It ’s Monday good afternoon and Google has give you a reason to waste some of your precious workday in Google Earth .
The more Google improves its utile Maps service , the few excuses multitude have for screwing around on Google Earth , which they really should do more often . Today , the search giantannounceda rare tweak to its in - internet browser practical globe coating , adding the power to appraise distance in a straight line as well as the area of any especial placement .
Google ’s announcement says the measure tool is one of its exploiter ’ most request features for the app . The troupe suggests some practical app , like checking the size of a ballpark in a vicinity you ’re considering moving to , or giving teachers the ability to make interactive mathematics problems for their students . The fact is , you could do this stuff on Maps , but that ’s a lot less merriment . you could even do it in the fullGoogle Earth Prodesktop app , butit ’s notas simple or intuitive . The raw measurement feature are available onChromeand Android today with an iOS freeing coming “ soon . ”
This is but an excuse topull upGoogle Earth in your web web browser and play around like it ’s 2003 all over again . Did you missthe newtours and 3D features that were unblock last yr ? Now ’s the time to check them out .
Once you ’ve figure out how far it is from the tip of South America to Antartica ( about 1,000 nautical mile ) , dive into current events and discover the distance between theRed Henrestaurant that kicked Sarah Huckabee Sanders out and theRed Henrestaurant that ’s gettingattackedfor it on social media ( about 153 miles ) . Get random and find the approximate sphere ofDollywood(around 2,787,486 solid feet ) . Finally know how much bragging Bill Gates’shouseis than yours ( so much bigger ) . You know , just have some merriment with it .
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