Google Earth has launched a new application in which users can get up-close and personal with the moon and learn about space travel and developments that have been made.
Having just celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, Moon in Google Earth offers panoramic views of the first Apollo landing and shots taken by the Apollo astronauts.
The Moon in Google Earth application is especially great for school-aged children who can now travel through space from the comfort of their homes and learn while doing so.
What's Driving This Trend
- Virtual Space Travel
- Innovative opportunity for companies to create immersive VR space experiences.
- Remote Education
- Opportunity exists for ed-tech companies to create space-themed educational content for children who can't travel to museums or space centers.
- Augmented Astronomy
- New applications can be developed to help amateur astronomers learn more about celestial bodies and photograph them with their smartphones or telescopes through augmented reality technology.
Who This Affects Most
- Ed-tech
- Ed-tech companies can leverage this technology and create immersive educational content for children.
- Virtual Reality
- Virtual reality companies can use this application to create fully immersive space experiences for their users.
- Mobile Photography
- Mobile technology companies can create applications to help amateur astronomers photograph celestial bodies using their smartphones or cameras.
