Google Earth

A geographic browser from Google that access a three-dimensional mapping program. It

covers the entire globe from satellite images. Google Earth presents search capabilities and

abilities to pan, zoom, rotate, and tilt the Earth’s view. In addition, it offers tools for the creation

of new data a growing set of data layers such as volcanoes and terrains that repose on the servers

of Google, and can be displayed in the view. It as well uses data of elevation primarily from

NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) to offer a layer of terrain, in which the

landscape can be visualize in 3D. The following diagram describes some of the features available

in the Google Earth’s main window.

Source: http://downloads.esri.com/support/documentation/ao_/698What_is_ArcGis.pdf
1. Search panel - Use this to find places and directions and manage search results. Google Earth

EC may display additonal tabs here.

2. Overview map - Use this for an additional perspective of the Earth.

3. Hide/Show sidebar - Click this to conceal or the display the side bar (Search, Places and

Layers panels). 4. Placemark - Click this to add a placemark for a location.

5. Polygon - Click this to add a polygon.

6. Path - Click this to add a path (line or lines).

7. Image Overlay - Click this to add an image overlay on the Earth.

8. Measure - Click this to measure a distance or area size.

9. Email - Click this to email a view or image.

10. Print - Click this to print the current view of the Earth.

11. Show in Google Maps - Click this to show the current view in Google Maps in your web

browser

12. Navigation controls - Use these to tilt, zoom and move around your viewpoint (see below).

13. Layers panel - Use this to display points of interest.

14. Places panel - Use this to locate, save, organize and revisit placemarks.

15. 3D Viewer - View the globe and its terrain in this window.

16. Status bar - View coordinate, elevation and imagery streaming status here.
ArcGIS

A general-purpose geographic information system (GIS) software developed by

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). It is a software platform technology that is

extensive and integrated for building operational GIS. ArccGIS consists of four key software

parts: a geographic information model for modeling aspects of the real world; components for

storing and managing geographic information in files and databases; a set of out-of-the-box

applications for creating, editing, manipulating, mapping, analyzing and disseminating

geographic information; and a collection of web services that provide content and capabilities

(data and functions) to networked software clients. 

The ArcGIS was made to produce a scalable, comprehensive GIS platform, as shown in

the diagram below.

Source: http://downloads.esri.com/support/documentation/ao_/698What_is_ArcGis.pdf
References

Starting Point- Teaching Entry Level Geoscience. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/google_earth/what.html

Google Earth User Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/google_earth/what.html

Maguire D. (2008) ArcGIS: General Purpose GIS Software System. In: Shekhar S., Xiong H.

(eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. Retrieved from

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-35973-1_68

ArcGIS9. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://downloads.esri.com/support/documentation/ao_/698What_is_ArcGis.pdf