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May. 13, 2008 at 8:07am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope Application Blasts Onto The Desktop
Microsoft has launched (an appropriate metaphor this time) its Worldwide Telescope desktop application. You must download the software, but then you're treated to a beautiful array of images and "guided tours" of the cosmos (see screenshots below). Intended for science education, "Worldwide Telescope stitches together terabytes of high-resolution images of...
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Apr. 30, 2008 at 8:41am by Barry Schwartz
Google Ocean To Complement Google Earth, Maps, & Sky Soon
Google diving into 3D mapping of oceans from News.com reports Google is working on a new mapping system to map the Earth's oceans. The tool might be named Google Ocean and will complement Google Earth and Google Sky. News.com says Google Ocean will contain 3D oceanographic maps with underwater topography,...
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Apr. 22, 2008 at 9:40am by Greg Sterling
Google StreetView Sees Expansion In Europe, With Automation Of 3D
CNet speculates about expanded Google StreetView coverage in Europe and the coming automation of 3D mapping for Google Earth and, perhaps, the desktop. Google's StreetView project is definitely global and there have been sightings of the camera-equipped vehicles throughout Europe. It's thus only a matter of time before the major...
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Apr. 15, 2008 at 9:37am by Greg Sterling
Google Earth 4.3 To Launch, KML Becomes Open Standard
According to the Google Earth Blog, Google Earth version 4.3 (free) is coming later today. Among the upgrades and improvements are faster load times for 3D buildings, day/night lighting, new navigational options, and StreetView images. (Google has also just started to let StreetView on to third party sites.)...
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Apr. 8, 2008 at 3:17pm by Greg Sterling
Google Rolls Out Chicago Transit, Defends Water Naming Policy In Earth
Google announced that it had expanded Google Transit to cover Chicago, the second largest public transit system in the US. That brings to 37 the number of cities in the US and abroad offered on Google Transit....
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Apr. 2, 2008 at 8:04am by Danny Sullivan
Google Loses Another Exec: CIO Douglas Merrill Goes To EMI
Word is from John Furrier that Google Chief Information Officer Douglas Merrill is leaving the company to become president of EMI. News.com has confirmation of his departure from Google and says sources also say he's going to EMI. The New York Times also has sources saying he's headed to the...
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Mar. 14, 2008 at 8:26am by Barry Schwartz
Google Sky Now Viewable From Any Web Browser
Google announced that they have taken Google Sky from Google Earth and now made it viewable on the web at sky.google.com. Many of the Google Sky features found within Google Earth are also available on the browser version. You can: SearchBrowseChange the video between infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, or x-rayTelescope galleries...
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Feb. 19, 2008 at 8:24am by Barry Schwartz
Google Earth Image Update: Spain Images
Google Earth is constantly obtaining new satellite images and updating their old ones. The Google Earth Blog stays on top of most these updates and has notified us of a recent update where Google has added more detailed imagery of Spain. The Google Earth Blog reports the imagery update covers...
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Jan. 30, 2008 at 10:24am by Greg Sterling
Visualize Earthquake Data In Google Earth
The US Geological Survey and Google are now making global earthquake data available in Google Earth as one of the layers under "Places of Interest."...
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Jan. 9, 2008 at 2:45pm by Barry Schwartz
Google Updates Sky Images & Features In Google Earth
The Google LatLong Blog announced they have updated Sky in Google Earth with new content, features, and API integrations. To see Google Sky, click "Switch to Sky" from the "view" drop-down menu in Google Earth, or click the Sky button on the Google Earth toolbar. Here is a list of...
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Jan. 9, 2008 at 8:46am by Greg Sterling
Real Time US Presidential Primary Results In Google Maps
Political and news junkies take note: Google mapped the results of yesterday's New Hampshire U.S. presidential primary by candidate and county for both parties. There are also videos from YouTube of candidate victory or concession speeches. According to the Google LatLong blog, the results were presented last night in real...
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Dec. 24, 2007 at 8:39am by Danny Sullivan
Instructions On Tracking Santa With NORAD & Google: The 2007 Edition
I'm a serious Santa Claus tracker. When I was a kid, I used to get Santa updates from NORAD (the US missile tracking people) via the radio. As an adult, I've long used the NORAD Tracks Santa web site to keep up with St. Nick, Father Christmas, or whatever...
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Dec. 1, 2007 at 1:11pm by Danny Sullivan
Tracking Santa: NORAD & Google Team Up For Christmas
Every year, I enjoy helping my kids track the approach of Santa Claus through the NORAD site, as I've written about before. This year, Google's getting in on the action. You'll be able to track Santa in Google Earth on Christmas Eve with the help of a special file....
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Nov. 20, 2007 at 10:51am by Greg Sterling
Corporate Logos From Space: KFC Edition
The Google Earth Blog has a humorous discussion of the "world's largest KFC logo" in the Nevada desert. KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken, the US-based fast-food chain. This stunt is about being visible in satellite mapping applications (such as Google Earth) and takes the rooftop logo craze to new...
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Nov. 9, 2007 at 9:26am by Barry Schwartz
Google Earth Adds Millennium Development Goals Layer
The Google LatLong Blog announced Google Earth has added the "Millennium Development Goals" layer within the "Global Awareness" folder. To access it, open Google Earth, open the "Global Awareness" folder, and click the checkbox next to "UNDP: Millennium Development Goals Monitor." Then you should see blue "MDG" icons throughout the...
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Nov. 8, 2007 at 9:17am by Barry Schwartz
Send In The Clouds: Google Earth Adds Weather Layer
The Google Earth Blog reports that Google Earth has restructured the layers and added a new weather layer to the mapping tool. Weather.com and Naval Research Labs' Marine Meteorology Division power the weather layer. The weather layer contains sub-layers with clouds, radar, and weather conditions and forecasts. If you want...
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Oct. 12, 2007 at 2:58am by Danny Sullivan
YouTube Comes To Google Earth; Pity YouTube Itself Doesn't Offer Geosearch
I just posted a bunch of videos to YouTube yesterday of skating down the boardwalk in Newport Beach. Maybe one day they'll show up in Google Earth. That's because Google Earth is now showing video clips that have been geotagged to particular areas, according to Google's LatLong Blog. To find...
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Oct. 10, 2007 at 6:35am by Greg Sterling
Google Earth And 3D Warehouse Opened Up To 'Game Developers'
On the cusp of the Virtual World Conference, starting today in California, a company called Multiverse Nework has announced a partnership with Google that opens up Google's 3D Warehouse -- terrain and metadata from Google Earth -- to third party use. According to CNet, Multiverse Nework offers a platform for...
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Sep. 24, 2007 at 9:58am by Danny Sullivan
Google To Pressure Facebook To "Free" Social Data & Planning Google Earth World?
Two things from the weekend suggest Google may be getting more serious about the social networking threat posed by Facebook. TechCrunch had news that Google is going to open up its social data information, while Google Operating System spotted a post that Google may have plans for a new social...
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Sep. 13, 2007 at 5:50pm by Danny Sullivan
The New Google Moon
Google Moon went live back in July 2005 with relatively low resolution images of our closest neighbor. In conjunction with today's news about Google backing private moon landings through the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a new version of Google Moon has been released....
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Sep. 13, 2007 at 5:36pm by Danny Sullivan
Google Backs Private Moon Landing With Google Lunar X PRIZE
It has nothing to do with organizing the world's information -- but I don't care, it's pretty cool. Google's backing a private moon landing. In particular, it's putting up $30 million for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a contest for private landings on the moon....
