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Ready for the new Google Earth?

Voila!

A 'Yuge' update to Google Earth for Chrome and Android. An iOS version is in the works.

● https://www.google.com/earth/

Watch the Earth "Voyager" video - https://youtu.be/O-XidwKsKAE

The guided tours, which Google calls “Voyager,” aren’t just some hacked together algorithmic mess, they’re led by scientists and documentarians. At launch there are 50 tours available of places like Gombe National Park, a variety of North America’s National Parks, or a tour of Frank Gehry’s buildings. Google also teams up with BBC and Planet Earth, so you can zoom in on different locations from the show and learn more. (Thorin Klosowski)

https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/18/google-earth-for-chrome-android-gets-upgraded-with-guided-tours-more-discovery-features/

https://www.cnet.com/news/forgot-about-google-earth-google-aims-to-jog-your-memory/

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/18/new-google-earth-features.html

http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15337646/google-earth-redesign-update-guided-tours

https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/18/google-earth-feeds-your-wanderlust-with-voyager-stories/

https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/18/google-earth-for-chrome-android-gets-upgraded-with-guided-tours-more-discovery-features/

April 18, 2017

Google Earth’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button isn’t totally random. Instead Google has curated a database of 20,000 different places around the world that are worth exploring... a new feature is a 3D button that lets you view a place from any angle. And NASA is working with Google Earth. (Sarah Perez)

Google Earth‘s VR variant is getting a new feature that allows you to search for any place where you want to go, in addition to receiving support for Oculus and its Touch Controllers, Google announced on Tuesday. The new search function, when activated, prompts a VR keyboard that you can manipulate with your respective headset’s controllers. Once you’ve found a destination, you’ll be able to warp there instantly. With Google Earth VR now having full Oculus support, the same version that’s on Steam for HTC Vive users will now work with the Oculus Rift headset, and the app is also available in the Oculus store. (Daniel Fuller)

● https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Virtual_Earth

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