Google Earth
After the announcement, during the WWDC 2012, of the new Apple Maps application , much has been said about the supposed war that will begin against Google to see which map tool is the most complete. And it is that, the function Flyover of Apple that shows the 3D maps, with buildings and terrain in volume realistically has attracted attention. But Google has not been left behind, and has updated one of its most famous applications to Also enter this type of maps on devices with Android operating system
The funny thing is that the 3D Google maps have not ended up in Google Maps , as would have been expected, but in Google Earth, the tool that allows you to explore the world with a kind of model of the planet and satellite images Thus, with this new version 7.0 of Google Earth it is possible to discover how some buildings and places look realistic, being able tomove around you and see all perspectives
The negative of this new function is its essential requirementof having a smartphone of dual core to be able to process and view these 3D images Thus, if we have a terminal of this kind and we go to one of the cities that already have this type of map , we can see its streets and buildings in volumeFor now, only Los Angeles, Rome, Boston, San Francisco, and Geneva have this option, so wait a few more weeks to discover new cities with a three-dimensional perspective
But it is not the only new that this version 7.0 of Google Earth includes This tool, designed to explore and discover our planet, now has a tourist guide always available to meet different specific corners of a place quickly, simply by positioning the mapping view around the area. A curious way of getting to know the place from an aerial perspective and accompanying it with historical and interesting data for the user.
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To use this Tourist Guide function, as we say, you just have to place the map over an area, be it a monument, city or place of interest Next, we display the tab in the lower zone of the screen, being able to know different historic placesor natural important. Clicking on any of them plays an animation that surrounds the area where that place is located while in the top of the screen shows the data of its creation or what happened in that place
All in all, this is an interesting update, albeit with the ballast of depending on phones or latest generation tablets to enjoy the 3D mapsWe still have to wait to see what the cities of Spain look like in perspective, although we can get an idea with the cities available. Google Earth version 7.0 can now be downloaded completely free via Google PlayIt should be noted that the Tourist Guide function does not require a dual-core terminal, for what all Android mobile users can now enjoy.
