Google Earth Install Error

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[Update: Also see this post for tips on how to get your icon back.]

We suggest you to install the Google Earth in Compatibility mode and check if it helps: 1. Right-click on the program and select Properties. Click on the Compatibility tab. Under Compatibility Mode, Run this program in compatibility mode. For 64-bit Windows platforms, it installs in C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google Earth/ If not installed then one workaround is to download and install from the full installer of latest version from the direct download.

Since the latest update to the Google Earth client, we have recently had a number of people contact us saying that their Google Earth icon has disappeared. In some cases they have tried to reinstall Google Earth from Google’s website without success.

We believe the disappearing icons is due to Google Earth doing an automatic update and deleting any icons you have pinned to the desktop / start screen or task bar and not restoring them correctly to those locations. So in some cases you will find that Google Earth is still installed, but you need to re-pin the icons to your favourite locations. In other cases, the Google Earth automatic installer has failed and you need to reinstall it.

The standard way to install Google Earth is called an on-line install and is initiated from Google’s main Google Earth page. It downloads a small installer first which then downloads and installs the rest. Sometimes this installer runs into problems and a solution that usually works is to use the offline installer instead. Just go to this page and select the latest version and your OS.

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We recommend that everyone use Google Earth Pro, as it has a few extra features and is now free. If it asks you for a licence key, just use your email address and the key: GEPFREE.

Never download Google Earth from anywhere other than an official Google site.

If you are still having problems with the installation, check the ‘installations errors’ section on this page. If Google Earth installs but crashes on startup, check the instructions on this page.

If none of the above works, take note of any error messages and try posting your problem in the Google Earth help forum.

About Timothy Whitehead

Timothy has been using Google Earth since 2004 when it was still called Keyhole before it was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and has been a huge fan ever since. He is a programmer working for Red Wing Aerobatx and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

InstallWarning: Update local installations to v0.1.231 or greater. Earlier versions are not compatible with recent changes to the Earth Engine backend.

Check version from Python:

Update version from terminal or command prompt:

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  • Conda Package Manager:
  • Python Package Installer:

Install options

The Earth Engine Python API is available as a Python package that can be installed locally or accessed through a Google Colab Notebook.

See alternative pip install instructions

Install the API to an arbitrary Python environment using pip. From a terminal or command prompt:

Once installed, you can import, authenticate and initialize as described here.

Update the API:

Package import

The Python API package is called ee. It must be imported and initialized for each new Python session and script:

Authenticate to the Earth Engine servers:

How you obtain authentication credentials may vary depending on your environment. See links for more details on auth in Colab and Conda. In general, authentication for local installations is a one-time step that generates a persistent authorization token, while VM services such as Colab, limit the token's lifetime.

Initialize the API:

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Syntax

Both the Python and JavaScript APIs access the same server-side functionality, but client-side expressions (learn more about client vs. server) can vary because of language syntax differences. The following table includes a list of the common syntax differences you'll encounter when working with the Python API relative to the JavaScript API.

Common syntax differences between JavaScript and Python
PropertyJavaScriptPython
Function definition
Anonymous function mapping
Variable definition
Logical operators
Multi-line method chain
Dictionary keys
Dictionary object access
Function argument definition
Boolean
Null values
comment
Notes regarding Python API syntax:
  • Anonymous function mapping is achieved via lambda functions, which accept only a single expression. Use traditional named functions when complex mapping operations are required.
  • Function arguments provided as a keyword arguments dictionary must be specified as **kwargs; i.e., prepend two asterisks to the function input dictionary: y = fun(**{'x': 0}) or y = fun(**arg_dict).

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Date objects

Define and manipulate client-side date objects with the datetime module. Include the module in your script:

Convert ee.Date to client-side date:

Convert client-side date to ee.Date:

Exporting data

Exporting data with the Python API requires the use of the ee.batch module, which provides an interface to the Export functions. Pass parameter arguments as you would with the JavaScript API, minding the differences noted in the syntax table above. Export tasks must be started by calling the start() method on a defined task. Query a task's status by calling the status() method on it. The following example demonstrates exporting an ee.Image object.

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Create an export task:

Start an export task:

Check export task status:

Note: Tasks started from the Python API will also appear in the Tasks tab of the JavaScript Code Editor for the same Google account.

Printing objects

Printing an Earth Engine object in Python prints the serialized request for the object, not the object itself. Refer to the Client vs. server page to understand the reason for this.

Error

Call getInfo() on Earth Engine objects to get the desired object from the server to the client:

Note that getInfo() is a synchronous operation, meaning execution of expressions following the getInfo() call are blocked until the result is returned to the client. Additionally, requests for a lot of data or expensive computations can return an error and/or hang. In general, the best practice is to export your results, and once complete, import them into a new script for further analysis. Caution: Calling getInfo()

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in your script will block execution. Additionally, requests for a lot of data or expensive computations can return an error and/or hang. Export to obtain the results of expensive, large, or long running computations.

UI objects

The Earth Engine ui module is only available through the JavaScript API Code Editor. Use third party libraries for UI elements in Python. Folium and ipyleaflet provide interactive map handling, while charting can be done with Matplotlib, Altair, or seaborn, to name a few. See examples in the Earth Engine in Colab setup notebook.