How do I cite Google Earth aerial imagery?

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How do I cite Google Earth aerial imagery?

Basic Form: Google Earth version. (date of imagery). Your Map Title or geographic location. Coordinates, Eye alt.

Are Google Earth images open source?

Earth Enterprise is the open source release of Google Earth Enterprise, a geospatial application which provides the ability to build and host custom 3D globes and 2D maps. Earth Enterprise does not provide a private version of Google imagery that’s currently available in Google Maps or Earth.

How accurate is Google Earth imagery?

Google Earth now hosts high-resolution imagery that spans twenty percent of the Earth’s landmass and more than a third of the human population. Relative to Landsat GeoCover, the 436 Google Earth control points have a positional accuracy of 39.7 meters RMSE (error magnitudes range from 0.4 to 171.6 meters).

How do you cite Google Earth sources?

CITATION ORDER FOR Google Earth:

  1. Google Earth version (if applicable)
  2. Year data released (in round brackets)
  3. Image details – location, co-ordinates, elevation. (In italics)
  4. Data set (if applicable)
  5. [Online]
  6. Available through: URL.
  7. [Accessed date].

How do you cite aerial imagery?

Format: Author or statement of responsibility. Map Title [map]. Data date if known. Scale; Name of person who generated map; Name of software used to generate the map or “Title of the Complete Document or Site”.

What else is there other than Google Earth?

Top 10 Alternatives to Google Earth Pro

  • Esri ArcGIS.
  • QGIS.
  • Maptitude.
  • AutoCAD Map 3D.
  • Global Mapper.
  • ArcGIS Earth.
  • MapInfo Pro.
  • ArcGIS Online.

Is Google Earth imagery orthorectified?

The google earth imageries are pretty neatly tagged and geocoded. The Google Earth Images are geocoded but not orthorectified, they are sufficient for assessing moderate-resolution remote sensing products.