using keyboard controls to move north, south, east, and west, turn around, and pan up and down to view the horizon.

Navigate google earth by moving north, south, east, and west with keyboard arrows, rotate the globe with the mouse wheel or dragging on a trackpad, and zoom to explore neighborhoods.

Learn basic navigation in google earth, zoom in and out with trackpad or mouse wheel, pan to center, tilt at higher elevations, and enter street view from ground level.

Learn swivel and panning in Google Earth using arrow keys and command-key shortcuts to spin, look around, and explore horizons and panoramas while keeping the compass orientation clear.

Explore Google Earth basics by identifying key features visible on the screen below the globe and practice moving around the globe to spot small details.

Explore Google Earth to view elevation data in the bottom right, shown in feet for the terrain, from Wyoming's 5600 feet to ocean depths below zero.

Explore how eye altitude and map elevation change with zoom in Google Earth, revealing cities, towns, roads, rivers, and even cars as you move from space toward the ground.

Explore how to read coordinates on Google Earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds, with examples for New Delhi, Cape Town, and the prime meridian at Greenwich.

Learn to search for places on the map using addresses, coordinates, and place names, and find anything around the globe.

Search Google Earth by place names to jump to continents, oceans, countries, and lakes, using examples like Antarctica, the Indian Ocean, Swasey land, and the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

Search precise addresses to jump straight to locations, from the oldest high school in L.A. on Venice Boulevard to Rome’s Pantheon area and Grand Hotel Minerva, with 3D buildings visible.

Explore business search in Google Earth to locate train stations, restaurants, pizzeria, and gyms around a zoomed-in Florence, Italy area, then view the nearest options.

Learn to search Google Earth by coordinates using latitude and longitude, from the equator to the poles, with east and west directions and minutes for precision.

Explore the left-hand layer panel in Google Earth, learn what each letter represents and what data lies beneath the Earth's surface, and preview a few useful layers for various fields.

Explore Google Earth's 3-d buildings layer by zooming into cities like Dubai, New York, and Paris to observe 3-d skylines and SketchUp-built details as resolution evolves.

Explore how borders and labels appear in Google Earth, enabling you to view international borders, state and county lines, labels for cities, islands, geographic features, and water bodies.

Explore Google Earth terrain features, adjust elevation exaggeration in preferences, and visualize dramatic landscapes from the French Alps to countryside valleys with mountains and switchbacks.

Explore how Google Earth displays user photos and geotags, navigate galleries and panoramas, and access webcams to virtually tour places like Epidaurus and Prague train station.