Topic: Google Earth
Google Earth updated beaches
Google just updated and released some high resolution images of beaches around the world. The high resolution aerial images are mainly in Florida but the High Resolution Satellite Images of the beaches are updated globally, some even in South Africa.
That means there is some exploring to do with the new imagery.
According to Google here is a list of updated beaches with new high quality Google Earth imagery.
High Resolution Aerial Updates:
USA: Chicago, Stockton, Modesto, Nez Perce (ID), Barre (VT), Orange County (NC), Polk County (FL), Hardee County (FL), Okeechobee County (FL)
Uruguay: Salinas, Atlantida
Countries receiving High Resolution Satellite Updates:
Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Madagascar, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, The Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand
You can see all the updates on Google Earth in the update file released by Google
NASA adds 700 high quality images on Google Earth as a layer
NASA released more than 700 high quality photos from the Earth Observatory and made it available on Google Earth as a layer. This is also their first "foray" into using Google Earth as a browsing tool.
Over 700 selected images from the Earth Observatory are now available as a layer in Google Earth. We are always experimenting with ways to present the vast array of resources that are in the EO and this is our first foray into using Google Earth as a browse tool. Please let us know what you think.
You can view the layer from the NASA Earth Observatory here on Google Earth
EPA releases Google Earth information about Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The Enviornmental Protection Agency in the United States published a Google Earth file that contains tons of information about the Gufl of Mexico Oil spill.
Air Data >>
EPA has observed odor-causing pollutants associated with oil on the shore in the gulf region at low levels. Some of these chemicals may cause short-lived effects like headache, eye, nose and throat irritation, or nausea. Some people may be able to smell several of these chemicals at levels well below those that would cause short-term health problems.EPA is also conducting additional air monitoring for ozone and airborne particulate matter. The air monitoring conducted through June 19 has found levels of ozone and particulates ranging from the "good" to "unhealthy for sensitive groups" levels on EPA's Air Quality Index.
Water Data >>
Water samples collected along the Gulf coast through June 13, 2010 did not reveal elevated levels of chemicals usually found in oil.Surface water results collected on May 22 and 23, 2010 at 10 stations along the coast of Louisiana were measured for two of the chemicals associated with dispersants (2-Butoxyethanol and 2-Ethylhexyl Alcohol) but did not detect either one.
Waste Information >>
EPA deployed field teams to collect a small number of samples of oily debris, tar balls, mousse oil and other petroleum waste products that have washed up on the shore along the Gulf Coast. Preliminary results have only shown chemical constituents that are usually found in petroleum products and typical health precautions should be taken.Sediment Data >>
Sediment samples collected June 13, 2010 along the Gulf coast did not reveal elevated levels for chemicals that are usually found in oil.
download the Google Earth file
More infomation that can be found on the file is:
- View EPA air, surface water, sediment and waste sampling locations in Google Earth, which are linked to explanations and information throughout this site.
- See EPA air monitoring locations and results for total Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Particulate Matter (PM).
- Link to EPA data, aerial photography and other information collected by our air sampling plane, the ASPECT.
- Get National Geospatial – Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) map of boom locations and daily tracking updates of the oil spill.
- See aerial photography and satellite images from NASA, NOAA and the European Space Agency’s satellite ENVISAT.
Massive Google Earth imagery update
Google Earth got a massive update on the 14th of June including some high resolution imagery. One of the places South Africans can be excited about is Soccer City in Johannesburg. If only the Northern Cape would be updated. Many Google Earth fans in the Northern Cape still see 5 year old pictures.
The new updates are great though, they include:
High Resolution Aerial Updates:
USA: Nashville, Memphis, Charlotte, Puget Sound Area, Los Angeles, Ft Myers, Roswell NM, Winona MN
The Netherlands: Hoorn, Wijdemermen, Leidschendam, Wassenaar, Olst, Overbetuwe, Sint Hubert, The Hague, Lopik, Houten, Hilversum, Purmerend, Elburg, Enkhizen, Assen, Groningen
South Africa: Soccer City in Johannesburg
New Zealand: Kapiti CoastCountries receiving High Resolution Satellite Updates:
Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iceland, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, The Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Google Maps, Google Earth goes into properties in the UK
Camden Town, UK - Google Maps introduced property search in the UK at maps.google.co.uk. This means that Google is going into property, property indexing and searching at least. From today if you are on maps.google.co.uk you can search for houses for sale in Camden Town and Kew Gardens. If they testing it there we can be sure that Google Maps Properties will be heading the rest of the world as well.
In Google Earth the properties can be explored as well with photos, videos and satellite.
In a survey conducted just before Google Street View launched across the entire UK, a fifth of those surveyed said they had used the service for househunting [source: YouGov Plc February 2010]. We hope they’ll find this new feature really useful for exploring what’s available in neighbourhoods right across the UK.
The feature is showing hundreds of thousands of listings, from PropertyLive, Zoopla, Ezylet, SmartNewHomes, Vebra, Property Pal, Spicer Haart, Countrywide, and Zoomf. If you’re an estate agent, take a look at maps.google.co.uk/propertytool
s for information on how to have your property listings show up on Google Maps. So have a go today - it’s as easy as typing in “property for sale camden town” and then scrolling around the map to see what meets your criteria. You can find contact details for the estate agent on the ‘Place Page’ that pops up for each listing - you can even add any scheduled open homes to your Google calendar with one click of the mouse.
