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Google Earth Users Get a Way to Build Architecture

Google has launched a new tool for creating buildings for Google Earth, called Google Building Maker. The company thinks of this tool as a cross between Google Maps and a "gigantic bin of building blocks."

A Year of Google's Big Eye in the Sky

A little over a year ago, the GeoEye-1 was launched. This is a sattelite from the company Geo-Eye, which entered a deal with Google to provide it with imagery for Google Maps and Google Earth.

Google Earth 5.1 Released

Most people place a premium on speed.  Fast cars, fast computers, and even fast food joints are often regarded as better than slower-moving alternatives.  Google Earth users may be glad to hear, then, that Google Earth 5.1 has been released and speed is its most marketable quality.

Google Maps, Google Earth Match Up With Scientists, Webcams

It seems that, before long, Google Maps and Google Earth will be just about everywhere you look.  In the past two days, the programs have made inroads with both scientists and civilians, respectively. 

Google Starts Including User-Generated Maps in Search Results

Google has now made it easier to find maps created by others using My Maps. They are starting to show links to completed user-generated maps when they deem it relevant to a query.

Google Earth Looks At CO2 Emissions

It's probably fair to say that the average person doesn't know a lot about CO2 emissions; news stories don't go much beyond "humans are responsible for them."  If you want to learn, then, a certain green-minded search giant has made some information available through Google Earth.

Google Introduces Imagery Partner Program

Google has introduced an imagery partner program where people can submit imagery for Google Earth if they feel they have a better version of a shot that Google currently has.

Google Earth 5.0 Goes All Out With Proper Ocean

Sylvia Earle, a leading oceanographer, once jokingly suggested to Google Earth and Maps Director John Hanke that the former product should be called "Google Dirt."  She asked, "What about the 3/4 of the planet that is blue?"  Her concerns have been addressed today with the release of Google Earth 5.0.

Google Earth Helps With Pot Bust

The latest discovery made via Google Earth was made by Swiss police, who spotted a two-acre marijuana crop in the middle of a cornfield. Swiss cops discovered the crop in the rural area of Thurgau while trying to locate the addresses of some farmers suspected to be involved in a drug ring. In addition to 16 arrests, authorities seized 1.2 tons of hash and marijuana along with cash and valuables worth about $780,000.

Google Earth Gets 3D Model Of Vancouver

Remember how, in the months, weeks, and finally days before the 2008 Summer Olympics, companies were churning out all sorts of interesting little products that no one had time to use?  Google is starting to gear up for the 2010 Winter Olympics much sooner with a 3D model of Vancouver.