Did you know Google Earth has a free built in flight simulator and you can fly all over the world? It has been there since 2007, and in the meantime computers have gotten way faster and the data has … [Read more...]
Ten Years of Amazing Google Earth Visualizations
June 29, 2015
Google Earth was first released on June 28, 2005. Now, in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Google Earth's release, we would like to share just a few examples of the best user applications of … [Read more...]
Google Earth drone control
September 24, 2014
After our post on drones, GEB reader Satyen Sarhad (creator of Geoception that we looked at back in 2012), pointed us to a couple of Ground Control Station systems for drones that make excellent use … [Read more...]
Flying around with Blue Magpie Tea in Taiwan
September 17, 2014
Over the years we've seen some great files come from Steven Ho, such as his panorama from the top of Mount Everest, his tribute to Steve Jobs and his Trip View Bowl visualization. He's back with … [Read more...]
Aerial imagery from drones
September 15, 2014
Back in 2007 we took a look at the concept of capturing aerial imagery from drones. Since then a lot of progress has been made in drone and camera technology. Now it is no longer the technology that … [Read more...]
Tracking Flight MH17 in Google Earth
July 23, 2014
Last week, Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 people on board. While blame is still being passed around for the crash, there are some … [Read more...]
Fun geography challenges with Google Earth
June 6, 2014
Alan Parkinson has pointed us to a fun resource from the folks at Geography All The Way -- a challenge that takes you back to 1937 as a pilot for Imperial Airlines. The year is 1937 and you work … [Read more...]
Airport runways are beautiful in Google Earth
May 27, 2014
A while back we looked at some of the scariest airports in the Caribbean, but Lauren O'Neil has taken it further by finding some of the best-looking airports in the world in Google Earth. You can … [Read more...]
Police working on a “live Google Earth” to monitor small areas
April 21, 2014
While it will be a long time before we see a live version of Google Earth, as Frank recently explained, there are some places where small scale real-time imagery is starting to come out. The most … [Read more...]
Using the Google Earth Flight Simulator
April 18, 2014
The Google Earth Flight Simulator is one of those features that many people overlook. Here are some tips to make the most of it. With the the release of Google Earth 4.2 back in 2007, Google added a … [Read more...]