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NewsForge: Google Earth for Linux

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 16, 2006

“Following closely on the heels of its Picasa news, Google is
offering a beta of Google Earth that–for the first time–includes
a Linux version of the 3-D mapping and visualization program.

“The new release is a beta of Google Earth 4, slated to be the
next major revision. The release notes indicate simplifications to
the user interface, support for textures on 3-D models, and the
addition of new features to Keyhole Markup Language (KML), Google
Earth’s data exchange format…”

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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