[Update: As of Chrome version 45, released circa 1st September, 2015, Chrome no longer supports NPAPI at all. ] In June last year the Google Chrome team announced that they would be ending support … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: Trans Taiwan Ultra-Marathon
April 1, 2015
This is the thirteenth in our series showcasing the Google Earth plugin. Today's story demonstrates that although the Google Earth plugin has been deprecated it is still very much a working product … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: HeyWhatsThat eclipse
March 17, 2015
This is the twelfth in our series showcasing the Google Earth plugin. This Friday, March 20th, 2015 there will be a total solar eclipse. We have looked at number of eclipses in the past and one of our … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: Geo-Wiki
February 25, 2015
This is the eleventh in our series showcasing the Google Earth plugin and its various uses. Today we are looking at Geo-Wiki, a site that uses crowd-sourcing to do environmental monitoring of the … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: FlightRadar 24
February 18, 2015
This is the tenth in our series showcasing the Google earth plugin. Today we are looking at FlightRadar24, a website that shows live air traffic around the world. FlightRadar24 uses a number of … [Read more...]
Monster Milktruck ported to Cesium
February 17, 2015
The Monster Milktruck is a demo of a driving simulator using the Google Earth plugin. It was created by Google in 2008 as part of the Google Earth API sample code to help developers get started with … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: Thematic Mapping Api
February 12, 2015
This is the ninth in our series on the Google earth plugin. Today we are looking at the Thematic Mapping Api and an example product based on it called Earth Atlas 3D. The Thematic Mapping Api was … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: Gaiagi Driver
February 2, 2015
This is the eighth in our series on the Google Earth plugin. Today, we are looking at Gaiagi Driver that we first looked at back in 2008. Six years on and it still works well, although a reasonably … [Read more...]
Mountain Visions Google Earth tours
January 20, 2015
Prompted by our series showcasing uses of the Google Earth plugin, Gary Grimm of Mountain Visions has shared with us some Google Earth tours that they have created. You can find a complete gallery of … [Read more...]
Google Earth plugin showcase: Monster Milktruck
January 19, 2015
This is the seventh in our series showcasing the Google Earth plugin. Today we are looking at probably the best known app built with the Google Earth plugin: The Monster Milktruck. It was developed … [Read more...]