Google Earth Integrates Google+

Google Earth was recently updated to version 6.2 and included in the new update is integration with Google+. The social network is growing at a rapid rate and Google is integrating the site with more and more ... continue

Google Earth celebrates 1 billion downloads milestone

Google announced today that since Google Earth's launch in 2005, the software has been downloaded an astonishing 1 billion times. To celebrate the achievement, Google put together a new website, oneworldmanystories.com. The site aims to educate consumers about ... continue

New York’s Long Island uses Google to collect $75,000 in fines

Well this definitely has to be one of the more interesting uses of Google Earth, but apparently authorities in New York's Long Island have been using Google Earth to track down people who have not had the ... continue

Google Earth offering up climate change tool and video channel

We all know that Google is solidly behind environmental issues and are always looking for ways to lower the company’s ‘footprint’. Well just in time for the big U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen ... continue

Google Sings Fly Me To The Moon on Google Earth

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first man on the Moon, Google has added Moon coverage to Google Earth. Similar to Mars before it, the coverage of the Moon includes high resolution images where available, informational ... continue

Map the Fallen: Honoring U.S. Troops Through Google Earth

Map the Fallen, a project created to honor fallen troops through Google Earth technology, is launching in honor of Memorial Day this week. The system includes photos and information about more than 5,700 men and women who ... continue

Top secret English sub base no longer so secret

I can just imagine the discussions going on in the Ministries responsible for England’s armed forces and nuclear program. What they thought was a secret that only they knew about turns out to be available to ... continue

New Google Earth includes underwater and historical footage

Google has released a new version of Google Earth that for the first time includes underwater rendering and historical footage. The underwater bathymetric map allows users to drop below the surface and explore the seafloor in 3D, using ... continue

New York City Gets a Google Earth Makeover

Google Earth has given New York City a major makeover, and the difference is impossible not to notice. The newly updated Big Apple images boast hundreds of new fully textured buildings -- nearly every building in Manhattan ... continue

Explore Ancient Rome in Google Earth

Google Earth has rolled out a neat new feature that lets you explore Ancient Rome in 3D. The aptly named Ancient Rome 3D, announced this morning, lets you zoom around the city as it stood in ... continue

CyberCity 3D Finds Funding For 3-D Models

CyberCity 3D -- a modeling company that builds three-dimensional images for Google Earth -- has snagged $4.3 million in new funding. The Series A financing, from Falcon Capital, will go toward building up the company's web ... continue