Google Lat Long: April 2008

Gettin' down (under) with a new Mapplet

April 29, 2008

Posted by David Griswold, Australia Blog TeamExpedia.com.auMappletGoogle Australia Blog

Getting from A to B with Street View

April 29, 2008

Posted by Andy Szybalski, User Experience DesignerYosemite's El CapitanThe World's Largest Rocking Chairyour directions

this video

Shaking things up

April 28, 2008

Posted by Qiushuang (Autumn) Zhang, Software Engineer, Google MapsMy Mapon their websiteMappletGoogle Earth layer

Google Maps in the news

April 24, 2008

Posted by Keith Golden, Software Engineer, Google Mapseasily be embeddedCBS in Chicagocreated a My Map with information

the Pope's visit to New YorkNewsdaylocations of US food banksthe carbon footprint of the Olympic torchSlate

Posted by Phil Verney, Google Earth Community DevelopmentThe notion of feeling connected to a place, even one thousands of miles away, is one of the things I love best about Google Earth. Places that were once mysterious and inaccessible are now being made accessible for anyone to virtually visit.

Our planet has many stories to tell, and bringing storytellers together via Google Earth can help us to feel connected to a remote place. The International Center for Integrated Mountain Development have put their knowledge and understanding of the Himalaya region into a KML (a Hima-layer, if you will!) to create an enchanting tour of the Mount Everest landscape, sharing their stories with us.

This spring, the Eco Everest Expedition team will ascend Mount Everest and in tandem with moments of challenges, triumph and experiences that will never be forgotten, members will conduct scientific experiments to study the impact of climate change on glacial features within the expedition extent. In exploring this KML, which is featured on the Google Earth Outreach Showcase, you will discover videos, photographs, modeling and up to the date "Dispatches" as they happen so you too can feel a part of the expedition - all from the comfort and oxygen-rich environment of your own home!

Five factors to look for in Pennsylvania

April 22, 2008

Posted by Brittany Bohnet, Google Elections Team(Cross-posted at Official Google Blog)each set of state resultsNational Journalembeddable Google MapAge.registered Democrats by age bracket.Democratic primary in the 2002 gubernatorial race.county-by-county resultsGeography and growth.rate of population growthRace.racial breakdownReligion. religious adherence by countyGoogle Maps

Google Transit's Earth Day Challenge: the results are in!

April 22, 2008

Posted by Tom Sly, New Business Development Manager A few months ago, we issued a challenge to public transit agencies: get your routes into Google Maps in time for Earth Day. The response has been incredible, and now that Earth Day has arrived, we've got some great news to share: we have nine new agencies across the country participating in Google Transit!

We're excited to welcome the following agencies:

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Regional Transportation District (Denver/Boulder, CO)
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
Milwaukee County Transit System
Macatawa Area Express (Holland, MI)
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (Framingham, MA)
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority

...And that's not counting the six that we added last week!

Living in San Francisco, I'm especially excited about the addition of Muni to the lineup of participating Bay Area transit agencies, which also includes BART, Caltrain, and VTA. It's now easier than ever to plan trips across the region using multiple local transit agencies -- I can head from the de Young Museum in San Francisco over to the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, easily making connections across agencies. No car needed!

Our goal is to be able to offer transit directions as an alternative to driving directions wherever possible. If your local transit agency isn't already participating, do your part for Earth Day by getting in touch with them and telling them you'd like to see them on Google Maps!

GeoWeb 2008

April 21, 2008

Posted by Allyson McDuffie, Education Program Development
Google is one of the sponsors for the upcoming GeoWeb Conference 2008, which takes place in Vancouver July 21-25. Just one of the exciting things happening is a student competition to create software or solutions that advance the development of the GeoWeb. The competition is open to all full time students anywhere in the world. Check it out!

