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Cover the earth
June 28, 2005
Posted by Bill Kilday, Google Earth Product Marketing Manager
Last October Keyhole and Google
joined forces
to integrate satellite imagery with Google search technology in a single product. Now we've landed on
Google Earth
. You can fly from space right down to any place on the planet and take in spectacular 3D views, and for major US cities you can now see 3D city models. And more: where Google Local works today (the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.), you can search Google Local from within Earth for points of interest, businesses listings, driving directions, and lots more (like some of these
excellent locations
). True to Google form, there is now a
free version
. Ready to
explore
?
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