John Hanke, Director, Google Earth and Maps Google, speaks at a Google Earth 5.0 event at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Google Inc. Google Inc. is launching a new version of Google Earth that …
Go beyond Earth with Google Earth
Final version in development
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Feb 2009, 2:04 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Feb 2009, 1:50 PM EST
It lets you fly from your house to the Grand Canyon with the click of a mouse, now Google Earth is taking its unique viewpoint beneath the waves. Google Earth 5.0 extends the program's maps across the ocean floor, to the surface of Mars, and even back in time.
Users will even be able to follow the paths of sharks and other fish that have been tagged by GPS.
A world-wide network of scientists will be constantly adding video, photos and underwater topography.
Marine Biologist Stephanie Wear said, "Just as Google Earth has connected people to far off places, and made them real, this is going to connect people to the ocean, and make it a much more real and accessible place."
The final version of Google Ocean is still in development. Google Earth is available by a free download from Google.com.
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