Google Earth WEB - Gallery & Voyager Tours

Google Earth - Education

See how Google Earth can be used to tell stories about the World. Access some of Google's pre-made tours that can be used with students for educational topics.

• Education - explore geo tools

• Explore Earth - overview; visualize places

• Inspiration - exploration, storytelling, mapping, and immersion

• Resources - step by step guides and tutorials

Google "Voyager"

Voyager is a collection of interactive, guided tours of places and geographical features of the World. Google has partnered with leading storytellers, scientists, and non profits such as NASA and National Geographic.

Students can learn about and explore gallery tours such as:

• Seal Level Rise and the Fate of Coastal Cities

• Water Quality

• The World's Ocean

• Earth at Night

• I Am Water

• The Warming Planet

• Changing Forests

• Urban Expansion

• Mapping London's Air Pollution

• Blue Gold, Our Lakes, Our Lives

• Sources of Energy

• Buildings Inspired By Nature

• The True People of the Amazon

• Explorers: Early Connections

• A Storytelling Odyssey

• More . . .

Open Voyager

Google Earth PRO Version

Google Earth PRO has been available for several years. It is a desktop version, which is an application that must be installed on a computer. Google Earth PRO was being used before Google created the WEB version that works in browsers.

Whereas the PRO version is software and needs to be installed, the WEB version does not need to be installed and works in a browser, online. This makes it very easy to use, especially on Chromebooks and mobile devices.

1. Google still maintains the PRO version for those users who need advanced features.

2. You can do more with the PRO version than you can with the online/WEB version.

3. Users must download and install the PRO version.

4. However, the WEB version is robust enough to create interesting, useful tours/projects.

5. The PRO version is available on PC, Mac, and Linux.

Download Google Earth PRO

Create a KML file

1. On your computer, open Google Earth.

2. Use the same File drop down menu as pictured above

3. Choose, "New local KML file"

4. Add placemarkers and features to your project.

5. Select "Add placemark," "Draw line or shape," or "Fullscreen slide."

Note: KML files will be saved on your computer.
It will not be saved in your Google Drive unless you choose the option to "Create Project In Google Drive." You must import the KML file from your computer when you want to view it. If you create a project that saves in your Google Drive, you can always import it from Drive.