14 DAY TRIAL // Google Earth received one more improvement, but this time it wasn't so quiet as the latest release. The downloadable application that allows the users to view maps and other satellite imagery straight from the desktop is now available in Arabic, helping this segment of users access the Google product. Last week, the Mountain View company quietly released a beta version of Google Earth that brings several new features to all the users. For example, you're now able to transfer a certain location to Google Maps and view it straight from your browser's window.
"The whole objective is to grow online usage and the quality of this usage. This is not a revenue generating activity. We see it more as an enticer for the creation of content. Of course, Google hopes to get much more online ad revenue from the region to justify its investment in the Arabic language. It knows that this will not happen in the short term," said Sherif Iskandar, Google regional manager for the Middle East and North Africa according to Gulfnews.
In the recent period, Google really struggled to improve the two solutions, Google Earth and Google Maps, by adding several new features and imagery. For example, the web-based service was recently updated with a lot of new detailed photos showing streets and other elements for numerous countries all over the world. However, it looks like the Mountain View company uses all its powers to expand the solutions in different corners of the world as it continues to evolve using partnerships, new offices and even regional versions of the product. Although it is now targeting India, China remains the most inaccessible country for the entire world because the search giant was rejected multiple times by the local companies and even by the Chinese customers.