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Anybody using Google Earth software? All I get a mono screen with a few
scattered white dots. It sounds like a great application for studying
an
area to fish, but I get nothing useful out of it. Anybody know if there
is
somethign wrong with my setup that I must be missing?

I have Google Earth in my Windows XP machine (the free version), and it
works great.

I think you need to read the recommended-hardware requirement in the
download screen to see if your machine can handle Google Earth. If I
remember correctly, the machine must be recent enough (like within the
last couple years), and need to have a good video system. Other than
that, I have no idea why you get a mono screen.

I am not sure whether it is a good tool for fishing though. Its image
is too grainy when we zoom into the street level, and you cannot easily
tell the water depth from the image of the water surface. I have a
feeling that a fishing map with contour and depth will be a better
choice for fishing.

Jay Chan

Yeah, looks like my video card won't handle it, and from what you say sounds
like I'm better off looking at aerial photos from terra server.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com