Search giant Google has just announced that you can download Google earth Pro for free on your iOS device. The previous software was $399 per year. This Pro version offers features previously unavailable to those without a subscription.
Google Earth Pro is a 3D interactive globe that can be used to aid planning, analysis and decision making. It got a lot of benefits. The first great feature is that with the Google Earth Pro advanced measuring and drawing tools you can plan, measure and visualize a site without leaving your place. It allows to calculate distance in miles, feet, kilometers, acres, and more. You can plan the length of a road, the distance between two bridges, or the circumference of a new store. The great plus is getting quick area and radius measurements to determine the cement needed for a new building or the buffer zone for an energy plant. Using 3D measurements you can determine the height of a building, measure line-of-sight to the ocean.
You can visualize your own information using this app alongside exclusive data layers such as demographics, land parcel and historical traffic data.
Another good feature is that you can create videos and share with stakeholders and customers, providing a unique perspective for any location-based project. You can send large image files. The app will automatically optimize them for intelligent viewing. The app allows you to quickly create thematic maps of your data. You have the choice to change the title, color and height of an whole data. Go and download Google Earth Pro for free on your iOS device as it is very easy to aggregate and overlay different layers of data with this app.