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Google Earth, Foreign Wars, And The Future Of Satellite Imagery

DigitalGlobe, the firm that provides much of the imagery for Google Earth, is launching a next-generation satellite in 2014. However, the super-sharp images of the WorldView-3 aren't for Google and Bing Maps: They're going straight to the military and intelligence agencies.READ MORE›

Google’s Marissa Mayer Talks Location Strategy

The longtime VP tells us how a simple call for a pizza delivery influences the company's thinking on local products and searching. READ MORE›

Google's Marissa Mayer Reveals Intense New Focus On Products In The Larry Page Era

Google exec Marissa Mayer talked at a conference Wednesday about how the company has changed--and hasn't--under recently installed CEO Larry Page. READ MORE›

Inside Osama's Compound: Now Available On Google Earth

Wondering what it's like to explore Osama Bin Laden's now famous compound? Google's 3D Warehouse has you covered.READ MORE›

Could It Happen Here, Here, or There? A Map Of Nuclear Risk

Nature News and Columbia University team up and produce a Google Earth map that makes nuclear risk stark.READ MORE›

Google Amps Up 3-D Digital London to Delight Royal Wedding Watchers

Google's taken another step toward the Matrix, wrapped in white ribbons for the Royal Wedding, in a tricked out map of London with super-real 3-D representations of buildings and parks along the procession route.READ MORE›

Google Bike Lets Riders Virtually Navigate the Neighborhood

A clever hack mashes together biking with Google Earth to create Google Bike, a virtual bike-riding program.READ MORE›

iFive: Turkey's YouTube Ban, Intel's Fab Plants, Cyberbullying Lessons, Jon Stewart's Crowd, Israel's Google Earth Fears

It's Monday, so to arm yourself ready for the cut and thrust of the workweek ahead, here's the early news in digestible chunks.READ MORE›

Google, Slooh, Bring Amateur Star Maps to Google Earth's Sky

As part of Google's ongoing mission to map everything, it's partnered with Slooh to add-in amateur star photography to the Sky in Google Earth. READ MORE›

150th Anniversary of the First U.S. Aerial Photo

Renaissance painters used principles of perspective to imagine what cities looked like from above, but no one knew for sure until photographer James Wallace Black went up over Boston in a hot-air balloon in 1860. The military saw ...READ MORE›

Google Earth Now Shows Rain and Snow in Real Time

Google Earth just got even cooler. Now you can pretend to be a meteorologist and track precipitation patterns over the globe, in real time. READ MORE›

Google Unveils a 3-D New York City in Google Earth

Why bother visiting New York, if you can do it in Google Earth without the smell of rotting fish?READ MORE›

Google Expands Google Earth to the Sea, Includes Mission Blue's Hope Spots Initiative

Google Earth isn't just about the land anymore--Google expanded their "ocean" layer and officially added it to the default view for all Google Earth users.READ MORE›

Today in Most Innovative Companies

Daily news of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Apple, Google, GE, and IBMREAD MORE›

Recreate 'The Abyss' and 'Dambusters' With Google Earth

Google Earth is always a bit of a curio--appealing to the voyeur inside all of us a little, as well as tapping into some vague educational vein. It's just got a whole lot more curious though, with under-sea and WWII layers that'll ...READ MORE›

Haiti Earthquake Disaster: Google Earth, Online-Map Makers, Texts "Absolutely Crucial"

In terms of information and awareness, the earthquake in Haiti is "the most immediate disaster we've ever had," says Marguerite Madden, a geography professor at University of Georgia. Here's a look at how innovation has driven the relief effort.READ MORE›

• Haiti Earthquake: A Bird's Eye View of the Disaster [Slideshow]