I’ve been considering writing some new posts (just a few now and then) about what’s been going on with further development of Google Earth applications (for mobile, the web, desktop, and VR), and for ...

This page is devoted to providing links to important web resources about Google Earth, KML/KMZ, sightseeing GE’s satellite/aerial photos, software tools, games, and more. For an even longer list of ...

Google has announced a new mode called Terrain for Google Maps which lets you see relief maps of 3D terrain. This is a very useful mode if you are going hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. in rough ...

Google has just unveiled the Google Art Project, which offers some amazing tools to help art lovers explore the venues and paintings that they enjoy. One of the neatest new features is the ...

A lot of people wonder about Google Earth imagery. Why is the image of my house so old? Why can’t I get a picture of my car accident from a month ago? Why doesn’t Google get newer pictures? This ...

“Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.” – from the Google Earth Home Page If you are new to Google ...

We maintain a map of the 3D areas in Google Earth. This is achieved with the help of GEB readers who send in KML outlines of new areas. However, we often receive outlines that are not ideal and need ...

The big news over the weekend was the easter egg Google planted in the Google Earth 4.2 beta: a flight simulator mode (more details here). Here are a few flight simulator tips to make your flying ...

Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this ...

We’ve already showed you the 10 most popular stories on our site for 2009, but we thought it’d be fun to look back through the year at the newsworthy stories for each month. It’s been quite a year for ...

Hurricane reconnaissance is the most accurate way to get a read on the condition of a tropical storm or hurricane. Special aircraft, known as Hurricane Hunters, are equipped with weather instruments, ...

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