Google Earth
June 28th, 2005
Google this morning released Google Earth, the result of their purchase of Keyhole software late last year. It allows flyovers of the whole earth, as well as 3D buildings in 38 US cities. And it’s free. Above is the Vatican.
One of the most amazing things is the ability to tilt the groundplane and see terrain features.
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June 28th, 2005 at 10:28 am
o-m-g. i
June 28th, 2005 at 10:31 am
p.s. i also wonder if this will improve America’s ability to connect with the global community.
Somehow, if you don’t ever see a place, it doesn’t really exist, right? So now we have a tool that really does let us go wherever we choose to go. Wonder what we’ll do with it…
June 29th, 2005 at 1:15 pm
The Google Earth stuff is very cool, save for the fact that there’s no option for Mac users.
It’s a major buzzkill.
June 29th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
yeah, no kidding – but it’s on its way, they say
good usage – “buzzkill”
January 10th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
forget “on its way”! it’s here! yippee!! check it out.
November 27th, 2007 at 4:30 am
wtf wot corndnates is that
December 9th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
The images above are of the Vatican and Grand Canyon.