Dynamic data in Google Earth

April 18, 2008

Posted by Cris Castello, GIS Data EngineerGoogle Earth 4.3new day/night effectClouds layer

trafficweathernewsYouTubeNetwork LinksKMLKML Galleryeal-time earthquakescurrent air quality

It's all connected

April 18, 2008

Posted by Ryan Scranton, Google Sky Teammany other featuresupdated Sky a few months agoCelestronSpaceTelescope.org's HubblecastStarDateVirtual TourismEarth & Sky

The Hubblecast brings you the latest science from the Hubble Space Telescope in video form, complete with animations and explanations by the astronomers doing the observations.

StarDate, produced by the University of Texas' McDonald Observatory, provides daily podcasts about the latest astronomy news and what's up in the sky for stargazers.

The Celestron layer uses the audio from its SkyScout to give users a guided tour of over 200 objects around the sky, from constellations to the brightest stars and deep sky objects that can be seen with the naked eye.

Keir Clarke of Virtual Tourism put together an excellent collection of astronomy videos from around the web, all registered to the proper location on the sky.Keir's efforts follow in the footsteps of Stephanie Lange, who assembled the Hevelius Constellations layer. They are examples of Sky users who created something so cool that we had to share it with the widest possible audience.

Rise and Shine!

April 18, 2008

Posted by Quarup Barreirinhas, Software Engineer

Google Earth 4.3

Noon

Sunset

In Google Earth 4.3, you'll see a new icon in the menu bar which lets you easily try this for yourself:

You will then see a time slider that can control the simulated the time for the sun. Move the scroll button to change the current time, and press the play button on the right to see it animated. To change other options, such as the animation speed and the time zone, click on the clock icon to the left.

This feature also works with KMLs that contain time animations. That way you can simulate not only data, but also how it looks at different times of day! You can also easily capture your favorite still images to share with others. Here's how you take a screen shot:

cloud layer

New ways to beat traffic with Google Maps

April 17, 2008

Posted by Eli Brandt and Sergey Solyanik, Software EngineersTypical Traffic
ever by helping you avoid likely congestion.

Heading to the airport on Friday? Want to know what the traffic congestion is likely to be when you travel? Click the "Traffic" button in the corner of the map (it will only appear when we have traffic coverage for your area), and our new traffic control will come up. You can view the live conditions, or click "change" and it will let you see average traffic patterns in the area at any hour on any day of the week. The predicted traffic is based on past conditions -- as your stock broker would say, past performance is no guarantee of future results!

Traffic Incidents
We also now display accidents, construction, and road closures in most areas where we have traffic coverage.

If the traffic looks sluggish, you can find out why. Now we're not just showing the congestion, but also what causes it - accidents, blockages, scheduled construction, and other pesky impediments to the progress of human civilization. Clicking on the icon gives you details, including an estimate of when the problem is going to go away.

By the way, if you think that traffic is bad where you live, take a look at Los Angeles. If you do live in Los Angeles - our hats are off to you (and thank you for providing such a rich data set for debugging!).

Touch down on the Earth's surface with Street View

April 17, 2008

Posted by Abhijit Ogale, Computer Vision and Graphics Engineernew PhotoOverlay feature of KMLTo check out the (street) view, click on the layer as shown below:

The great thing about being able to access Street View in Google Earth is that you can easily combine it with other layers.

3D buildings galore

April 17, 2008

Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product ManagerGoogle Earth 4.3

3D WarehouseCities in 3D programby Google

San Francisco, CA

Boston, MA

Munich, Germany

Tokyo, Japan
Cities in 3D program

Boise, Idaho
acceptance criteriamodeling a building for Google Earthtools are freehere

Swoop from space to the streets in Google Earth 4.3

April 16, 2008

Posted by Gokul Varadhan, Software EngineerGoogle Earth 4.3

swoop landing on the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge

swoop to the top of the Transamerica Pyramid

jumping along the Las Vegas Strip

Eiffel Tower along the Las Vegas Strip

the one with the hand in the centerwalking through a shopping mall in Denver

Google Transit's early bird Earth Day launch

April 16, 2008

Posted by Jessica Wei, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google TransitEarth Day ChallengeGoogle Transit.

