8.1.2 Google Earth Google Earth uses mostly Google satellite imagery and not all of it is recent. However, it is free and still incredibly detailed depending on the area being examined. Rural areas are not updated as often and may not have street view or 3D buildings like major cities.  On the top left corner is a search bar where you can type in a country, city, province, village, landmark, or other type of location name. Below the search bar is an option for ‘Layers’. By checking the boxes you can add layers which can show 3D buildings (not available in every city), roads, weather, and more. On the far right, there is a compass with arrows, below that is another set of arrows, and your zoom tool. By clicking and dragging the compass (or using the arrows within the circle), the globe will be oriented in the direction you choose. The second set of arrows serves the same function as a mouse, it will move the map up, down, left or right. The third slide below is the zoom tool.  Type in a location name and click ‘Search’ or hit enter/return. The globe will turn and take you to your desired location, if it can be found. Sometimes, the spelling may be incorrect or the location may not be recorded in the database (See Chapter 8.4).  If you are focusing on a major city or a popular destination, you will see an image with a large number of icons making it hard to see things. On the left, under the Layers panel, uncheck the box that says ‘Photos’ and the image will become much clearer. However, when geolocating, looking at the images can be very helpful as it may show locations from different angles or show slight changes in the area, as the images have been taken at different times than the time of the event you are verifying. 43