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Google has just unveiled Google Earth 6.0 beta, and it has some great new features in it! The three main features they’ve added are: • Tighter integration with Street View • 3D Trees ...
The “ruler” tool in Google Earth has always been useful, and it has seen a number of improvements over the years. To get started with it, simply go to [Tools] –> [Ruler] in Google Earth and ...
Went to check the Google Earth home page ahead of the press announcement this morning. Turns out there is a new home page which announces right at the top “Launch Earth for Chrome” with a big ...
By now you’ve likely heard all about the wreck of the Costa Concordia, the cruise liner crashed off the Tuscan coast last Friday, killing at least 11 passengers. DigitalGlobe has since captured ...
Thanks to GEB reader ‘ehog’ for letting us know that Győr, Hungary got the new 3D mesh recently. Google first announced their method of generating 3D via stereophotogrammetry from aerial ...
With Christmas this weekend and Santa being tracked around the world, but the exact location of his base near the North Pole remaining secret, it is a good time to talk about why the poles are not ...
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s collision and subsequent sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean. Today we’ll take a look at the journey that led to the iceberg, and ...
If you’re ready to do some exploring, an amazing compilation of sites assembled by Andy at The Megalithic Portal will keep you busy for hours! He’s released a compilation of more than 25,000 ...
With today marking the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, we thought we’d again take a look at the ever-changing skyline of the city. New York City has ...
Google has just unveiled Google Earth 7, packed with great new features. First, as promised, the new “3D Imagery” is now available on the desktop. As expected, the imagery looks amazing when ...
The release of Google Earth 7.1 brought with it a number of nice enhancements, including the new starry sky, but the best-looking might just be the new experimental “photorealistic atmosphere ...
The historical imagery feature of Google Earth is an amazing tool, allowing you to browse imagery from a handful of different years for any given location on earth. Google has recently been ...