GOOGLE EARTH CHROME WEBSTORE UPDATE

While this feature is interesting in and of itself, it could also appeal to those who are looking for travel inspiration and don’t have a set place in mind they’d like to visit.

Once there, you can open up a new “Knowledge Card” that will offer more information and history about the place in question. These could be famous attractions in far-away cities or scenic places of natural beauty, among other things. Instead Google has curated a database of 20,000 different places around the world that are worth exploring. Meanwhile, Google Earth’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button isn’t totally random. The tours themselves encompass other features, like 360-degree videos and Google Maps’ Street View imagery. Even Sesame Street is participating with its Girl Muppets Around the World tour. Voyager is Google’s Earth’s showcase of guided tours, which have been created with the help of “some of the world’s leading storytellers, scientists and nonprofits,” Google says in its announcement of the launch.įor example, there’s a tour called Natural Treasures from BBC Earth which takes you to half a dozen habitats around the world, including mountains and jungles, where you can learn about the wildlife. Jane Goodall hosts a tour in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, where she talks about her team’s chimpanzee research and conservation efforts.

GOOGLE EARTH CHROME WEBSTORE UPDATE

The company is now rolling out an update for Google Earth for web and Android, two years in the making, that will introduce features like guided tours, Knowledge cards, as well as Google’s classic “I’m feeling lucky” button for more spontaneous discoveries, and more. As reported earlier this month, Google today has unveiled its new vision for Google Earth, the software that combines satellite imagery, topographic maps and 3D cities, to help you better visualize the planet.

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