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Virtual Tourism Using Google Earth

google earth Virtual TourismWho ever has not explored the world through Google Earth. The spy program that allows the planet to satellite view, provides possibilities that exceed the original idea of looking at the roof of our house like. Google Earth allows us to make real finding, or explore places we’ve never visited, but we can understand better thanks to the precision of the program.

From visit cities and sites that do not know guess what, beyond the postcard images, finding curious formations to natural or man-made, so well seen from the sky. Some users exploit the full potential of tourism in the program, using the search engine to find a spot on the map, but also to find itineraries assembled by users or browse images uploaded to Panoramio and geolocated.

Even in Google Earth, begin to appear places or to places of interest that are not on a map or a guide. For any search, we must activate the sidebar (there is a button to activate / hide the bar), and then we can target what we need, simply by entering a zip code, or even the exact coordinates of a point on the planet. For a thematic tour, many cities, regions and countries that use Google Earth to promote themselves. An example is the official website of the Egyptian Tourist Office, which created a bird’s eye view tour the country by posting a virtual tour in Google Earth. The tour ranges from the heritage sites in Egypt, some with 3D views, and sites with descriptions and related links. Even some events have mounted your route on Google Earth, as the Tour de France, with its various stages. They are the users themselves that indicate the routes.

What’s more, Google combines service with street view images at 360 ยบ for worldwide locations. To find them as we sail, we need only activate the layer “Street View” in Using the Layer panel. A virtual way to feel we’re there, although we have not yet removed from the home computer. For if we lack ideas, we can consult records of the strangest views of Google Earth, a collection of giant figures, signs or buildings and giant man-made, and that seemed designed for Google Earth.