Introducing the Google Map
September 21st, 2007 Posted in NewsWhen Galileo Galilei first invented the telescope in 1600, the Europeans were overwhelmed that in truth, they are not the only living denizens in the whole world. And the island they call their “world” is just a tiny speck of the vast universe. After then, science has always help mankind with new inventions to answer questions of the developing human mind.
In the 21st century, with the advent of the Internet and the help of orbiting satellites, maps have progressed to the point that even an ordinary citizen can look at a world map in their homes, for free! With this concept, Google has developed Google Earth, which allows users to expand their horizons. The user will be able to look at places in other continents in the minutest details. Google will allow the user to be able to zoom in and out of any place registered with the program. This allows the user to appreciate the place as if he was actually there in person.
If you happen to go to the Google Earth gallery, it will automatically provide you with information of the place you are looking for. For example, if you want to go to where the famous post-impressionist painter, Paul Cezanne lived, Google Earth will provide you with a map of France indicating Cezanne’s community. It will also provide you with more information and other highlights.
Google Earth offers different packages hoping to answer every need of its clients. Its services include maps for Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Global Paleogeographic Views, 3D content, and Google Earth Plus, with different prices appropriated for each product.
The three-dimensional maps in Google Earth are provided by many affiliate organizations and millions of users around the world. One just simply had to open and browse the file like an ordinary document, but in a very interactive interface with its three-dimensional features.
What are the limits of the Google Earth program? The British Astronomical Association’s Dr John Mason said that because of pollution in so many areas, people can only view “a few dozen” stars when they look up in the sky while viewing it in Google Earth. And with a bad weather, the Google satellite will also have difficulty in tracking places.
Google Earth is not only made for aesthetic purposes such as appreciating maps or other places. Google believes that everyone will have a chance to take a look at the Earth from a different perspective
With the innovative Google Earth program, even the youngest in the family will get a chance to have a whole new experience with the different places that they can only see on paper or TV. When kids look at the maps in the Internet, they will also learn about what lies beyond the Earth, questions that Galileo have asked before. But Galileo’s telescope is a thing of the past, with Google Earth, the Internet is now participating in mankind’s leap to outer space and in finding out what lies ahead.
