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Official Google Earth Santa Tracker

December 23, 2005

[UPDATE: It’s Christmas Eve! The santa tracker 2008 is now live!]
[EDIT: This was the 2005 Santa Tracker, for the 2008 Santa Tracker go here. You can also view Santa’s Route to see a rough approximation of where he travelled.]
Google has released their own Santa Tracker for use with Google Earth. According to the announcement at the Google Earth Community the tracker will update every 10 seconds starting around 9:00 AM EST December 24th. The announcement was also made at the Google Blog.
Once you download the Santa Tracker above, you will follow Santa and his sleigh as he visits each town every 10 seconds or so. You can watch as he approaches your town and get the milk and cookies ready! I’m not sure what technology Google is using to follow Santa (GPS, Radar, or some Internet WIFI technology?), but perhaps they are linked into the Norad Santa Tracking system. Also, see this story about another GE file showing Santa’s route.

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Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this exciting product. Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.

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  1. katarina says

    December 24, 2005 at 8:58 pm

    I hope you comme bye today and leave us somme presents.Im really couting on you Santa.Please dont forget me I really look up to you and so does my family.Oh! and good luck to you and have a great christmas

  2. csabae says

    December 8, 2006 at 1:05 am

    ho-ho-ho

  3. bob says

    December 18, 2006 at 5:47 am

    ho ho ho i love christmas!!!

  4. sarah keohane says

    December 20, 2006 at 2:10 pm

    be sure to get some rest santa before you set off next sunday. we cant wait. mt brother and sister cant wait too.love from Sarah in Dublin

  5. gabriella says

    December 24, 2006 at 9:17 am

    Hello, i am gabriella. i hope to get a nice gift like a tamagotchi and such!

  6. laura says

    December 24, 2006 at 12:12 pm

    Please fly carefully and if you can, please can i have a harmonica??

  7. Sa vannah & mitchell says

    December 24, 2006 at 12:13 pm

    Hi Santa have a safe trip around the world.We hope the reindeer stay safe landing on the roof tops.
    Love Savannah and Mitchell in kelowna Canada

  8. chad says

    December 24, 2006 at 1:58 pm

    Hi santa i hope you have a safe tripe and i hope to get a quad and lots of elthe stuf I am at my gramma’s house. agan have a safe trip
    chad piper

  9. isabella says

    December 24, 2006 at 3:17 pm

    He is alomost here!!!!!!!!!!! I’m sooo excited!!
    I love Chirstmas!!
    Love isabella! Merry Chirstmas and a Happy New Year! HO HO HO HO!

  10. Taylor says

    December 24, 2006 at 3:52 pm

    Dear Santa,
    I hope you come to my house. My brother and I hope you come to our house. I love you. Ho Ho Ho!

  11. Andrea says

    December 24, 2006 at 4:01 pm

    Hi,my name is Andrea. Can you bring me a i-pod for Christmas?

  12. Andrea says

    December 24, 2006 at 4:04 pm

    Hi, Santa does Rudolph want a snack because I would love to set him out one.

  13. Kerah says

    December 24, 2006 at 6:20 pm

    Hi Santa. I made cookies for you.
    -kerah [[4 yrs. old]]

  14. breanna p says

    December 24, 2006 at 8:28 pm

    santa u r awsome u rock my sock by the way i counld use a pair of sock pimpt out santa
    ps number one fan
    Breanna of ne

  15. breanna p says

    December 24, 2006 at 8:32 pm

    santa dont run over my grandma like last year

  16. tp says

    December 24, 2006 at 9:08 pm

    I’m WAITING

  17. karley says

    December 24, 2006 at 9:37 pm

    hope you have a good christmas and i hope everyone gets what they wanted hohoho !!!i love you !!

  18. Whitney says

    December 24, 2006 at 9:50 pm

    Hey santa,
    For christmas i want a Wii. Yea so Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. kenzie says

    December 24, 2006 at 9:58 pm

    have a safe trip,dont crash into any trees

  20. Taylor Scott Swanson says

    December 24, 2006 at 9:59 pm

    I will try to sleep so i dont have to be on your make up list so you can get back to the nort pole
    to make presents for the makeing of next year sooner.

  21. Alexandra says

    December 24, 2006 at 10:08 pm

    hi santa, i am waiting for you to come i am waiting still. ps i could use a DS

  22. alexandra says

    December 24, 2006 at 10:12 pm

    santa, i have been realy realy good hope u can fly without the rain without crashing alexandra

  23. brianne says

    December 25, 2006 at 12:17 am

    hi its brianne,rachel,sonja have we been good???
    where are u

  24. brianne says

    December 25, 2006 at 12:17 am

    hi its brianne,rachel,sonja have we been good???
    where are u

  25. brianne says

    December 25, 2006 at 12:21 am

    what did sonja get???????????
    what did rachel get?????????????
    what did i (brianne)get???????????
    ps brianne already has a ds games mabey!!!!!!!!
    sonja wants littlest pet shops!!!!!!!!!!!
    rachel want a nintendo we(brianne too)
    ps the time is 9:22 where are u
    ???????????:(plzzzzz tell me)

  26. Rhianna says

    December 25, 2006 at 1:46 am

    Dear Santa
    I would like a ceramic hair iron
    Thank you!

