A while back, I posted on GooPs, one of a number of options to feed GPS data directly to the free version of Google Earth, lessening the need to spend $20 on Google Earth Plus, while getting fewer features. Today, a Google Earth Blog post indicates that GooPs has gone through some recent updates and changes.
1. A new website for GooPs.
2. Before, GooPs was donationware; now there is a fully free version, and Plus/Pro versions that offer more features for $9.95 and $19.95 respectively. Here’s the features chart from the website:
| GooPs Free | GooPs Plus | GooPs Pro | |
| Fast real-time tracking | * | * | * |
| Remote Tracking | Two vehicles | Five vehicles | Unlimited |
| SpeedTrack | * | * | |
| AutoView | Pre-configured | Fully Configurable | |
| Classic 3D Cursors | * | * | * |
| Image Cursors | * | * | * |
| Lifelike 3D Model Cursors | * | ||
| Real-time tracks | * | * | * |
| TimeStamps | * | * | |
| PointMarkers | * | ||
| Record/Playback NMEA Log | * | ||
| Native Google Earth View Control | * | * | * |
| Integrated FTP Client | * | * | * |
| Save trip to Google Earth | * | * | * |
The integrated FTP client is especially cool - if you have a live Internet connection, you can continuously upload your position to a “live” link, letting others track your live position in Google Earth. DestinSharks had done that as part of a weekend boating run.
Functionally, the program doesn’t seem to have added any major features since I last posted about it (except maybe your choice of 3D cursors). Still, it’s one of the best free options, and the paid versions are cheap and offer useful additional features.
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Other posts in the Google Earth Plus Features For Free series
- Google Earth Plus - Do You Really Need It?
- Importing GPS Data Into Google Earth I - Proprietary software and EasyGPS
- Importing GPS Data Into Google Earth II - GPSBabel and GPSVisualizer
- Exporting Data From Google Earth To A GPS Unit
- Using GPS Utility To Import/Export GPS Data To/From Google Earth
- Importing Spreadsheet Data Into Google Earth
- Another Excel To KML Converter
- US Address Geocoding For Google Earth
- GPS TrackMaker: A Better Solution For GPS Export/Import With Google Earth
- Automatic Caching Of Google Earth Data For Offline Use
- Real-Time GPS Tracking In Google Earth Free - Setup
- Real-Time GPS Tracking For Google Earth - Free Options I
- Real-Time GPS Tracking For Google Earth - Free Options II
- Real-Time GPS Tracking With Google Earth - DonationWare
- Real-Time GPS Tracking With Google Earth - Paid Options
- Update On GooPs - Real-Time GPS Tracking In Google Earth
- A KML To CSV (And CSV To KML) Converter For Spreadsheets And Garmin POI Files
- XLS2KML - Another Excel To KML Converter, With A Few Extras
- Recap Of "Google Earth Plus For Free" Series
- New App For Real-Time GPS Tracking In Google Earth
I am after clearer and recent images from my google earth. Please tell me how I can achieve this?
What you see in Google Earth is all that you can get from Google Earth; the program provides the most recent and clear images that it has available. If you want better imagery, you’ll have to pay for it.
I am looking for someone who can help me with software design of a system whereby many GPS transmitters that move in our computer boxes within New Zealand, can be seen by our clients as breadcrumb trails on a Google map. Some money available. Thanks.