Google earth 5.0 explore software#
The Google Earth software has been downloaded more than 500million times since it was launched in June 2005. 'We need to reach out to everyone to add to our global understanding of a world that is remote and largely undiscovered.'
Prof Ed Hill, director of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton added: 'Understanding the oceans' role in climate change is the biggest challenge facing us in the coming years. He said: 'It is surely an extraordinary privilege not only to be able to see the great jungles and deserts of the world in Google Earth, but also now, thanks to the Ocean project to be able to explore the bottom of the sea.' It also displays historical images on land and sea - allowing people to watch the melting of glaciers, the construction of Germany’s football stadia in the run up to the 2006 World Cup, the shrinking of Lake Chad in Africa and the melting of the Arctic sea ice.īroadcaster Sir David Attenborough said the site’s wildlife films contained 'some of the rarest and most amazing creatures you will ever see'. The software also shows protected areas of the ocean and lets people follow the movement of sea animals tagged with satellite trackers. But some areas - such as the Pacific Ocean around Hawaii are highly detailed. Most of the sea bed is shown in relatively low resolution. The new version includes a three dimensional map of the sea floor, including the Mid Ocean Ridge, the world’s longest underwater mountain range stretching 30,000 miles. Google Earth lets people hover over a virtual world, created by piecing together tens of thousands of satellite maps.
Google earth 5.0 explore for free#
The virtual ocean is available for free by downloading the latest version of Google Earth from the Google homepage. Sylvia Earle, ocean explorer, cheers the new Google Earth 5.0 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco