Last year Google Earth branched out into the undersea world by collaborating with such organizations such as National Geographic to enable users to explore the oceans and unearth the mysteries of the deep.
For those of you who like to keep up with all the developments of Google Earth you’ll be interested to know that Google Earth Enterprise 4.0 has now been released. One particularly interesting new feature is that of the Portable Earth System.
As many of you will be aware, Pakistan has recently been hit with the worst flooding in the country’s history. Recent estimates have the number of people affected by the flood at over 14 million and with monsoons approaching; floods are expected to get worse.
Google Earth already offers more than enough, but the search engine giant knows that users what more new features all the time, which is why 5.2 update comes with weather simulation in real-time. This means that in some parts of the U.S. and Europe you will be able to track rain and snow.
Google currently announced its new Places API as part of its Google Maps API. It will enable users to check-in with different places that they would normally use. It will give extra information to users to access a business, name, address, phone number and a description of the location. Currently Google Maps can offer street [...]
Google is not only in a constant battle with its rivals with map technology, but also themselves. This is one of the reasons why the company has made a number of improvements to its Google Earth and Maps service. They have been working hard to improve the accuracy when it comes to borders, which as [...]
The newest version of Google Earth 5.2 has just been released to the joy of waiting customers but mainly outdoor athletes such as hikers, bikers, runners etc, and as well as supporting their GPS devices, Google Earth 5.2 comes with some extra benefits. This includes tracking, elevation profiles, improved bedded browser and an updated version [...]
Google it seems is offering new Google Earth Imagery on a daily basis now, and have just updated fresh content yet again. However, it looks as though this new content is not available in Maps just yet.
There’s a new exhibition currently showing at the British Library, which takes a look at the history of maps and how they have transformed the way we view the globe today. And what is rather interesting, is the fact that Google Earth has been named in the Top Ten. According to a recent article at [...]
In these days of social networking, website technology, surveillance cameras and databases, maybe it’s time to take a few moments to think about just how much information we’re issuing about ourselves, that others may have access to. It’s easy to sit with Twitter and Facebook and feel secure among friends, but we need to start [...]
