Reading Time: < 1 min As reported by the Google LatLong Blog, KML has now officially become an OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) standard. According to Google, there are tens of millions of KML documents available online, hosted on over 100,000 unique domain names. The number of files isn’t a huge surprise, but 100,000 unique domains seem like a ton! As […]
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Trees and Highway Overpasses
Reading Time: 2 min I’ve long felt that two things would need to happen to get to the next level in 3D imagery — trees and highway overpasses. Since one of the neat features in Google Earth is the ability to fly a route, having proper overpasses would make things look much better. The latest version of Virtual Earth […]
3Dconnexion releases SpaceNavigator for Notebooks
Reading Time: < 1 min As many of you know, I am a huge fan of the SpaceNavigator. As Stefan Geens says, there is simply no better way to navigate Google Earth. Today, 3Dconnexion has released a portable version of the SpaceNavigator, at about half the size and twice the cost ($129 vs. $59). Is it worth it? My initial […]
The New York Times in Google Earth
Reading Time: 2 min Google Earth has just added a new layer into the “Geographic Web” folder for the New York Times. This layer updates automatically every 15 minutes and shows news stories on the map. It’s not an overly exciting addition, but it adds one more bit of great info. Combine this with the Panoramio layer, the YouTube […]
StreetView coming to Google Earth within a few weeks
Reading Time: < 1 min According to Rafe Needleman of Webware, StreetView will be available inside of Google Earth “within a few weeks”. Rafe quotes an unnamed source with that info. He states that it’s not clear if this will be a public release or an internal testing release. If done smoothly, this could be very slick. It’ll be interesting […]
March Madness in Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 min The Google LatLong blog has just released a KML that maps the location of all 65 teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. It’s a pretty simple file, but it’s interesting to see them all placed on the map. You can download the file here.
10 million downloads on Google Earth Hacks
Reading Time: < 1 min The 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.
Top 25 stories from the Google Earth Blog
Reading Time: < 1 min Frank 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?
The Santa Tracker is ready to go!
Reading Time: < 1 min As reported by the Google Earth Blog, the NORAD Santa Tracker for this year is ready. You can download it from the NORAD Tracks Santa website. Gather the kids around the PC and watch Santa’s progress throughout the day!
Finally – a real sky when you’re in Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 min For a while now, people have been trying to come up with a good way to be able to see the sky in Google Earth — not the night sky, but the clouds. Over the Google Earth Blog, some interesting workarounds have been used, but they weren’t ideal. However, with the new weather layer, it’s […]