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Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D globe with satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data. Users can explore the Earth, add their own data, view photos, Street View, and more, but also face privacy and security issues.
Google Maps offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° views, traffic conditions, and route planning for various modes of transportation. It was launched in 2005 by Google, after acquiring several companies that developed the technology and data behind it.
This web page lists locations that have blurred or censored satellite images on various services, such as Google Maps and Bing Maps. It explains the reasons and details of the blurring or censorship for each location, such as security, privacy, or political issues.
Satellite imagery are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world. Learn about the history, types, and uses of satellite imagery in various fields such as weather, oceanography, agriculture, and biodiversity.
Earth3D was developed as part of a diploma thesis of Dominique Andre Gunia at Braunschweig University of Technology [1] to display a virtual globe of the earth. It was developed before Google bought Keyhole, Inc and changed their product into Google Earth. Earth3D downloads its data (satellite imagery and height data) from a server while the ...
Terravision is a networked virtual representation of the Earth based on satellite images, aerial shots, altitude data and architectural data, developed by ART+COM in 1993. It was the first system to provide a seamless web navigation and visualization of the earth, but lost a patent infringement lawsuit against Google Earth in 2017.
Satellite images capture aftermath of the siege of Mairupol. A public pool in Mariupol also fell foul to a vicious Russian stike, blowing a gaping hole in its roof, as shown on Google Maps.
A virtual globe is a 3D software model or representation of Earth or another world that allows free movement and viewing. Learn about the history, features and applications of virtual globes, and see a list of popular software and online services.