Satellite Crash Animation in 3D with Google Earth
gearthblog.com — The recent news about two satellites colliding, a Russian Cosmos 2251 and a US Iridium 33, can now be visualized in Google Earth. Thanks to the KML development efforts of James Stafford, you can use Google Earth's time animation feature to see the orbits of the two satellites from the six minutes before the impact until they meet. (Submitted by bianconeri4ever) More...
Will Google Earth Be Banned By China?
gearthblog.com — So, what will this mean for mapping applications like Google Maps and Google Earth? Will Google be able to offer a China-sanitized version of the Google Earth layers to satisfy the Chinese authorities? They could modify the borders and remove unwanted placemarks from the Google Earth Community layers. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Google Earth's Most Extreme Places on the Planet [PICS+]
gearthblog.com — A great collection of places showing extremes like: Tallest bridge on the Earth, Windiest place on the Earth, and bizarre things like the Largest seed on the Earth was put together by a member of the Google Earth Community 'satishgsk'. This awesome collection, was put together over the course of several months with input from the community. (Submitted by inactive) More...
A Collection of 100+ Sundials in Google Earth [Photos]
gearthblog.com — The collection already has over 100 locations and many of the placemarks contain a ground-level photo so you can get a better perspective. And, you can also turn on the Geographic Web layer in GE to see if Panoramio photos are available for the sundials. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Google Earth: The World's Largest Fingerprint and Face Art
gearthblog.com — When looking at the imagery in Google Earth, you often find amazing sights you would never expect. GoogleSightseeing.com is a blog which often highlights some of the more bizarre and unusual finds. Recently they found a couple I found particularly entertaining. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Google Earth 4 Officially Released
gearthblog.com — Google has officially released Google Earth 4 just 6 months after first starting the beta, and one year after GE 3 was released. Find out why you should upgrade, and where to get it. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux. (Submitted by inactive) More...
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