GRGlobe is an awesome new app for GeoGeeks from the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) . It is a  commercial software solution to create, edit, and visualize GIS data natively within  a Google Earth environment.  Intended uses and users of GRGlobe include: government, defense, emergency response, law enforcement, energy, environmental, utility, education, land management, forestry.

According to SAIC, the features provides the following capabilities to users:

•  Create, edit, and visualize GIS data natively on the Google Earth plug-in
• Display data as organized GIS layers and view via a table of contents
• Categorize feature data and visualize unique themed symbology based upon feature attributes
• Open layer attribute table to select one or more features and view associated information
• Edit feature attribute data
  • Attribute editing tool allows for layer editing and adding new attribute fields
  • Attach one or more linked files from multiple data formats (or folders) to any point, line, or polygon feature
• Query attributes to locate feature data
• Support for common coordinate systems and formats (DD, DM, DMS, UTM, MGRS, XY, and WKT)
• Provide structure to data that enables GIS functionality
• Easily import points, lines, or polygons from coordinates in multiple file formats:
  • KML
  • Esri® ArcGIS® shapefile and geodatabase (personal, file, enterprise ArcSDE®) data
  • Excel spreadsheet
  • Database (Access®, Oracle®, SQL® Server, etc.)
  • Delimited text
  • Semi-structured copy/pasted text
• Export wizard creates products from specified layers and attribute data into popular formats:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint®
  • KML
  • GIS data (shapefile, geodatabase)
  • Excel® spreadsheet
  • Delimited text
• Create, edit, and delete points, lines, and polygons with interactive point-and-click and coordinate-based tools
• Add data from popular formats including:
  • Shapefile and feature class
  • KML data
  • Georeferenced raster data

And the benefits includes:

• Combine and share data between multiple platforms
• Fast, flexible interface
• Quickly create, edit, import, and export data
• Leverage your existing enterprise globe server for map and layer display
• Create complete PowerPoint presentations from data layers and associated attributes, including imagery
• Familiar interfaces and workflows designed from existing GeoRover software products

You can get a free trial version here and try it out now. Enjoy!

Source: blog.gisuser.com and www.saic.com