Ocean in Google Earth – New addition to Google Earth (GE)

Google has recently added the Ocean in Google Earth feature in its Google Earth Product.

With ocean in Google Earth, you can:

• Dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench
• Explore the ocean with top marine experts including National Geographic and BBC
• Learn about ocean observations, climate change, and endangered species
• Discover new places including surf, dive, and travel hot spots and shipwrecks

Web address for Ocean in Google Earth:

http://earth.google.com/ocean/

Watch Video of Ocean in Google Earth in action

About Google Earth

Google Earth – GE is a mass-market visualization product for mapping and GIS. It can be used with a couple of mouse clicks by anybody not expert in cartography. Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.

• Historical imagery from around the globe
• Ocean floor and surface data from marine experts
• Simplified touring with audio and voice recording

Google Earth can be downloaded free from the website: http://earth.google.com/
Google Maps (GM) on the web and Google Earth (GE) as a 3D interactive atlas software application are ideal tools for sharing geographical information in a simple way.