Reading Time: < 1 minI agree with Google Maps Mania on this — I’m quite disappointed that it’s not built on top of Google Earth. However, it’s certainly a unique creation. Google has just launched Lively. It’s essentially Second Life, but with a million different worlds. You create a “room”, then embed it on your site. People can hop […]
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Streetview goes international!
Reading Time: < 1 minAs reported by Google Maps Mania and Google Earth Blog, StreetView has arrived in France! It’s not a lot of imagery — mostly along the Tour de France route, but it’s quite cool nonetheless. Go check it out for yourself, and then post your cool discoveries in the GEH StreetView archive.
Build and share collections with EarthSwoop
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s time to roll out a site that a couple of us have been working on for the last few weeks — EarthSwoop! Bits and pieces of the code have been used in some of my other plug-in tools, but this takes it a step further. Using the Google Earth plug-in and a simple interface, […]
The top 5 ways to embed Google Earth content on your site
Reading Time: 2 minNow that the Google Earth plugin works in Firefox 3 (Windows-only still…), we thought we’d run through some of the best ways to embed Google Earth content on your site. 5. Embed existing files and collections from Google Earth Hacks Google Earth Hacks has over 20,000 files on their site, all of which can be […]
Popular Science has a series of articles about Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 minPopular Science is running a series of articles highlight various scientific visualizations using Google Earth. Google Earth Blog has a great review of the series, along with KML files and links to other related stories. The five areas they cover are: The Volcano Tracker Storm Trooper Emotion Map Arctic Eye Flight of the Bird Flu […]
Public transportation now available on Google Maps Mobile
Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle has just updated Google Maps Mobile to version 2.2. The primary enhancement in this version is public transit — now you can get information on bus, train and ferry routes right from your mobile. You can download the application by visiting this link with your phone, or you can read more on the Google […]
Disney World 3D has finally arrived in Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s a few weeks later than we expected, but Disney World is now 3D in Google Earth — and it’s impressive! They’ve included the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Disney Resorts. There are actually two parts to this: The normal 3D buildings layer will add all kinds of visual goodness, such […]
Minnesota city demands removal of StreetView images
Reading Time: < 1 minThe 4,500 resident city of North Oaks, MN has demanded that Google remove StreetView imagery of their town. However, they’re not a typical town, in that all of their roads are owned by the residents (meaning they’re private) and the city enforces a trespassing ordinanace. While it’s certainly unique, since no other city has made […]
OS independent 3D map of Stockholm released
Reading Time: < 1 minHitta.se, a Swedish search and mapping site, has just released a 3D map of Stockholm that works in virtually any browser in any operating system. The technology is powered in part by C3 Technologies, who explain their software as follows: The technology is based on high-resolution aerial photography with carefully calibrated cameras. For every picture, […]
Google News now in Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 minAbout a month ago, Google added items from the New York Times to Google Earth. Now they’ve taken it a step further by adding Google News entries as well. This is pretty cool. The New York Times addition was cute, but didn’t add much. There simply aren’t enough stories to make it especially useful. However, […]