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Take a virtual tour with the swipe of your finger
June 29, 2012
This week we announced
new 3D imagery
on
Google Earth for Android
for a select number of initial cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles and Rome. Along with the availability of more comprehensive and realistic 3D imagery, we’ve also included a new
tour guide
feature in this latest release. Taking a virtual trip to places such as Stonehenge in England, Brandenburg Gate in Germany, or the Great Wall of China has always been possible by typing a location into
Google Earth
; but how do you know where in the world you’d like to visit if you are not familiar with an area?
The new tour guide allows you to discover and explore interesting places around the world, even if you didn’t know to search for them. It is already available on
Google Earth for Android
, and an update to
Google Earth for iOS
will be coming soon. We invite you to embark on any of the more than 11,000 tours of popular sites in over 110 countries and regions, from famous landmarks to scenic treasures. You can open the tour guide with a quick swipe of the tab located on the bottom of the main Google Earth screen.
Open a list of tour thumbnails by swiping the tab located at the bottom of the Google Earth for mobile screen
Thumbnails of available pre-created tours will dynamically update with interesting locations in your current view. Simply click the thumbnail image to start the tour and begin your online adventure of discovering new and exciting places around the world.
Tour of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California
Where available, the tours include 3D models for the most realistic experience possible. Information from Wikipedia also provides more information on famous sites, so you can learn more about the places that interest you as your virtually fly over them. The tour guide also includes user-contributed Picasa and
Panoramio
photos as thumbnails for a preview of the featured location.
To get started,
update Google Earth
on your mobile device. Happy touring!
Posted by Haris Ramic, Product Manager, Google Earth for mobile
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