Google rolls out new features for Google Earth as it turns 10

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Last Updated : Jun 30 2015 | 2:48 PM IST

Google has released new features for Google Earth which has turned 10.

According to engadget.com, a feature called Voyager, which available on the desktop, is designed to help the users pick out and explore new imagery from around the world. These are organized into five categories: Street View, Earth View, 3D cities, Satellite imagery updates, and Highlight tour.

Street view will show some of the best locations to explore at street level, while Earth View will highlight some of the best landscapes as seen from space. Also, new satellite imagery provides a map of some of the newest overhead location photos, and 3D cities show of some of the best renderings of cities and towns. The highlight tour will give access to surface top locations from thousands in Voyager's database.

Moreover, the Earth View image collection is also getting a sizable update.

Google announced that it will expand the library to include more than 1,500 stunning landscapes from around the globe. Users can add these to new tabs in Chrome via Google's own extension or make them their wallpaper by downloading from the new Earth View Web gallery.

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First Published: Jun 30 2015 | 2:37 PM IST

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