{
  "id": 658079,
  "title": "Google opens Earth flight simulator to web users",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/google-opens-earth-flight-simulator-to-web-users",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:54:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/google-opens-earth-flight-simulator-to-web-users/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google has opened Google Earth’s flight simulator to users worldwide through the web, bringing a feature that spent almost two decades largely confined to its desktop application directly into the browser. The experimental tool allows people to fly across Google Earth’s satellite imagery and three-dimensional terrain without installing separate software. The simulator is available from the Tools…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}