![]() ![]() ![]() It turns out that the Street View layer is no exception and goes through distinct levels of detail as you zoom, very similar to the way it does in Google Maps. We have seen in the past ( Different Zoom – Different Imagery, Historical imagery and zoom) Google Earth shows different imagery depending on the zoom level. When you switch back, as long as you don’t click anywhere on the map you can move around with the controller without the Street View layer turning off – although we have found this trick is a bit inconsistent and doesn’t always work. If you do have a Space Navigator or other controller you can trick Google Earth into keeping the Street View layer on by switching to another program (Alt-Tab in Windows, Command-Tab on Mac) while hovering the ‘yellow man’ over the map. We use a Space Navigator which makes it even easier. However, if you hover the ‘yellow man’ above the map, and don’t let go of the mouse button, it is possible to zoom back out using the ‘-‘ key and you will still see the blue outlines. To see the blue outlines, you need to zoom in until the ‘yellow man’ appears in the Google Earth controls. We did some experimenting and discovered an interesting trick to use with the Street View layer. ![]() The location Chris mentioned is Guam, an island in the Pacific. It appears that some locations that have Street View do not show the blue lines that normally appear when you use the ‘yellow man’ and hover it over the map. Thank you to GEB reader Chris for letting us know about a problem with the blue Street View layer. ![]()
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