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Monday, 26 April 2010

New Earth View Available in Google Maps

Earlier today Google released new imagery for Google Maps. You can now view Google Earth 3D imagery and more in Google Maps. To use Earth View in Google Maps simply click the "Earth" button in the upper-right corner of Google Maps. You can share Google Maps Earth Views just as you would share any other view in Google Maps. Likewise you can create placemarks while using the Earth View. Watch the video below to learn more about the new Earth View for Google Maps.



Applications for Education
The new Earth View in Google Maps could be a great resource for schools whose students use netbooks that cannot run Google Earth or do not run it well. Now, although they won't be able to create Google Earth layers, those students will be able to view locations in 3D as well as use 3D imagery in Google Maps tours.

Here are some related items that may be of interest to you:
Google Earth Across the Curriculum
How to Embed a Map Into Blogs and Wikis
Google Maps Labs - Try the Newest Options

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