It’s ”Go Mobile” week at Google, and across all of Google’s blogs, we’re giving insight into our philosophy about mobile versions of our products. If there’s one product amongst all of Google’s that was destined to “go mobile”, it is without…
We’ve posted several blogs about the various ways Google geo tools have contributed to disaster relief efforts. Last year, Direct Relief created a KML of health centers in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. More recently, UNOSAT used Map Maker data …
To keep bringing you new, high-quality imagery in Google Earth & Google Maps, we work directly with several commercial satellite imaging providers. Last week, our partner DigitalGlobe successfully launched their next generation satellite, WorldView…
Yesterday we announced that Street View imagery is now available for more than 11 cities across Canada, as well as in the Czech Republic. It is always exciting to bring Street View to a new country and hear from all the folks who have been eagerly awai…
En FrançaisAs a former Toronto resident, one of the most enjoyable experiences I look back on is taking in the city from a street car gliding along Queen Street West. From my perch high atop cars and cyclists it afforded me the chance to see vibrant, …
One of the exciting challenges of working on the Geo team at Google is that the physical world is constantly changing, and keeping on top of these changes is a never-ending endeavor. For example, 15,000 miles of roadway are built in the United States e…
Name: Faraz Ahmad (farazilu)Day job: Web programmerRegion mapped: PakistanName: Jabran Rafique (جabran)Day job: IT administratorRegion mapped: PakistanFaraz and Jabran are both Pakistani-born, high tech workers living in the United Kingdom. They both …
Following last week’s launch of the new Climate Change in Google Earth tour series, we are excited to announce the release of three more tours. These tours shed light on solutions that non-profit organizations and communities are doing to prevent or ad…
Here are this week’s highlights from Twitter – remember, you can follow us at twitter.com/googlemaps. You’ll find some fun links and announcements you may have missed:Impressive global mashup showing where iconic music album cover photos were taken – o…
As always, great job figuring out the answers to all the questions. I hope you had fun deciphering the clues. Here are the answers in case any stumped you. For even more fun exploring the new imagery, here is a KML outlining all the areas receiving new…
When you’re looking for information about a restaurant down the street or a museum across the country, you sometimes find relevant information is scattered across the web. Instead of doing the research all over the web, wouldn’t it be great to see al…
Our ability to explore maps relies on having access to quality data. Much of our world has yet to have access to accurate digital mapping data. This is why we originally created Google Map Maker, and why we’re excited today to announce 19 new countries…
It’s been a month since out last imagery update and I know you’re all hungry for more data, so today we’ve finished pushing out some great imagery to Google Earth. Below are a few hints that should help you find some of the new imagery. Happy hunting!1…
Today we’re launching a new series of narrated Google Earth tours all about climate change as part of Google’s effort to make climate information accessible leading up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. This series brings to…
[National Geographic has recently begun their Ocean Now expedition to Cocos Island and the Gemelas Seamounts west of Costa Rica. We’ve invited National Geographic explorer Sylvia Earle to author this guest post to share stories about her submarine div…