Google Earth has now captured satellite photos of 98% of the inhabited world, according to Google’s own research. It is the first time that the coverage of the service is shared.
If you put all the satellite photos together, Google Earth shows an area of more than 93 million square kilometers. This mainly concerns areas where many people live. Deserted areas and, for example, oceans are recorded less accurately by the search giant.
Street View
Google Maps’ Street View feature has also captured quite a bit of the world. According to Google, the Street View photos show streets of 10 million miles in total. One billion people would visit Google Maps every month. That is also lucrative for Google: the map service is used to show location-oriented advertising.
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