Valley Transit: provides services within the city of Walla Walla, Washington.

Grape Line Transit: offers services between Walla Walla and Pasco, Washington.

CitiBus: has offered services for the city of Lubbock, TX since 1932.

Unitrans: offers bus service for City of Davis, California. Interested in going to the Davis Picnic Day on April 19? Make sure you catch the morning bus!

Rio Vista Delta Breeze: provides services within the city of Rio Vista and connects to 6 surrounding cities in California.

Tram et Bus de la CUBevery www.google.com/earthday08

Introducing Google Earth 4.3

April 16, 2008

Posted by Peter Birch, Product Manager, Google Earthhttp://earth.google.comNew navigation More, faster 3D buildings3D WarehouseHere comes the sunStreet Viewintroduced Street ViewPhotoOverlayOGC standard KML 2.2Imagery acquisition date12 new languagesfirst launchedvideohttp://earth.google.com

Terradex receives Environmental Achievement Award

April 15, 2008

Posted by Jenifer Austin Foulkes, Program Manager, Google Earth OutreachGoogle Earth Outreachofficial launchOutreach Showcase Gallery2008 Environmental Achievement AwardAirWatch layerAirNOW programClimate Watch

YouTube videos in Google Maps

April 14, 2008

Posted by Julia Li, Strategic Partner Management, Google Mapsavailable in Google Earth since last yearvideo

upload your videos to YouTubeLocal Business Center

KML: A new standard for sharing maps

April 14, 2008

Posted by Michael Weiss-Malik, KML Product ManagerGoogle EarthKMLOpen Geospatial Consortium

Google Earth gets Royal treatment

April 11, 2008

Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product ManagerSydney Opera HouseRoyal Australia Institute of Architectslayer for Google EarthGoogle Australia Blog

Worldwide wardrobe

April 10, 2008

Posted by Effie Seiberg, Associate Product Marketing ManagerAPIembed Google MapsElisabeth LecourtFour Hourswebsite

Navigating the online real estate search

April 9, 2008

Posted by Chris Conway, Sr. Product Manager, TruliaTruliaStreet View API

real estate market stats and trendsTrulia Voices community

Google Transit arrives in Chicago

April 8, 2008

Posted by Ron Huberman, President, Chicago Transit Authorityhttp://maps.google.com/chicago

O'Hare Airport

Midway Airport

Clark and Lake

95th Red Line Station

All the news that’s fit to print on a map: The New York Times in Google Earth

April 7, 2008

Posted by Wei Luo, Tech Lead Manager, Google Earth
The New York TimesThe New York Times

latest version of Google Earthphotos from Panoramiovideos from YouTube

World is Witness

April 7, 2008

Posted by Michael H. Graham, Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museumnew studyRwandaLucienneDr. Denis MukwegeWorld is WitnessCrisis in Darfur

genocide prevention effortsFacebook grouphow to help

Gettin' down (under) with a new Mapplet

Getting from A to B with Street View

Shaking things up

Google Maps in the news

Eco Everest expedition

Five factors to look for in Pennsylvania

Google Transit's Earth Day Challenge: the results are in!

GeoWeb 2008

Dynamic data in Google Earth

It's all connected

Rise and Shine!

New ways to beat traffic with Google Maps

Touch down on the Earth's surface with Street View

3D buildings galore

Swoop from space to the streets in Google Earth 4.3

Google Transit's early bird Earth Day launch

Introducing Google Earth 4.3

Terradex receives Environmental Achievement Award

YouTube videos in Google Maps

KML: A new standard for sharing maps

Google Earth gets Royal treatment

Worldwide wardrobe

Navigating the online real estate search

Google Transit arrives in Chicago

All the news that’s fit to print on a map: The New York Times in Google Earth

World is Witness

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