The new Measure tool lets you plot as many points as you like on a part of the globe to find out the distance between two points or calculate the perimeter and area between more points.
It works like a charm in the Android app and in Chrome on your desktop; here’s me trying to measure the office space TNW takes up in Amsterdam, and the race course in my hometown of Bangalore, India:
Naturally, you can measure larger spaces like parks and race tracks, and even distances as-the-crow-flies between major cities and landmarks. If you’ve ever been curious about how big or small the various public facilities in your town are, this is a great way to find out.
You can try Measure right now in Google Earth for Chrome and Android; it will soon come to the iOS app as well. Oh, and if you want to measure smaller stuff – like the size of your living room or the length of your standing desk – you can try Google’s new Measure AR app for Android.