There's a new beta version of Google Earth available which features revamped navigation controls and some slick new layers like 3-D photo-realistic buildings in major cities and time-lapse views of sunsets and sunrises. Also new in is access to the street view movies found in Google Maps. Just click any of the camera icons and the familiar street view window will pop up. The new navigation controls take some getting used to, but once you have the hang of it they offer considerable more control over panning and tilting. Also handy is the new 'North' button which quickly orients your current view by rotating until north is at the top. The sunrise and sunset movies are also quite impressive. Just fly to a location you'd like to see and click the 'sun' button in the toolbar. Mar 29, 2019 Explore the whole world from above with satellite imagery and 3D terrain of the entire globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world. Zoom to your house or anywhere else then dive in for a 360° perspective with Street View. Set off on a unique adventure by rolling the dice and hopping between random locations. And see the world from a new point of view with Voyager, a. Apr 15, 2008 - According to the Google Earth Blog, Google Earth version 4.3 (free) is coming later today. Among the upgrades and improvements are faster. Shortcut keys for mac search. That will bring up a small timeline graphic and you can either hit play or drag the timeline slider to watch the day unfold. Google Earth 4.3 is still a beta and certain features appear to be missing (the old 'streaming' message that would let you know when the app was loading data doesn't appear to be in the new version, which makes it difficult to tell whether something is not working or just loading very slowly. [Update: As some readers have pointed out in the comments, I overlooked the new throbber in the lower right corner, which conveys the same information about loading data.). Still, if a few quirks don't bother you, you can, or by using the Google Updater. The Google Earth team has released this video of some of the new features in action.
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