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Google Earth Software Engineer Quits

Google's well-known specialties are search and advertising, and perhaps another couple products (YouTube, Blogger) also get more attention.  Google Earth is still one of the company's main attractions, though, and now a software engineer who's been attached to the project for five and a half years is quitting.

Google Presents Seven Cities In 3D

Here's a bit of news that belongs in some strange borderland between cutting-edge technology and the plot of a "Corner Gas" episode: seven local governments have worked with Google to publish 3D models of their cities.

Webcams.travel Layer Launches In Google Earth

If panoramic images are important to you, stick with Street View.  If timeliness and overall geographic coverage take precedence, the new Webcams.travel layer in Google Earth is definitely worth a look.

Google Earth Gets Google News Layer

Google Earth has always been educational, letting people learn about the landscapes of places and countries they've never seen in person.  Thanks to the addition of a Google News layer, Google Earth will now also let its users keep up with current events.

Google Earth Upsets Iran

We no longer have to worry only about what President Bush will say to provoke the nuclear-arms seeking Iranian government. Google’s thrown its hat into the ring too!

Google: Naming Water Is Complicated

Territorial claims and historical precedent makes applying a name to a body of water in Google Earth a challenging deluge.

Google Offers Overviews Of Olympic Torch Relay

To some people, the Summer Olympics are little more than a nuisance - their television viewing schedules get messed up, don'tcha know.  But those who really enjoy the Games may be glad for the chance to watch the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Google Maps and Google Earth.

Google News, Earth Evaluated After Earthquake

In emergencies' aftermaths, various Google services have become go-to resources.  Following an earthquake in the UK, Google Earth and Google News seem to be getting mixed reviews.

Interesting New Google Earth Sky Feature

After the launch of Google Earth's sky feature in August last year, see: Get Ready To Explore Space With Google Earth! made us experience the space in a totally new way.

Weather Channel on Google Maps/Earth

I'm a google gadget freak... I admit it. My iGoogle homepage is so jam packed with cool stuff, so much so its getting hard to locate the gadgets I need! This week another very cool Map driven mapplet and gadget were made available from the Weather Channel - now weather on demand is even more accessible to me.