Tour Builder Important: As of July 2021, Google Tour Builder is no longer available. On July 15, 2021, Tour Builder was shut down and the following associated data will be deleted: Links to tours that you created or were shared with you Publicly available tours Information in the Tour Builder Gallery If you want to create new 3D maps and stories about places that matter to you, use the expanded functionality of Google Earth’s creation tools. With Google Drive, you can collaborate with others on any projects you create in Google Earth. About Tour Builder When Tour Builder launched in 2013, Google wanted to share a web-based tool that made it easy to add and share photos and videos to a sequence of locations on Earth. With Projects, you can turn our digital globe into your own storytelling canvas and collaborate with others through Google Drive. Learn about Google Earth & Google Earth Pro You can learn more with the Google Earth help center articles and frequently asked questions.
Google Earth Intros Tour Builder, A Cooler Way to Tell Stories Google Earth already lets viewers travel virtually to places around the world, but a new feature could change the way users tell stories about their own real-life travels. Tour Builder, still in its beta phase, allows users to weave narratives through photos, videos, text and Google Earth. Originally created as a way for U.S. military veterans to tell their stories, the tool, which only requires a Google account and the Google Earth desktop plug-in for Mac OS X or Windows, is now available for everyone. Google explained the idea behind Tour Builder on the Frequently Asked Questions section of the project's site: We originally created Tour Builder to give veterans a way to record all the places that military service has taken them, and preserve their stories and memories as a legacy for their families. To get an idea of what's possible with the tool, you can view Tour Builder creations from other users before making your own. Have something to add to this story?