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March 4, 2010

Marine Scientists dive into Google Earth

Google has just released a pretty cool new tour that features the 2010 Pew Fellows in Marine Conservation.

This tour features the work of various Fellows, and it is narrated by Isabella Rossellini.

Pew Fellowship

About the Pew Fellowship:

The prestigious fellowship is awarded each year to five outstanding global leaders or teams for working tirelessly to preserve and protect the world's oceans and marine species. For the next three years, these marine scientists will work on their original, research-based marine conservation project.

You can view the tour using the Google Earth Plug-in, or you can download the KML file to view it in Google Earth. More information can be found on www.pewmarinefellows.org.

Posted by mickmel at 9:22 AM | Comments (0)

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March 3, 2010

Solving a murder with Google Earth

On January 24, 2006, Jennifer Kesse vanished. The police quickly determined that she was abducted, but nothing solid has turned up in the past four years. Not long after that, a website was set up to help spread information about the case.

A tip recently came in saying her body was buried in a field in Orlando, Florida. The police conducted a massive search of the field, but came up empty. The field is very large, about 15 acres, and the body could be anywhere in there.

During this time, users on her site discussed the new events and came to a stunning revelation: using Google Earth's historical imagery, they found an image from approximately one month after she disappeared. The image seems to show some promising information:

Jennifer Kesse - Field

The area in question can be found here.

They contacted us and we've touched base with Google to see if any other imagery was available during that time. As suspected, Google had no other imagery available because they have already put all of that imagery into Google Earth (much of it via "historical imagery").

However, this was enough for the police to go on. They plan to dig in that area based on this new information. There's no telling if this will amount to anything, but it's certainly an interesting use of the historical imagery.

We'll keep you posted if anything comes out of that.

Posted by mickmel at 11:17 AM | Comments (3)

February 27, 2010

Satellite images from Chile earthquake and ways you can help

The first satellite images from the earthquake in Chile are starting to roll in. Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, has been sending back images today. They're not high-res, but they're still quite stunning. In the image below, you can see what appears to be silt and dirt in the water, apparently as a result of the quake.

Chile earthquake

We've put together his three images into a single KMZ file so you can take a look using Google Earth. I'd expect Google will release some images within the next day or so, but no word on that yet.

In the meantime, Google has started putting together some information about the quake. They encourage users to contribute data via Map Maker, and they've created a special version of the Person Finder tool to help loved ones locate each other.

In addition, they've set up an earthquake relief page, which allows you to easily contribute a donation to the cause.

If you're aware of other resources we should mention, please leave a comment and let us know.

[UPDATE 28-Feb, 4:54pm EST]

Astronaut Noguchi has sent back another image, this time of Santiago, the capital city of Chile. You can download the KMZ file here or check out the image below.

Santiago

Still no word on any official imagery from Google, but I suspect it's coming soon.

Posted by mickmel at 3:48 PM | Comments (5)

February 25, 2010

Antarctic Iceberg Collision

Earlier this month, a massive (400 million ton) iceberg crashed into an Antarctic ice shelf. Oceanographers captured audio of the crash, and satellite images are also available. GEB reader 'Armin' took some of that imagery and created a nice image overlay showing the collison. You can download the KML file here.

iceberg-collision.jpg

Posted by mickmel at 9:06 AM | Comments (0)

February 18, 2010

Links: Google I/O 2010, The Spaceport Field Guide, Chula Vista in 3D

What to expect at Google I/O 2010: Google is starting to unveil some of what can be expected at Google I/O 2010, coming in May. If you're considering attending the event, check out their list of sessions and see what you think.

The Spaceport Field Guide: The Spaceport Field Guide (SpFG) is a Google Earth-compatible file developed by SpaceWorks Commercial that provides a database of worldwide launch sites and associated facilities. The tool offers information about global spaceports including location, current and potential facilities, current and potential launch vehicles, and a rating of operational readiness (as defined by a Spaceport Readiness Level or SpRL). You can learn more on their website, or download the KML file here.

Spaceport

Chula Vista in 3D: The folks at CtyberCity 3D have just pushed their 3D models for Chula Vista, California into Google Earth. Like many of their other models (San Francisco, for example), these models are all gray. However, the 3,300 buildings are architecturally correct down to six inches, making for some pretty detailed models. Here's a KML file to fly you straight there.

Chula Vista

Posted by mickmel at 9:01 AM | Comments (1)

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