Alps Ski Information Layer in Google Earth. Over the weekend (I think) Google released a new layer under the Gallery->Travel & Tourism layer folder called "Ski Resorts in the Alps". The new layer was done by BergFex which provides ski information and reservation services. The new layer contains maps, current ski/snow conditions, and links to further descriptions, prices, lodging, and…
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Glimpse of GPS Future in iPhone Hack. Navizon's iPhone application lets we iPhoners get a glimpse of the future, where we'll be able to retrieve our global coordinates as if we carried around a GPS (global positioning system) receiver or mobile adapter. Navizon Virtual GPS for iPhone uses the scan of Wi-Fi networks that the device constantly creates to retrieve…
Astronaut Mode For Google Earth. This is just too cool! Someone photoshopped a NASA astronaut photo and created a screen overlay in Google Earth that just makes browsing the Earth a lot of fun! The photo is a little weird to look at because it shows the astronaut's reflecting helmet mask with his arms seen out front. But, the fun…
Google Adds User Photos to Street View. Just noticed a very cool feature for Street View. Last month Google added "User Photos" to Google Maps. These are geotagged photos from Google's Panoramio free photo upload service for geotagged photos, but presented with a slick Flash-like interface. Well, now Street Views where photos are available will show an icon in the…
US Migration Patterns in Google Earth. Google Earth Community (GEC) member 'giasen', who produced the cool-looking world oil consumption charts last month, has now used his exploding 3D shape charts technique to show US migration patterns . Taking data from moving company United Van Lines for 2006, he shows for each state of the US "inbound shipments minus outbound shipments…
Buy a Tree for the Rainforest - Get a KML. This is a really great concept! The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) offers you the opportunity to buy a tree which will be planted in a rainforest in Sebangau National Forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. In return, they not only plant the tree, but give you a Google Earth KML file…
Lloyd's Using Google Earth for Insurance Visualizations. Lloyd's has announced plans to offer agents and underwriters the means to see LloydŴ
Wilkins Ice Shelf, Sea Ice Extent Animation. A few days ago, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) released dramatic imagery showing a huge portion of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica, 13,680 sq. km in size, which broke off and began disintegrating a few days ago at the end of the Antarctic summer. This is another dramatic instance…
The Awesome Victoria Falls in Google Earth. The Victoria Falls have to be one of the most awesome spectacles on the Earth. Fortunately, Michael Fay of National Geographic didn't fail to take some pictures while he was flying all over the continent of Africa for the Africa Megaflyover collection. His photos are mapped into Google Earth at the location of…