Google Earth
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Feb 9, 2026first mention
Sep 25, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“switched to having a globe as its base, like Google Earth. It was great.”
“I love Google Earth and SpaceEngine”
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“no other software exists with such easy-to-use tools for importing GPS tracks, creating custom points, and exporting KMZ files”
tracks routes to rural locations for workon “Google Earth Desktop Client to Be Retired in 2027”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps 1 mention
- The UN challenges five centuries of cartography 1 mention
- Optical Earth – Earth as the human eye would see it 1 mention
- Google Earth Desktop Client to Be Retired in 2027 1 mention
- Show HN: Algorithmically Finding the Longest Line of Sight on Earth 1 mention
Data: google-earth.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 5
“Sometimes I use a VR headset with Google Earth to get a good feel for the area I will visit.”
“switched to having a globe as its base, like Google Earth. It was great.”
“I love Google Earth and SpaceEngine”
“no other software exists with such easy-to-use tools for importing GPS tracks, creating custom points, and exporting KMZ files”
“I used Google Earth to show the two points.”