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December 27, 2007

Top 25 Stories of Google Earth 2007

The following are my favorite stories about Google Earth in 2007. In retrospect, Google Earth had a fantastic year both in terms of new features and data added, but also in the wide acceptance and influence the application has created throughout the world. There also were a lot of interesting finds in the imagery, and cool content developed by creative GE users around the world. The list is presented in chronological order - with a few comments for perspective.

  1. Google Earth 4 Officially Released - Major new release, lots of new features added.
  2. Car parked on side of building - Not a fake!
  3. Guatemala Sinkhole - Found the location of a bizarre news story.
  4. Swiss Alps Fighter Tour - I was told Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, liked this one!
  5. Dig a Hole Through Google Earth - Ever wondered what is under you?
  6. Clean Underwear and Google Earth - Funny!
  7. Rising Sea Level Animations - Popular animations.
  8. Google Earth on the Simpsons - This proves GE has reached critical mass!
  9. Crisis in Darfur Layer Released - Gets Presidential Notice - Most significant new layer.
  10. Google Acquires Panoramio - Very cool news!
  11. Weather and Storm Tracking Tools for Google Earth - Weather is cool stuff in GE!
  12. Google Earth Outreach Announced - Significant new program for reaching the public.
  13. Western US High Resolution Terrain - Lots of new high-res terrain added this year!
  14. Blues Brothers Jump Bridge - You have to watch this video if you're a fan!
  15. Our Sailing Holiday - GPS tracks, photos, and placemarks.
  16. Google Earth Layers - the most overlooked feature of Google Earth
  17. Google Earth 4.2 Released - Google Sky - Big new release! Lots of new features!
  18. Google Earth Flight Simulator Tips - Tips on how to use this cool easter egg.
  19. Star Wars 3D Sky Animation - Fun animation for Sky
  20. Help Find Steve Fossett - No one found him, but they sure tried. Notice comments.
  21. YouTube Layer in Google Earth - Cool new layer.
  22. California Fires in Google Earth - Big news turns to Maps and Earth
  23. Weather Layer in Google Earth - Finally a weather layer!
  24. Arctic Ice Melting Animation - Whoa, the ice melted that much!?
  25. Astronaut Mode in Google Earth - Very fun add-on for Google Earth

Posted by FrankTaylor at December 27, 2007 11:02 AM

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