Clik here to view.
Kite Aerial Photos of Manihi Now in Google Earth
Some of you may know about my five year trip around the world by sailboat which we are calling the Tahina Expedition. As part of a partnership with Google, I’m taking photos of the Earth in some places...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Android and Google Earth Technology
During the past year I have been sailing through the Caribbean and the south Pacific and, after 13,000 miles of sailing, arrived in New Zealand. Right now, I’m back in the US visiting friends and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kite Photos of Tikehau Island Now in Google Earth
When Google updated its imagery last week, my latest set of kite aerial photos went live from our Tahina Expedition. This time a small motu island in the Tuamotus atoll of Tikehau, in French Polynesia...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Earth for Tablets Should Have Desktop Features
Google Earth on the mobile platform was first released for the iPhone in October 2008. It was very popular (and continues to be so today) thanks to being able to move and zoom with the touch screen,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tahina Expedition in Fiji
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rome Trip a Treat for Google Earth Community Members
Google recently invited some top contributors and volunteers for the Google Earth Community to a user summit. The Google Earth Community is an online discussion forum and meeting place to discuss...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heading to Sydney for GDD
I’m in Australia with Tahina, and the 2011 Sydney Google Developer Day is being held next week. Since it’s only a short hop to go visit this one day event, I can’t resist the chance to meet up with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Releases Pretty Earth
Google has just this morning released a new, prettier, version of the Earth for Google Earth. The short version is that it now looks much more Earth-like and less like a bunch of satellite and aerial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Earth 6.2 Released with Google+
Google not only released all new more beautiful imagery of the Earth today, but they also released a whole new version of Google Earth – version 6.2. You can download it here. The biggest news is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Sells SketchUp
Google has announced they are selling SketchUp – the 3D modeling tool made famous when @Last Software was acquired by Google and a free version of SketchUp was released in 2006 by Google. The new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Starry Sky in Google Earth 7.1
Frank Taylor here, and I’m writing today to share my happiness of a feature in the new Google Earth 7.1 released on Monday. It contains a new feature I first suggested to Google many years ago (around...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flight Sim Problems in New Google Earth
Did you know Google Earth has a built-in flight simulator? One of the coolest features Google added to Google Earth was the built-in Flight Simulator (a feature originally added as an easter egg in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Future of Google Earth?
[Update: Google's Brian McClendon (who leads the Google Earth, Maps, Street View and other related products) has publicly stated (on the 3rd of March, 2014) that Google plans to continue supporting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
About Google Earth Imagery
A lot of people wonder about Google Earth imagery. Why is the image of my house so old? Why can’t I get a picture of my car accident from a month ago? Why doesn’t Google get newer pictures? This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Begins Selling Their Own Imagery
Part of the business model of Google Earth has always been that free access to seeing all of the imagery helped raise the visibility of the satellite and aerial photography businesses. But, if a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Earth Blog Writer Needed
Frank Taylor here, still the publisher for Google Earth Blog. Five years ago I was deep in preparation for a 5+ year sailing expedition around the world, documenting the trip using Google Earth and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Welcome a New Writer to Google Earth Blog
The Google Earth Blog was started in 2005, by Frank Taylor (that’s me), shortly after Google first released Google Earth. I wrote hundreds of blog posts during the next 4.5 years until my wife and I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Rewrites Google Earth for Android
Google has announced a new version of Google Earth for Android that promises “an enhanced 3D experience, quicker updates to the map, and an easier way to view your KML files in Earth”. It has some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review of Google Earth for Android Version 8
As mentioned in my previous post, Google recently announced a new version of Google Earth for Android. This version (8.0.0.2305) is a complete re-write of the underlying Google Earth 3D model, and now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brian McClendon Gone, What’s next Google?
Since 2005, Google Earth has been one of the most popular applications on the planet – both literally and figuratively. It was the first, and best, application to enable you to explore our entire...
View Article
