Google Earth

Explore the world from your phone

Google Earth is a globe-exploration app for viewing satellite imagery, terrain, buildings, and places across the planet. You can move from a worldwide view to a specific city, neighborhood, landmark, or remote area, then tilt and rotate the map to understand the landscape from different angles. It suits travelers planning a visit, students studying geography, and anyone who wants to inspect places they cannot easily reach in person.

What you can see

• Satellite imagery: Examine cities, coastlines, roads, natural features, and other locations from above.
• 3D terrain and buildings: View selected urban areas and landscapes with added height and shape, making scale easier to judge.
• Street View: Move from an overhead view to ground-level 360-degree imagery where coverage is available.
• Guided content: Browse curated tours and map-based stories that add context to locations around the world.

Useful for planning and learning

Google Earth works well when a standard map is not enough. You can preview the surroundings of a destination, compare terrain, inspect landmarks, or build a stronger sense of how a place is arranged before visiting. Its visual approach also makes it useful for classroom exploration and independent research. The amount of detail can be demanding on older or less capable phones, particularly when viewing complex 3D scenes.

App details

Google Earth is published by Google LLC in the Travel & Local category. It holds a rating of 3.78919 out of 5 from 2,972,147 reviews and has recorded 500,000,000+ installs. Those figures place it among the most widely used tools for browsing real-world locations on Android.