Google Earth VR lets you explore the entire planet

Nov16

by Sindy Cator on November 16, 2016 at 4:59 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google Earth has always helped you explore the world, but now Google is bringing taking the app to the next level: Virtual Reality. Google Earth VR is a simple but awesome concept. Basically, don a VR headset, and then fly to various destinations around the world. Basically, you get to be Superman for a day. Given 197 million square miles is a pretty huge area to cover with any modicum of detail detail, Earth VR includes a few preset destinations and tours, including the Amazon River, Manhattan, the Grand Canyon, the Swiss Alps and others. Of course, Google hasn’t really mapped out…