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Google Earth for Android now available in the Android Market
Google has released a mobile version of Google Earth for the Android smartphone platform. The application is available as a free download in the Android Market, but you'll need to have Android 2.1. The Android version of Google Earth offers much of the same functionality as the desktop (and iPhone) versions of Google Earth.
Google Earth for Android lets you see satellite imagery from around the globe. You can zoom in to see close-up details of trees, buildings, and other structures by double-tapping the screen or using pinch-to-zoom controls on phones with multitouch displays.
You can also use several Google Earth layers to check out places, businesses, roads, borders, and Wikipedia articles. There's a search tool, so if, for example, you're looking at mid-town Manhattan in Google Earth and you want to know where the closest library or coffee shop is, you can search for it and see the results plotted on the map.
Google first showcased Google Earth at the Nexus One smartphone launch event last month. But the application wasn't available in the Android Market until today.
[via Sizzled Core]
Google Earth for Android lets you see satellite imagery from around the globe. You can zoom in to see close-up details of trees, buildings, and other structures by double-tapping the screen or using pinch-to-zoom controls on phones with multitouch displays.
You can also use several Google Earth layers to check out places, businesses, roads, borders, and Wikipedia articles. There's a search tool, so if, for example, you're looking at mid-town Manhattan in Google Earth and you want to know where the closest library or coffee shop is, you can search for it and see the results plotted on the map.
Google first showcased Google Earth at the Nexus One smartphone launch event last month. But the application wasn't available in the Android Market until today.
[via Sizzled Core]
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Subscribe to commentsMoney MikeFeb 22nd 2010 2:38PM
I did a search and can't find it in the Marketplace. Is the name of it simply 'Google Earth?'
Brad LinderFeb 22nd 2010 2:38PM
Are you running Android 2.1? It's only available for the latest version of Android.. which pretty much means the Nexus One for now.
Haris NadeemFeb 22nd 2010 2:43PM
Once the Droid users get the Android 2.1 software update, they will also be able to use Google Earth for Android.
King AntoniusFeb 22nd 2010 4:56PM
Yup, it's only available on the Nexus One at the moment. It is supposed to be hitting other Android devices "soon".