Google Earth: new integrated tools to create presentations
Google has added new features to the Google Earth web app that will allow you to create geographic themed presentations, thanks to the vast archive of images of the Mountain View giant.
Google Earth has been enriched with new features for content creation: for some days now, it has been possible to create presentations using the vast archive of three-dimensional images of the planet and information on points of interest. The new functionality actually represents a sort of very vertical ” Powerpoint ” focused on geographic content.
In 2017, Google Earth was completely rebuilt, going from being a desktop application to a web-app accessible via browser and based on WebGL, at earth.google.com/web. On the toolbar on the left, you can see the new ” Projects ” icon which will allow you to access the new content creation tools.
Just like in the case of other google apps like Google Doc, or Sheet or Slide, Google Earth projects are saved as files on Google Drive. And just like a normal presentation it will be possible to create slides and include texts, images and videos: these elements will be placed on top of the images of the planet.
It is possible to choose the three-dimensional view or the Street View, set the camera angle and take a screenshot. The transition from one slide to another will be accompanied by an animation that will lead you to ” fly ” between the various points of interest around the globe.
Like all the other Google apps, it will be possible to collaborate with others in real time. The video above shows an example of what can be achieved with these new tools, of sure interest for students but also for tour operators, travel organizers and so on.