  27. Rhianna says

    December 25, 2006 at 1:46 am

    Dear Santa
    I would like a ceramic hair iron
    Thank you!

  28. Robert Andrews says

    December 25, 2006 at 3:47 am

    Hi Santa, please don’t forget me in Hawaii. I hope you have a good trip and be safe!

  29. Haley says

    May 18, 2007 at 10:25 pm

    I love you Santa some of my Friends
    dont” think your” real but I allyase do
    can you pleese get me Dana the
    Bratz doll this chirstmas
    love Hal, (7 years old)

  30. shay says

    July 13, 2007 at 9:20 pm

    dear santa i would like a labtop that has a dvd player.also i would like happiness for my mom,dad my two sisters and the rest of my family because my grampa died may 4th,2005 and everyone misses him.especialy me,my mom,and my grama.
    love
    shay

  31. Jordan McCarthy says

    November 12, 2007 at 8:06 am

    dear santa clause,
    all I would like for christmas is a dog.

  32. ben says

    December 1, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    all i want for xmas is £.900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 please please please please please please if not can i have an ant and if u cant aford please leave me a cookie

  33. Courtney says

    December 24, 2007 at 12:07 pm

    Dear Santa,
    Well. Ho Ho Ho! have a safe trip
    by the way, may i please have a hot pink razor (cell phone)
    Oh em gee thanks so much keep up the good work!
    =D

  34. samantha says

    December 24, 2007 at 1:02 pm

    Dear Santa,
    i caint wait to here from you well the bells anyways, i would like a couple cds and my family to be happy this year ast Christmas. ohh also i am going to leave a carrot or two for the deer so dont eat them ha ha … Merry Christmas Santa
    ~5 year old~

  35. abbie and wozza says

    December 24, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    im watchin u lol santa u rock lol cnt wait til i get up on xmas mornin lol plzzzz leave meyy loads of prezzies
    from abi and wozza
    xoxo

  36. abbie and wozza says

    December 24, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    im watchin u lol santa u rock lol cnt wait til i get up on xmas mornin lol plzzzz leave meyy loads of prezzies
    from abi and wozza
    xoxo

  37. tripp and trystan says

    December 24, 2007 at 6:26 pm

    Hi Santa,
    This is Tripp and Trystan. We are waiting on you but mama said we have to be asleep to get presents. Please dont miss us, we have been good. If you dont mind, could you bring us a wii. Have a safe trip and be careful.
    Love, Tripp and Trystan
    PS dont forget that we moved from Louisiana to Texas.

  38. Corey C. says

    December 25, 2007 at 12:25 am

    Santa,
    Have a safe trip. We hope that you make it into New Mexico safely. We didn’t have any snow so please be careful. All we would like for Christmas is World peace and of course the Dallas Cowboys to go to the Super Bowl. We love you.
    Merry Christmas

  39. Madalyn says

    February 1, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    Dear Santa I loved the presents you gave me. Thank you! I just wanted to say have a safe trip next year. Your Best Christmas. P.S. This year we will have a present for you!

  40. charlotte says

    December 14, 2008 at 4:26 am

    all of you people that left comments left them in 2005 diddn’tg to leave you well im going to leave this now in 2008 and i am soo exited for christmas this year and i hope santa and everyone aroung the whole world this year has a very merry christmas and a happy new year!
    ps: i hope you lot all get what you asked for from santa this year x

  41. Charlotte says

    December 23, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    merry christmas! and have a great holiday season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i hope u get alot of presents!!!!!!!!!!!

  42. bex says

    December 24, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    Hi santa,
    Have I been good this year?? It’s been a tough year though..
    Please come to my house, also my little brother, Louis says hi and please come!!
    We have left some carrots for your reindeers and milk and cookies for you!!
    Love Bex xox

  43. james says

    December 24, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Sorry for not listening to my mommy and daddy sometimes.. please get me biscuit and that truck. Merry Christmas Santa!

  44. makaila lewy says

    December 24, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Dear Santa I love you. Merry Christmas Santa!!! I have been a very good girl this year. I hope you make home safely to the North Pole.

  45. jamie says

    December 24, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    Santa is in hartford cnneticut right now the whole time weve been watching the tracker hes been going straght up and down!

  46. esme davies says

    December 23, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    to santa
    im going to give rudolf a BIG BIg carrot this year its going to be juicy.my sister is talking so
    i have to go now .and my dog is about to be sick
    on me. ahhhhhhhh. and i dont want to miss docter
    who. Esme davies . im waiting.
    BYE

  47. harper says

    December 24, 2009 at 5:16 am

    Santa this is my 1st xmas and my mommy and daddy hope you are off to a good start. We have had a lot of ups and downs so far this xmas and we hope you dont forget about who has been NAUGHTY and who has been NICE. Have a safe trip!
    Love Harper and Her Mommy and Daddy 🙂

  48. derek says

    December 24, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    dear santa claus,
    I would really like a new downhill bike and nhl 2k10 PLZ (p.s. dont eat all the cookies save some for me lol)



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