Lots of interesting Google Earth-related news items in the last week. Here are the highlights:
- MacWorld reviews Google Earth for Mac (beta)
- Wired talks about companies forming to sell Roof-top Ads in response to Google Earth, Live Local, etc. making it easy to look at things from above.
- Forbes Magazine gives Google Earth/Maps/Local a B+ (only real ding was monetization strategy)
- Volkswagen and Nvidia team with Google to develop Google Earth for cars. This Autoblog coverage of the story has lots of screenshots. The VW partnership was announced at the CES Keynote last month.
- NASA Post-Hurricane Katrina Images Available on Google Earth from GISuser. See other Hurricane Katrina resources.
About Frank Taylor
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.
It is a very nice idea to develop Google Earth for cars. Should be very convinient.