The new Google Earth 5.0 has been out for about a week or so now, but for those who have never tried to use it may still not be convinced why you should download it (for free firstly!), try it and have a play with it. The new and updated Google Earth is probably the biggest library of knowledge (and fun) any free software has ever been able to offer. Yes, indeed there is now a Google Earth Pro that costs 400 bucks, but that is hardly necessary considering the amount of information and fun factor you can already get from the free version.
Google Earth 5′s biggest new features include the other final frontier, the 20th century, and the Red Planet: Mars. You can now go back in time, look at shipwrecks, and even track tagged marine animals, I don’t think this has been something that any other free software has been able to offer.
For Windows and Mac, Google Earth 5 maps the oceans, explores the past with historical maps, and shows you there’s more to Mars than just red dust. So click here and visit the download page now.
Well I must say that I’ve always been a great fan of Google Earth, but the tracking of tagged marine mammals are starting to make me nervous. Billions of land mammals carry personal cellular devices with them, and are just waiting to get tracked without even realising its happening!
Google Earth is one thing that Google does do right and yes, I’ve found my home and my car and work…
Well I guess I have to try it out then.
Jens