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Deploying the Google Earth Client
There are three different versions of the Google Earth client that are commonly used in organizations:
1) Google Earth Pro
2) Google Earth Enterprise Client
3) Google Earth Plugin
This document describes the options for deploying these Google Earth clients in an enterprise
environment. A brief description of the client capabilities in the enterprise is shown in the table below.
Deploying the Google Earth Client
Which client should you use?
Downloading the client
System Requirements:
Guidelines for an Automated Deployment of Google Earth EC and Pro 7.1 and higher
(Windows)
Additional Customizations possible through the registry:
Which client should you use?
Downloading the client
Download the latest Google Earth Pro client from:
http://dl.google.com/earth/client/advanced/current/GoogleEarthProWin.exe
Google Earth Enterprise customers can access the Enterprise specific clients through the Enterprise
Support Portal:
http://www.google.com/enterprise/portal
System Requirements:
Please visit the following page for system requirements specific to Mac, Windows and Linux.
http://support.google.com/earth/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=20701
Note:
● Google Earth Pro and Google Earth EC are only supported on Mac and Windows (not Linux)
● Running Google Earth in Citrix and other remotedesktop or virtual environments is not
supported.
Guidelines for an Automated Deployment of Google Earth EC and Pro 7.1
and higher (Windows)
For many of our customers, manually installing and licensing Google Earth Client on every targeted
machine is not efficient or feasible. For this reason, we've designed certain capabilities in the latest
version of the client that will allow it to be installed silently using technologies such as SMS. It's also
possible to create a master registry file that can be imported to consistently customize the clients
interface per their specific needs and requirements. In addition to setting the configuration of the client
it's also possible to license the client without user interaction using a Golden Key license.
Please note that these instructions work for both Google Earth Enterprise Client and Google Earth Pro
versions 7.1 and greater.
The majority of deployments are done in a Windows environment. The steps below are general
guidelines and are geared toward using SMS, however the techniques and requirements should apply to
most technologies publicly available.
You should have received a license email from the operations team with the licensing information
included. This process concerns the Golden Key licenses only, please contact Google Earth Enterprise
Support if the email you received doesn't contain the following information:
Thank you for choosing a site install license for Google Earth . Below is your Pro license key. Your license is good
for up to [XX]+ installations. (this should be 100 + seats or activations)
We allocated additional installations to accommodate for deployment testing, hardware failures, etc. Please find the
Support Contact information below should you require assistance.
License Key:
Your license key(s) is valid until [XXXXXXXX]
Provided below are steps to install and license the Google Earth Client remotely to computers
in your network:
Step 1:
Please register your GE Pro license key. Your license key only needs to be registered once since this is
a shared login (same license key and username).
The registration page can be found at: https://registration.keyhole.com/choice_kh_initial.html
Once here, please select 'Assign a Username to your License Key'.
Fill in the required fields in order to complete the registration process. We recommend assigning a
generic username (i.e. earth@yourcompany.com) to
your license key since this will be a shared login.
Step 2:
Distribute the Google Earth Pro or EC installer to the target machine.
Step 3:
Use the silent install command to install Google Earth without intervention:
C:\<Path to Google EarthInstaller>\GoogleEarthProWin.exe gm2 /s /v"/qn
Step 4:
Use the following command to license the installation:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth Pro\googleearth.exe
"site_license=JCPXXXXXXXXX|user@xyz.com|password"
(note the password field is no longer used and can contain any value, but must be present)
Step 5:
Ask your users to click the icon to login and start exploring Google Earth.
**You might want to make additional configuration changes in the registry before you copy the folders.
Additional Customizations possible through the registry:
● Hide User Information (License Key and Username)
Directions: Please back up your registry if you need to, before making any changes!
1. * EXIT Google Earth Pro before making any changes to your registry
2. * Click on Start > Run > type regedit to access the registry editor
3. * Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Google Earth Pro
Note: for 64bit machines, instead use
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Google Earth Pro
4. * Right click on Google Earth Pro folder and click on New > DWORD VALUE
5. * Rename the entry to "hideUserData"
6. * Right click on the entry and click on Modify
7. * Set the value data to 1.
● Disable Deactivate License Hides the “Deactivate” Option from Help Menu
1. * EXIT Google Earth Pro before making any changes to your registry
2. * Click on Start > Run > type regedit to access the registry editor
3. * Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Google Earth Pro
Note: for 64bit machines, instead use
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Google Earth Pro
4. * Right click on Google Earth Pro folder and click on New > DWORD VALUE
5. * Rename the entry to "DisableDeactivation"
6. * Right click on the entry and click on Modify
7. * Set the value data to 1.
Any value set in that key other than 0 will cause menu option to be unavailable. If key is set to 0 or not
present, menu option may be available (depending on user status).
To confirm the changes you made, relaunch GE Pro and click on Help > About and you will see that
both the License Key and UID are hidden now!
● Designating the Default Server
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth Pro\DefaultServerUrl (value=desired url i.e.
http://kh.google.com:80)
● Set the option to "Auto Login"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\ignorePassword = false
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\AData (this gets created after entering
registration information and may be needed if you access kh.google.com)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\UData (this gets created after entering
registration information and may be needed if you access kh.google.com)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\Username
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\Passport
● Set the "Always login to this server" option on startup
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\UseDefaultServer=true (String)
Additionally, when registering, the Passport key is also placed in the following location:
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\Passport
The Username key can also be placed in and the client will copy it in
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Google\Google Earth EC to HCKU to register the individual profile. This
will in effect allow nonadmin users to launch in licensed mode.
● Set the Cache levels
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\Cache\DiskCacheSize
REG_DWORD
Value 1500 (set to decimal and enter) Can be up to 2000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC\Cache\MemoryCacheSize
REG_DWORD
Value 500 This value depends on amount of installed RAM
*HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth EC
and its dependents must be writable by the user profile for this to work.