Archive for January, 2013
Visualizing cell tower strength with Google Earth
by Google Earth Blog on Jan.04, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Franz Graf knew he had a shaky mobile connection on his daily commute, but wanted to see just how bad it was. To find out, he wrote an Android app that recorded the GPS position and signal strength along his journey and then plotted all of the data in Google Earth. The result is a great Google Earth KML that shows cell tower strength in his area:
The image above was created with approximately 9,000 data points from his commute. He plans to release the app to Google Play so that others can use it, which I would love to download to drive around my area and see how it does. I have some idea of where the dead zones are, but this would give me a more concrete look at it.
He's released a sample KML file so you can see first-hand how the output looks.
You can read more in his original post on Google+, and then the follow-up post where he plotted it in Google Earth. If he releases the app for others to download, we'll certainly let you know about it.
Time travel by bike
by StreetViewFun.com on Jan.04, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Comments Off :Bicycle, funny street view more...Pink Panther
by lmqp on Jan.04, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Comments Off :funny street view, Movies & TV more...Armed security for computer delivery
by lmqp on Jan.04, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Comments Off :funny street view, Police more...Sequel to Alfred Hitchcock: The Birds
by fisgonmorboson on Jan.03, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Comments Off :Animals, funny street view, People, UK more...Rubberneck
by StreetViewFun.com on Jan.03, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Comments Off :Bicycle, funny street view more...SWAT team preparing to make entry
by funkytoad on Jan.03, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
At the campus site of Evergreen State College in Washington, USA.
Explore the Game of Thrones “Westeros” in Google Earth
by Google Earth Blog on Jan.02, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Google Maps Mania recently posted an entry that featured a variety of maps that help you explore the continent Westeros from the TV series "Game of Thrones".
The map created by theMountainGoat includes a very high-quality Google Earth KML, allowing you to pan and explore every facet of the continent.
He has a variety of KML files available. The version 2.0 KMZ is very comprehensive, but quite resource intensive. If your computer has difficulty handling it smoothly, the version 1.1 KMZ might work better for you.
Learn more about those files on theMountainGoat's Google Earth page, or see more great Game of Thrones maps in the full post from Google Maps Mania.
The Year 2012 in Google Earth
by Google Earth Blog on Jan.02, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
Google Earth had a tremendous year in 2012. We saw the release of Google Earth 7.0, which saw the addition of 3D Imagery to the desktop as well as a variety of other great new features.
Beyond that, here were some of our most popular stories of the year:
January
The big story in January was the wreck of the cruise ship Concordia, including rapidly updated satellite imagery and even 3D tours of how the tragedy unfolded.
February
February was relatively quiet, but we saw Street View finally arrive in Russia and the beginning of the GEC move to Google Groups.
March
In March we saw the first release of Street View imagery from the Amazon and Google Earth 6.2 for mobile. We also posted about "Google Earth Live?", which was a speculative post about what Google Earth could be like in the coming decades. However, apparently that's a feature that people want now, as it proved to be one of our most popular posts of the year!
April
In April we saw Street View come to Israel and Ukraine, explored the Titanic 100 years after its famous sinking, and saw some amazing enhancements to the unofficial Google Earth Flight Simulator.
May
In May we got our first look at the excellent Meograph project and took a look at the new One World Trade Center in New York as it become the tallest building in the city.
June
In June we explored the amazing rebirth of Crissy Field in San Francisco and got our first look at Google's remarkable new 3D Imagery.
July
In July we showed you the Project Geo web series (which is still going strong) and helped commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.
August
In August we saw fresh Street View imagery in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette as well as the Kennedy Space Center and we showed you an incredible 360 Panorama from Mars
September
In September we saw new Street View imagery in 150 university campuses and followed the great story of a lost camera being returned home thanks to Google Earth.
October
October was dominated by two big stories related to Google Earth.
The first, of course, was the devastating Hurricane Sandy that hit the east coast of the United States.
The second was the long-awaited release of Google Earth 7 on the desktop, which saw many enhancements including the noteworthy "3D Imagery".
November
November brought us some big updates to Google Mars as well as a lot of neat geo tools to track the 2012 US Presidential Election.
December
In December we showed you NASA's amazing new "Black Marble", finished our months-long Google Earth A to Z series, and of course helped track Santa on Christmas Eve.
All said, it's been a great year for Google Earth! What was your favorite story of the year?
Google Maps Street View pulled by sled dogs in Canada
by fasa on Jan.02, 2013, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
This is at Chenil La Poursuite, a dog sledding adventure business in Quebec, Canada.
These images were taken in December 2012, so only a couple of days ago.