Like all technology, the knife cuts both ways. That something is gained in this (in terms of planning) and something is lost (in terms of the human encounter with novelty) is a topic for another post. A few years from now, we’ll wonder how we ever lived without our VR introductions to the places we’ll visit. Scroll back a few years and it’s hard to imagine people staring at their phones for a street map. And it will become more useful in planning your trips before you book those nonrefundable reservations. In addition to Google-captured imagery, you’ll also be able to see 360 geo-tagged photos captured by users (same as you can see on Google Maps).Īdding 360° geo-tagged photos incorporates yet another layer of immersion to an already immersive experience.
#GOOGLE EARTH VR PHOTO SPHERES UPDATE#
Now with the latest update to Google Earth VR you can flip to Street View imagery, which lets you see actual street-level photos captured by Google’s fleet of Street View cameras in 85 countries. Google Earth VR lets you fly from an overview of the entire Earth right down to a block-scale view, letting you see actual geometry of buildings and more (in places where available), but when you zoom all the way down to human-scale, that geometry isn’t particularly precise. The addition of Google Street View transforms Google Earth into an entirely new experience. We’ll never get to experience the view from the Space Station but Google Earth VR is a pretty decent substitute.Īnd it just got a whole lot better with the lasted improvements.
There’s just something immensely enjoyable about moving around the globe like a giant entity, exploring cityscapes, monuments, and mountains from different vantage points. Indeed, this is the way to explore the world from totally new perspectives. From its introduction in 2016, Google Earth VR has offered new ways to experience the urban and natural environments of this world we call home. We consider Google Earth VR one of the must-have virtual reality apps.
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