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+-   Cool new features of Google Earth 4.3-> on Thursday April 17 2008, @01:16PM GoogleWatch

Submitted by GoogleWatch on Thursday April 17 2008, @01:16PM
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GoogleWatch writes "There's a new beta version of Google Earth available which features revamped navigation controls and some slick new layers like 3-D photo-realistic buildings in major cities and time-lapse views of sunsets and sunrises. Also new in Google Earth 4.3 is access to the street view movies found in Google Maps. Just click any of the camera icons and the familiar street view window will pop up. The new navigation controls take some getting used to, but once you have the hang of it they offer considerable more control over panning and tilting. Also handy is the new "North" button which quickly orients your current view by rotating until north is at the top. The sunrise and sunset movies are also quite impressive. Just fly to a location you'd like to see and click the "sun" button in the toolbar. That will bring up a small timeline graphic and you can either hit play or drag the timeline slider to watch the day unfold. See the new features in action"
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