I've been using Google Earth Plus for a couple of years and just renewed. The primary benefit is being able to print at higher resolutions rather than screen capture. It does not provide any real time, or near real time images. There are several commercial services that can provide near real time images for a substantial fee. Bill -----Original Message----- >From: elson@xxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Jul 10, 2007 8:21 PM >To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: OT: Google Earth Plus > >Is anyone using Google Earth Plus in this list? It costs US$20 annually. >Does it provide real time geographic images? Or are the images about four >years old just like in the free version? > >Elson >