Reading Time: < 1 min It’s about time! Google has finally added a weather layer to Google Earth. The layer consists of three sub-layers: Clouds Radar Conditions and Forecasts Complete details can be found in a nice write-up in the Google Earth Blog.
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Google Earth will run on Android, Google’s mobile platform
Reading Time: < 1 min As reported in the New York Times (and detailed on Ogle Earth), the new Google mobile platform will run Google Earth! Stefan seems to cover the big questions that result from the article: Is it just on a phone, or on a larger device? Is it possible that the reporter is confusing Google Earth and […]
A minor update to the Planets Layer
Reading Time: < 1 min The Google Earth Blog points us to a minor update with the Planets Layer in Sky Mode. From GEB: “These layers use the time slider to show you the positions of the moon and planets in the night sky. The only problem is that the layers only included three months worth of prediction. So, on […]
Some good new KML tutorials from Google
Reading Time: < 1 min The Google Earth Blog points us to a few new tutorials about using KML. The first is all about time animations, including the London Eye and Frank Taylor’s Blue Marble. The second deals with using KML in the Google Mashup Editor. The full story in the Google Earth Blog goes into more detail explaining each […]
California wildfires in Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 min Frank Taylor at the Google Earth Blog points us to an image overlay made using NOAA imagery of the fires in San Diego, California. It really shows a significant amount of smoke coming from the fires. You can download the file here, or you can visit the Google Earth Blog for more information.
YouTube videos now a layer in Google Earth
Reading Time: < 1 min As reported by the Google Earth Blog, there is now a new layer in Google Earth for geotagged YouTube videos. In the Windows version of GE the videos appear right in the description bubbles; in the Mac and Linux versions you get a link to view the video in a browser. It works like most […]
10 best new features in Google Earth since its release
Reading Time: 3 min When Google Earth was first released, there was talk about it everywhere and they were overwhelmed with downloads. Since then, it’s become more and more popular. However, I’m sure there are a lot of folks that downloaded it two years ago, checked it out a little bit, and then haven’t gone back in. Here’s what […]
The official answers to Google’s latest quiz
Reading Time: < 1 min The Google Latlong blog has posted the answers to Google’s latest imagery release quiz. It appears that Frank and company at the Google Earth Blog did a pretty good job. Check out the answers (with some screenshots).
The first fully in-Earth message board
Reading Time: < 1 min Over on Google Earth Hacks we’ve just released GEboards, a completely in-Earth message board. Following the release of Google Earth version 4.2, we realized that we could use the Flash player to accept text input in Google Earth. Many lines of code later, we have GEboards. Once you load the KML, you can create threads […]
The Swastika building is getting a face-lift
Reading Time: < 1 min (found via Natural Search Blog) One of the first odd finds that we posted on Google Earth Hacks back in mid-2005 was a building in California that was shaped like a Swastika. Since that time, it’s been downloaded from GEH over 8,000 times. The same image on Flickr has been viewed over 16,000 times. Chris […]