A recent story in the news is about a school in Sydney Australia where someone drew some phallic symbols and a rude message on their lawn. They apparently managed to remove the unwanted graffiti … [Read more...]
Watching land reclamation with Google Earth
April 19, 2016
Last month we did a couple of posts showing the growth of artificial islands in Google Earth: Persion Gulf region Rest of the world Today we are looking at large land reclamation projects. As … [Read more...]
Watching artificial islands grow in Google Earth – Part 2
March 25, 2016
Yesterday we had a look at some artificial islands in the Persian Gulf region. Today we are looking at artificial islands in other parts of the world. We have chosen only islands that have been … [Read more...]
Looking at the growth of artificial Islands in Google Earth
March 24, 2016
There are quite a lot of artificial islands being built around the world. For example, last year we had a look at the islands that China is building in the Spratleys. Today we are looking at … [Read more...]
Space Engine – to Infinity and Beyond
February 17, 2016
I still remember the first time I used Google Earth and how my sense of wonder grew as I realized the amazing capabilities of the program to portray our planet Earth at new levels of detail with a … [Read more...]
LIGO and other large scientific instruments in Google Earth
February 15, 2016
The biggest news in science recently is the detection of gravity waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo interferometer. You can learn more about it in … [Read more...]
Miniature Street View
January 28, 2016
Miniature Wunderland is claimed to be the largest miniature model railway in the world. So, how do you go about capturing Street View of a miniature railway? With miniature cameras on miniature Street … [Read more...]
Animal shaped buildings in Google Earth
December 18, 2015
We were having a look at recent imagery (captured in late November) in Google Earth and were surprised to find a building shaped like a crocodile in Jabiru, Australia. Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn, … [Read more...]
Flash floods in North Korea
December 17, 2015
Normally when we look at satellite imagery of North Korea it is because there is something interesting relating to the politics of the country, such as statues, uranium plants or nuclear tests. We … [Read more...]
New Google Earth Flight Simulator Tips and Video 2015
December 15, 2015
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...]