About Google Earth Tutorials

New! Watch video tutorials (English only).

This set of tutorials can help you understand how to use the exciting, powerful features of Google Earth. Each tutorial provides a hands-on lesson using the application. Tutorials topics include:

Navigating the Earth
Searching for locations and businesses
Marking locations
Obtaining coordinates (video, English only)
Using Sky (video)
Geotagging photos using Picasa (video, English only)
Making videos in Google Earth Pro and EC
Importing addresses in Google Earth Pro and EC

Note - Want to create compelling content for other Google Earth users? Learn how by following the Google Earth Outreach tutorials.

If you do not already have Google Earth installed, you can get the latest version here. Note that these tutorials describe how to use Google Earth Version 4 or later. To check which version you have, open Google Earth and click Help > About Google Earth. To see if there are any available updates, click Help > Check for Updates Online.

With Google Earth, your computer becomes a window to anywhere on the planet, allowing you to view high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, elevation terrain, road and street labels, business listings, and more. Learn more here.

Other Resources

There are a number of other resources that can help you understand how to use Google Earth. These include:

Google Earth User Guide - This document describes everything that you can do in Google Earth.
FAQs: View a list of answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Google Earth.
Google Earth Help Centre: Use the Help Centre to find additional information at any time.
Troubleshooting: View information that specifically pertains to troubleshooting issues with Google Earth.
Google Earth Community: Learn from other Google Earth users by asking questions and sharing answers on Google Earth Community forums.
Using Google Earth: This blog describes how you can use some of the interesting features of Google Earth.