Immersive 3D globe offering detailed virtual tours, custom maps, and real-world exploration for all ages
Immersive 3D globe offering detailed virtual tours, custom maps, and real-world exploration for all ages
Pros
- Great content for all ages
- Explore the planet without leaving your home
- Awesome 3D graphics
- Download available for both Windows and Apple computers
Cons
- Loading can be very slow depending on your internet connection
Google Earth Pro is an interactive 3D globe that allows for a deeper and more advanced look at our planet. It has the benefits of any physical globe that many people used growing up but allows for a more hands-on approach to developing an understanding of our planet. Google Earth Pro allows for you to zoom in on the Great Wall of China or the Pyramids of Giza, or even your own home! It shows you a birds-eye view onto the planet that we live on. Many cities are even 3D maps for an immersive exploration. Google Earth Pro is the future of global connectedness and understanding. It truly is an atlas for the modern age.
Google Earth Pro is entirely free but does ask you to register before using it. Once registered, it allows you to create your own detailed maps and save routines for later viewing. Leave an unlimited number of thumbtacks behind in your favorite locations. A great feature of this program is the sightseeing tour, which allows you to take a virtual tour through new locations. Unlike any map or atlas, Google Earth Pro allows for you to view the world as it really is, allowing for 3D street views as well as aerial shots. This program also allows for users to see the distance between different locations and even test out different types of transportation to get from one point to another.
Everything within Google Earth Pro is incredibly detailed for those who want to use the tool for more serious endeavors while simple enough that a child could move themselves around on the map.
Google Earth Pro is ideal for schools who are trying to educate their students. Instead of showing them static pictures and other peoples' videos, educators can allow for their students to wander the streets of new places and learn for themselves what the world looks like.
Pros
- Great content for all ages
- Explore the planet without leaving your home
- Awesome 3D graphics
- Download available for both Windows and Apple computers
Cons
- Loading can be very slow depending on your internet connection
Pros
- Highly detailed
- Numerous design options
- Customize your maps
Cons
- Can be compacted at times
Use the atlas to find almost anywhere on Earth.
One of the best features about this program is that it's interactive. It's not just a map of countries and cities that gives you a bit of information about each location. You can search for streets and other components of the location while adding your own details so that you remember the destination for future reference.
This is a program that is ideal for students who are learning about the world. They can draw on the maps that are available to help them learn about the different parts of the world. Each area can be labeled with different colors and small images so that they are easy to see when looking at the atlas.
A fun feature about the program is that you can see the buildings and landmarks of the cities on the map. There are tools that you can use to create a precise map that isn't available on the program, such as one that displays houses in your neighborhood or attractions that you want to visit in a specific city. It's a program that you can use when you're traveling as you can create your map before printing it out so that you don't have to keep checking your mobile device for roads.
Each component that you add to the maps can be saved, or you can clear the entire program to start over with a clean slate. Some information from other programs can be imported to give a different view of the streets, cities and countries. There are street views as well as views that look down on the area from the sky.
Pros
- Highly detailed
- Numerous design options
- Customize your maps
Cons
- Can be compacted at times
