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Google Earth Features

Some of the great FEATURES that Google Earth has to offer are listed below with brief descriptions and useful information to help you use Google Earth with ease and to its fullest potential.

2D and 3D view
Allows the user to view cities and popular geographical features (Grand Canyon, Mt. Everest, etc.) on earth in an astatically pleasing way
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Bird's Eye View

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3D tilted view


3D Building Viewer
Allows the user to see buildings in 3D as they would appear to look in real life

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View of a 3D City


Real-Time Traffic
Shows the user what traffic speeds are on heavily traveled highways
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Tilt View of Real-Time Traffic Speeds

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Bird's Eye View of Traffic Speeds


Street View
Shows what it would look like 360 degrees around a desired location if you were standing in that particular spot on that particular street
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Street View

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Street View


Boarders and Labels
Allows the user to turn on and off desired boarders and labels of the area they are viewing. Some of the boarders and labels that are available show countries, states, cities, roads, bodies of water, etc.

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Some of the layers that can be viewed


Weather View
Displays real-time cloud cover and weather radar. It will also give the local weather temperature and forecast for the areas that are being viewed.
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Real-Time Cloud Cover

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Weather Forcast in Google Earth


Navigation Tools
Allows the user to zoom in and out, rotate the view in a 360 degree range, and tilt the view to get a different angle on the terrain

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Navigation Tool


Historical Manager
Allow the user to see how a particular place has changed over time via a timeline bar on the interface menu



Ocean Layer View
Shows how the ocean floor looks with accessible National Geographic videos in particular destinations

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View of the Ocean Floor



Record A Tour
Allows the user to make and record a personalized tour, which can be saved and watched at a later date. This tour allows the user to bookmark destinations or points of interest and then record the virtual tour in the order in which the user wishes it to be seen at a later date.




Fly To/ Business/ Direction Searches
Allows the user to navigate with ease to the desired location with one of the featured search options