oogle claims their new acquisition, Keyhole, is the “ultimate interface to the planet.” For now, and for us [we're not military], it probably is. It's more Mac-hostile software, so I have not been able to try it. But you should.
Unfortunately, promo writing like this makes Keyhole seem like a 50's amusement park: “From space to your home town. Visit exotic locales such as Maui, Tokyo, Rome and Paris. Satellite imagery makes it real. Explore restaurants, hotels, parks and schools. Think magic carpet ride!” But it looks way more interesting.
You can download the program, or watch their video demo to get the idea.
“Keyhole is the 3D digital earth pioneer—the only company to deliver a 3D digital model of the entire earth via the Internet. Keyhole’s groundbreaking EarthStream™ technology combines advanced 3D graphics and network streaming innovations to produce a high performance system that runs on standard PC’s and commodity servers. Both high performance and intuitive to use, Keyhole’s solutions enable anyone to manipulate a rich map of the earth composed of imagery and feature information.”
I'd be happy to send a nice .jpg gift to the first person to send me a picture of my home from the air. [The one above is the best I have to date.] I'll post it here, and dare any bi-coastal fly-over reader to convince a Northwest pilot to dump his sewage on the beating heart of the Ratchet. I'm not afraid. 
[Keyhole]
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