Every decade or so, a software resource emerges that forever changes the way people interact with the world. Google Earth is such a resource.

To make things more useful, Google Earth works beautifully with Google SketchUp. Google Earth is very user-friendly, allowing you to create your own placemarks and content, which means that there is a very large online community to share content with!

Where do I get it?

Where do I get Placemarks?

1. Google Earth Showcase - take a quick tour of some amazing feeds, tours, and places.
2. Google Earth Community – The original message board for Google Earth. This has tons and tons of placemarks, overlays, and discussions, separated by topic, posted by over 500,000 users!
3. Google Earth Blog – This blog is run by an amazing man named Frank Taylor. Frank showcases new uses of Google Earth nearly every day, and we have raved about his blog before. I got many of my examples here. Check it out!
4. Google Hacks – This site was set up by a church webmaster in Atlanta by the name of Mickey Mellen. It hosts mostly files, and has one of the most interesting collections on the web.
5. Google 3D Warehouse - The website where 3D buildings and other 3D content gets uploaded.

Do you have any placemarks for us?