Google has recently released a new batch of 3D imagery. The last major release was in early February. Thank you to all the GEB readers that contribute by finding new areas and drawing outlines.

We recently came across this interesting article on the DigitalGlobe blog. It is about using imagery crowd-sourcing site Tomnod to count seals in DigitalGlobe satellite imagery of Antarctica. The ...

If you’re ready to do some exploring, an amazing compilation of sites assembled by Andy at The Megalithic Portal will keep you busy for hours! He’s released a compilation of more than 25,000 ...

New York 3D in New GE. Google has released a new version of Google Earth today that has been re-designed for a new generation of 3D mapping applications.

Not long after it came out, Frank posted a list of tips and tricks for using the simulator, as it can be a bit tricky to get started.. Start up the flight simulator as described above. I recommend ...

As the latest versions of Google Earth and Google Earth Pro appear to have the same version numbers [7.1.3.1557] according to the GE auto-updates page, it would be helpful to know how to tell ...

Landsat 8 imagery vs Sentinel 2A imagery. Images courtesy of USGS/NASA Landsat and Copernicus Sentinel data 2016. To see the images in Google Earth download this KML file.

Scrolling down the page and you see there’s a world to explore with a new feature called Voyager. And there’s a new Google Earth for Android version as well. Back at the top, there is a button ...

In yesterday’s post we mentioned that Google Earth’s measurements did not match ours, which used the Haversine formula.So we decided to investigate a bit more. The Haversine formula assumes ...

Some of you out there are running brand new, amazingly fast machines that can handle anything you throw at it and Google Earth consistently runs well. For the rest of us, though, we need to ...

A GEB reader recently asked us how to import geotagged photos into Google Earth. We are not looking at geotagging/geolocating which is the process of attaching a latitude and longitude to a photo.

If you’re wondering what Google Earth experts do to make things run faster or better, this post describes tips on how to set up your Google Earth options (“Preferences” on the Mac).