Google Earth unveils 2 new features to mark 20 years

Google Earth, which shows the world with satellite views and 3D maps, has completed 20 years.

On the occasion of Google Earth's 20th anniversary, the company has introduced two new features for general users and professionals.

Google Earth was introduced in June 2005, and since then, the service has been providing users with geographical details.

According to the company, more than 2 billion searches were made for different places in 2024 alone.

The company said in a blog post that people have purposefully used this service over the past 2 decades.

Under a new feature introduced by the company, historical Street View images have been made a part of Google Earth directly.

This feature will allow users to see how different places in the world have changed over the years.

For example, you can find out what an urban area looked like before the construction of high-rise buildings or other changes.

This feature was previously available in Google Maps, but has now been made part of Google Earth.

The second feature consists of various artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

New AI tools have been added to Google Earth for professionals, such as city planners.

These tools are currently being introduced in the United States, which will allow users to get details about the surface of the Earth and analyze it.

For example, people will be able to know which city or location has the most trees or which places accumulate the most heat, which will help planners, local governments, or researchers with infrastructure projects.

Google has also released some details about Google Earth's two decades of existence.

Street View was introduced in 2006, while 3D buildings were later made part of Google Earth.

In 2017, Google Earth Time Lapse was refreshed and included millions of satellite images spanning 35 years.