Overview
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, galaxies in outer space, and the depths of the ocean. With Google Earth, you can explore the streets in 3D like never before. Fly from outer space down to the streets with the new Street View and easily navigate your way around. Switch to ground-level view to see the same location in 3D.
Now you can see 3D trees in locations all over the world. Google has also made it easier for you to know when historical imagery is available in the location you are viewing.
Key Features:
Here are some key features of Google Earth:
- Explore rich geographical content.
- Search for business locations.
- See 3D buildings and add your own models.
- Visualize your GPS tracks and share with others.
- Dive beneath the surface of the ocean.
Explore Google Earth from anywhere. Whether you’re on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or browsing the web - there is a version of Google Earth for you.
Desktop
Google Earth is available for the desktop in three different versions: Google Earth, Google Earth Pro, and Google Earth Enterprise. Fly anywhere to see satellite imagery, 3D buildings, 3D trees, terrain, Street View, planets and much more.
Web
Use the Google Earth plug-in to explore a 3D globe with Earth view in Google Maps and on sites across the web.
Mobile
Explore the globe from the palm of your hand. Download Google Earth for Android, iPhone, or iPad.
More in Google Earth
Moon
Switch to Moon in Google Earth to see 3D models of landed spacecrafts, 360-degree photos of astronauts’ footprints, Apollo missions and much more.
3D Buildings
Explore cities, buildings and structures in 3D with the 3D Buildings layer. Create your own 3D models and add them to Google Earth.
Mars
With Mars in Google Earth, you can explore a whole new planet. View NASA images, take tours, see 3D rover models and browse 360-degree panoramas.
Ocean
Ocean in Google Earth lets you dive beneath the surface and explore lost shipwrecks, surf spots, and the latest research discoveries.
Sky
Explore the sky with Google Earth. Zoom into distant galaxies, view constellations and hear astronomy podcasts.
Historical Imagery
Travel back in time with Historical Imagery in Google Earth. See imagery from previous years and easily discover when historical photos are available.
Download Google Earth 7 Beta
Google Earth 7 Beta is now available for download at http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html website.
What's New in Google Earth 7 Beta
This version of Google Earth contains the following new features ,improvements and fixes:
- Support for 3D imagery data: 3D data provides a comprehensive representation of metropolitan environments around the world. 3D imagery is currently available in the these areas.
- Tour Guide mechanism in the client: The new tour guide allows you to explore interesting places around the world, even if you don’t know to search for them. As you move, thumbnails of pre-created tours and points of interest will dynamically update with interesting locations in your current view.
- Support for terrain data accessed via Google Maps Engine
- Zooming in now tilts at a higher elevation in order to showcase 3D imagery
- A unified graphical rendering pipeline
- Redesigned startup tips and status bar
Issues fixed in this release
Google Earth Client
- Fixed a Pro and Enterprise bug whereby cached login data disappeared after upgrading to Mac OS 10.8+.
- Sound can now be recorded from a microphone when producing a tour.
- Improved Atmosphere feature for users on certain NVIDIA GeForce cards.
- Polygons clamped to seafloor now display correctly.
Known issues in Google Earth 7
- PC Enterprise users will note flashing historical imagery when going to the minimum date of the time slider in a handful of areas around the world. To workaround, use 6.2 for Enterprise.
- Terrain, imagery and polygons that overlap the antemeridian occasionally appear broken.
- This build includes changes to shaders that strain older graphics cards. Please see system requirements for updated lists of recommended hardware.
You can find more details about changes that are in this version of Google Earth from Google Earth
References:
Google Earth Release notes
Introducing Google Earth 7
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