Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has put a fun little Easter egg into Google Maps StreetView. The little StreetView man has been replaced by a little green leprechaun, sitting on a clover. When you drag him around, he’s trailed by a rainbow. It’s a few days early, but it’s a fun little change. Thanks to Googling Google for the […]
Google Earth/Maps
Google Launches Sky Online
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has just released a version of Google Sky that can be viewed in your browser, very similar to Google Maps. The interface is very similar to Google Maps, but with some sky-based changes. The main change is that the tools which are normally “Map”, “Satellite” and “Terrain” have now become “Backyard Astronomy”, “Infrared”, “Microwave” […]
MapQuest is trying to catch back up
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’ll be a hard road (if not impossible) for MapQuest to try to catch up to Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in the maps race, but they’re doing their best. I guess I should say what I mean by “catch up”. In terms of usage, they still have a remarkable lead. In January they still had […]
More details revealed about Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope
Reading Time: < 1 minRobert Scoble has admitted that a demo of Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope a few weeks ago made him cry. A snippet: You drag around the sky. There’s Mars. There’s the big dipper. There’s Beetlejuice. Etc. It’s just like the star party you probably attended in college. But it has one difference between any telescope you’ve […]
10 million downloads on Google Earth Hacks
Reading Time: < 1 minThe 10 millionth file download on Google Earth Hacks is coming soon, and they’re giving away a few SpaceNavigators to celebrate. Guess the exact date/time of the 10 millionth download and you can win. Details about the contest can be found here, and here is where you can enter to win.
Another big imagery/3D update for Virtual Earth
Reading Time: 2 minMicrosoft just doesn’t play around. They’re back with another absolutely massive update, this one totaling around 27TB! I love the amount of 3D they continue to push out. It’s slightly lower quality than Google Earth, but the sheer volume of it more than compensates. Much of the new imagery is for cities that have new […]
New mapping tool that’s great for small churches
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle Earth Hacks has just unveiled YourMap and I think it’ll be a great tool for smaller churches to use. In a nutshell, it’s a simple tool to embed a Google Map on your page. Some details: Fill out a short form and the HTML code is generated for you. Paste the code on your […]
Golf Nation adds Virtual Earth support to 8,000 course listings
Reading Time: < 1 minGolf Nation, one of the largest golf course directories around, has added Virtual Earth maps to supplement their already existing Google Maps. On any of their course pages (here is an example), you can choose between viewing each course in Google maps or in Virtual Earth (look immediately below the small Google Map on that […]
Wii Remote used to control Virtual Earth
Reading Time: < 1 min(via Spatially Adjusted) Here is a slick video showing a person flying through Virtual Earth using the Wii Remote (with a Nunchuk). The movement is strikingly smooth. He’s moving multiple directions at once (something you can’t do with the Sandio mouse), and it almost looks on par with the Space Navigator. I have a Wii, […]
Top 25 stories from the Google Earth Blog
Reading Time: < 1 minFrank Taylor at the Google Earth Blog has compiled a list of the 25 best Google Earth stories of the year. It’s quite a good list, covering everything from Steve Fossett to the flight sim to Darfur. Check it out. Agree with the list?