Google Earth for iPad released
Last night Google silently pushed out Google Earth for the iPad. On the Apple website it can already be downloaded. Actually the iPhone long had the Google Earth app but the newest version, version 3 comes with better support for the iPad and is the first one released that specifically thinks about the iPad. As far as we could find anyway "Native support for iPad, including full resolution imagery and an iPad-specific look and feel"
Hold the world in the palm of your hand. With Google Earth for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, you can fly to far corners of the planet with just the swipe of a finger. Explore the same global satellite and aerial imagery available in the desktop version of Google Earth, including high-resolution imagery for over half of the world's population and a third of the world's land mass.
With Google Earth, you can:
• Navigate the world with a swipe of your finger
• Swipe with two fingers to adjust your view to see mountainous terrain
• Show the Panoramio layer and browse the millions of geo-located photos from around the world
• View geo-located Wikipedia articles
• Use the Location feature to fly to your current location
• Search for cities, places, and business around the globe with Google Local Search
NEW - Google Earth 5.2 released
Google Earth released a new version of the famous and favourite Google Earth program. There's a lot of updates in both the free and pro versions.
Today we are proud to announce the latest version of the Google Earth desktop application, Google Earth 5.2. With this release, we are bringing exciting new features to both the free version, Google Earth, as well as our paid professional version, Google Earth Pro.
One of the biggest updates is that you can now "track" your activities. This is briliiant because not only can you track the things Google mentioned bellow but you can also track your camping and travel expeditions. You can also connect your GPS to Google Earth.
Visualize your hiking, biking, and running tracks
Google Earth has always been a great tool for viewing your outdoor activities, whether it be hiking, running, biking, skiing, sailing, or just about any other way you choose to explore the world. With the release of Google Earth 5.0, we added the ability to connect your GPS device directly to Google Earth and import your track. Now, with Google Earth 5.2, we’ve added the ability to view elevation, speed, and other data as a graph directly in Google Earth. Just connect your GPS device to upload your track, and select “View Elevation Profile” from the menu. This will bring up elevation and speed graphs. If your GPS device records additional information such as heart rate or cadence, these will also be available to view in the graph. You can also see statistics such as total elevation, maximum slope, and average speed. You can select a portion of your ride and get statistics for just that section.
We’ve also improved the way you can play back your trip. Just click on the time animation button, and relive all those twists and turns in your journey. You can even quickly and easily generate a tour of your trip. This video shows a tour that I generated from my bike ride into work.
That is not all though. There is now a intergrated browser. This is probably our favourite update here at FTO. All that information is now right there intermingled between browsing and Google Earth.
Integrated web browser
Google Earth is a “geo-browser” - a great tool for exploring places, businesses, and photos around the globe. However, sometimes when you want more information, you may want to click through to a link to see the full Google Places page for a business, or learn more about a photographer whose photo you really enjoy. In the past, this has required opening a link in an external browser to see the full page. For Google Earth 5.2, we’ve added an embedded browser that lets you browse the full web. Click on a link, and the browser pane slides across the screen. When you want to return to the Earth view, just click the “Back” button and you’re back exploring the world!
Google Street view is in South Africa just in time for the 2010 World Cup - Google Earth
Cape Town, South Africa - Google Street view is finally in South Africa, the long awaited Google Earth extra or function (because you can view Street view best through Google Earth) is now live just in time for the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa.
To start with they not only added Street View in Johannesburg or Cape Town only but a entire 27 towns and cities in South Africa. They also added some popular South African landmarks. This is the first time Street view came to the African continent.
Google teamed up with South African Tourism and created compiled a list of the country's best attractions. They used a trike to do most of their scenery. There are coastal scenery and even the world famous Kruger National Park can be explored. Another great place to check out is Soweto in Street view.
You can view 7 soccer stadiums some of which include Soccer City and Moses Mabhida as well as the Peter Mokaba (who denied aids and came up with the famous slogan "kill the boer") stadium.
Usually when going somewhere most Google Earth fans check the place out beforehand, now you can zoom into the street and even walk up to the front door of some places to see how it looks before going there.
10 Soccer stadiums were also modelled in 3D which can be viewed by turning on the Earth View in Google Maps.
Google Street view is live in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa - In case you missed it, Google Street view is live in South Africa from today and you can now see places like the Greenpoint soccer stadium, the center of the city and the grand parade.
You can also see the view of Cape Town from Table Mountain but it does not stop there, you can even go to the Karoo and see some great scenery there.
Seven stadiums in full are on Google Streetmaps. Google Street view scanned and added some 27 cities of South Africa as well as some popular land marks.
It’s not every day that you find an elephant in Street View, or for that matter, a brand new state-of-the-art soccer stadium. That’s why today’s an exciting one for us, because we’re launching Street View in South Africa, a first for the African continent. Street View adds another dimension to Google Maps, with 360° street-level images taken by the Google cars and trikes that have driven around some 27 of the country's towns and cities, in addition to numerous popular landmarks.
Full extended post review coming.
UPDATE
Video - Experience Venice in 3d on Google Earth
Venice, Italy - You can now experience Venice in 3D on Google Earth. Yesterday Google made the announcement that Venice was now in full 3D, well some parts of it at least.
The main tourist attractions in Venice you can now view on Google Earth is the Venezia Santa Lucia train Station, the Ponte Scalzi, the Campo Santa Margherita and the Ponte della Costituzione.
Venice, Italy in 3D is now live on Google Earth. You can take a virtual stroll starting at the train station (Venezia Santa Lucia) and traverse Ponte Scalzi to get to Campo Santa Margherita. You can check out the recently completed "fourth bridge" (Ponte della Costituzione) on the Grand Canal, without ever having to be in Venice. Or, you could watch the city from the vantage point of a bird perched atop St Mark's Campanile (Campanile di San Marco), walk around Palazzo Grassi or explore the Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto).
All of these places and more can be yours to discover through Google Earth and Earth view in Google Maps. Watch the video below to fly through the city to experience the Venetian landmarks.
