Reading Time: < 1 minGoogle got hammered a few weeks ago when people realized that their data for Georgia was essentially blank, making it difficult for people to see the areas affected by their conflict with Russia. As promised, Google has started adding some nice data to the region. In addition to city labels, they have a whole bunch […]
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Google to get imagery from new GeoEye satellite
Reading Time: < 1 minIn just over five days, GeoEye is launching a new satellite and Google will be the exclusive online source for the imagery. Details of the agreement weren’t disclosed. The GeoEye-1 satellite will be able to capture imagery at a suberb detail level of 41 centimeters, though Google will have to convert to 50cm quality to […]
Kasatochi volcano in Alaska is erupting
Reading Time: < 1 minFrank Taylor of the Google Earth Blog has passed along a message from John Bailey of the Alaska Volcano Observatory regarding the Kasatochi volcano, which is erupting as we speak. According to John, the island is a bird sanctuary and two scientists were evacuated. He has sent along a time-lapse KML of the ash, which […]
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 […]
10 best new features in Google Earth since its release
Reading Time: 3 minWhen 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 minThe 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 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 […]
Digital Globe launching first of two new satellites today
Reading Time: < 1 minAs reported on the Google Earth Blog, Digital Globe is launching a new satellite today, named WorldView I. A similar satellite, WorldView II, will be launching late next year. Digital Globe is a leading provider of imagery for Google Earth/Maps, so this is a great thing for those products. It will be a while before […]