Google Map Maker (mapmaker.google.com) has yet another exciting update, as several Eastern European countries are now open for editing: Albania, Belarus, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia. We’ve also opened edits for Malaysia (whi…
Katie’s Challenge – As part of an event planning team, Katie needs to build a simple map and display it on a webpage. The map should be simple, only 10 markers plotting event locations, but needs to be created quickly and added to a page in time for a…
Great work figuring out the answers to the quiz! The quiz images were from the satellite GeoEye-1 and they are just so awesome to look at.Here are the answers in case any of the questions stumped you, and below is a more complete listing of areas updat…
This Monday we’ll be making a special announcement about Google Earth at the Newseum in Washington DC. The event will last from 11am to 12:30pm and will feature Google speakers, special guests, and product demos.The Newseum is open to the public and ti…
[Cross-posted from the Google Enterprise blog]We’re constantly adding useful and interactive functionality to our enterprise products, andGoogle Earth Enterprise is no exception. Today we’re announcing the latest release of Google Earth Enterprise: ver…
[Cross-posted from the Official Google SketchUp Blog]We teamed up with the folks at the Guggenheim Museum to create a design competition that’s open to people everywhere. Design It: Shelter Competition challenges participants to create a simple shelter…
The ocean is a vast, deep, dark place. It has long been a source of mystery and fascination, inspiring epic tales. Early attempts to measure and better understand its depths involved dropping a rope overboard until the end hit bottom, then hauling up…
For many of the people on my team, working with Google Earth is not just a day job, it’s a personal passion. For example, take Sean Askay. As a graduate student he began experimenting a few years ago with using Google Earth to display complex data, i…
You want to change the world. We want to help. With our newly re-designed website, Google Earth Outreach can help more than ever. Our new showcase, tutorials, and community give non-profit and public benefit organizations the ability to explore…
Most maps are designed to help you look down on the Earth from space. But sometimes you want to do just the opposite, which is why star maps have always been designed to help you look up into space from the Earth. Since the launch of Google Sky in 20…
May is finally upon us and that can only mean it’s time once again for the Where 2.0 Conference! The event will be held this year in San Jose from May 19-21. The geo team here at Google looks forward to this event each year for the chance it gives us…
The Official SketchUp blog has introduced a new series called ‘Google Earth Featured Modeler Profiles’ where modelers that have submitted their work to the Google 3D Warehouse for display in Google Earth will be highlighted on a regular basis.Our first…
We have all heard the story: in 1626, Dutch colonists purchased the isle of Manhattan for 60 guilders worth of kettles, blankets, beads, mirrors and knives; the equivalent—so the story goes—of $24.While the tale’s historical accuracy remains a bi…
Ever since KML touring was introduced as part of the Google Earth 5.0 release in February, geo content authors have created some very impressive 3D content visualization experiences on this new platform. Now, you can enjoy these engaging experiences ri…
Early Monday morning, the Italian region of Abruzzo was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was in L’Aquila, a town about 100km northeast of Rome. According to the latest news reports, authorities fear that more than 200 pe…