In this tutorial you will discover a method to download and georeference Google Earth images in QGIS 2.8 with OpenLayers Plugin.

the steps to do this are :

1 – Localize and download the image from Google earth Pro.

2 – Install the OpenLayers plugin in QGIS (if it is not installed)

3 – Add the Google Satellite layer of the OpenLayers plugin to the QGIS map.

4 – Open downloaded image in the QGIS Georeferencer.

5 – Add control points the the image using similar points in the Google Satellite layer….

Georeferenced images can be used in QGIS or other software like ArcGIS