Google Earth 5.0
Letting You Explore The Entire World
Google announced their latest version of Google Earth – 5.0 – which adds some new features to help the photographer explore the entire globe. One of the newest additions to 5.0 is the ocean feature, which lets you look beneath the surface of the world’s oceans in a 3D and interactive map.
“The ocean feature is on by default in the newest version of Google Earth. As users zoom in on the ocean they will see a dynamic water surface, and once they dive beneath the surface they can navigate 3D sea floor terrain. The feature includes 20 content layers, containing information contributed by the world's leading scientists, researchers, and ocean explorers (for a full list of partners please visit http://earth.google.com/ocean/partners.html).
These include:
* An "Explore the Ocean" layer containing photos and videos about ocean hot spots around the world contributed by over 80 individuals and organizations
* A National Geographic Magazine geo-quiz and overlays from their new Atlas of the Ocean
* Videos from the archives of Jacques Cousteau, featuring never-before-seen footage of historic ocean expeditions”
Another cool feature is GPS tracking, which will also help aid us in geotagging photos:
“GPS Tracking - Previously only available in the Plus and Pro versions of Google Earth, now all users can upload tracks from GPS devices (including many Garmin, Magellan, and NMEA-compatible devices) to Google Earth, making it easy to visualize and record running, hiking and biking routes.”
To find out more, visit http://earth.google.com/.
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