dgower2 Posts: 232 +0 May 12, 2008 #1 A family member of mine wants to have Google Earth available on a very compact PC/PDA for when he goes on trips to very remote areas. He will not have internet access when he's there. Is this possible?
A family member of mine wants to have Google Earth available on a very compact PC/PDA for when he goes on trips to very remote areas. He will not have internet access when he's there. Is this possible?
K kimsland Posts: 13,806 +3 May 12, 2008 #2 No. Google Earth needs to contact the Google Earth servers to display anything Without the Internet plugged in, nothing will show. You can confirm this by disconnecting the Internet from your computer, and try running Google Earth
No. Google Earth needs to contact the Google Earth servers to display anything Without the Internet plugged in, nothing will show. You can confirm this by disconnecting the Internet from your computer, and try running Google Earth
L lamo May 13, 2008 #4 i have. use the GPS-navigation. tons of software, and hardware available now for this.
dgower2 Posts: 232 +0 May 15, 2008 #5 lamo said: i have. use the GPS-navigation. tons of software, and hardware available now for this. Click to expand... But can the GPS navigation provide the graphic capabilities, such as panning, terrain, 3D, zoom, etc. that GE does?
lamo said: i have. use the GPS-navigation. tons of software, and hardware available now for this. Click to expand... But can the GPS navigation provide the graphic capabilities, such as panning, terrain, 3D, zoom, etc. that GE does?
C CCT Posts: 2,610 +6 May 15, 2008 #6 An example: http://www.groundcontrol.com/BGAN-mobile-internet.htm
L lamo May 16, 2008 #7 dgower2, yes. various software - various possibilities. you want to identify your location, right? so use GPS-navigation.
dgower2, yes. various software - various possibilities. you want to identify your location, right? so use GPS-navigation.
