By now you've likely heard all about the wreck of the Costa Concordia, the cruise liner crashed off the Tuscan coast last Friday, killing at least 11 passengers. DigitalGlobe has since captured aerial … [Read more...]
Captain James Cook’s circumnavigation of South Island, New Zealand
January 6, 2012
A few months ago, we showed you the awesome tour that Colin Hazlehurst put together of Captain James Cook's circumnavigation of North Island, New Zealand. Colin has now completed the tour of Cook's … [Read more...]
Tracking the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Google Earth
December 27, 2011
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race, now in its 66th year, is underway off the coast of Australia. The 628 nautical mile race, in which racers travel from from Sydney Harbor to the historical port … [Read more...]
Captain James Cook’s circumnavigation of New Zealand
November 28, 2011
Back in the mid-1700's, Captain James Cook made a variety of discoveries around the world including the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. In … [Read more...]
Tahina Expedition in Fiji
August 1, 2011
Frank Taylor here, the founder and publisher of Google Earth Blog. Many of you who are regular readers of Google Earth Blog know that since November of 2009 my wife and I have been traveling by … [Read more...]
Tracking the Hurtigruten along the coast of Norway
June 20, 2011
In what's becoming quite a popular event, the cruise liner Hurtigruten has been live broadcasting its position as it travels along the coast of Norway. The cruise line has been operating for well … [Read more...]
Great collection of resources for the Fukushima power plant
April 7, 2011
We've shown you a wide variety of resources related to the disaster in Japan, including the recent feature from Hidenori Watanave and his great collection of photo overlays. Today's feature is focused … [Read more...]
The Sargasso Sea Expedition
March 3, 2011
We recently showed you the Mission Blue expedition to Salaz y Gomez, and now Google is helping post data from another scientific expedition. This time it's the MBARI Sargasso Sea Expedition, which … [Read more...]
Geospatial Revolution: Episode Three Released
March 2, 2011
Once again, right on time, Penn State Public Broadcasting has released Episode Three of their excellent "Geospatial Revolution" project. If you've missed either of the first two episodes, I strongly … [Read more...]
Follow the Mission Blue expedition to Salas y Gomez
February 24, 2011
While many of us would like to embark on a voyage across the ocean, we can't all be Frank Taylor. Fortunately, Google Earth provides a great way to explore places virtually, such as with the latest … [Read more...]