Google unearthed the latest version of its Earth mapping tool Monday at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Google Earth 5.0 adds a number of new features to the geo-mapping service, perhaps the most significant of which is providing some definition to the world’s great bodies of water with Google Ocean. Although the application had always included a representation of the Earth’s oceans, they were simply blue expanses with occasional low-resolution shading to provide some depth, said John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Maps.
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Google Earth Sets Course for Open Seas
Posted by: Walaika Haskins February 3, 2009 12:07 PMGoogle unearthed the latest version of its Earth mapping tool Monday at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Google Earth 5.0 adds a number of new features to the geo-mapping service, perhaps the most significant of which is providing some definition to the world’s great bodies of water with Google Ocean. Although the application had always included a representation of the Earth’s oceans, they were simply blue expanses with occasional low-resolution shading to provide some depth, said John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Maps.