Read more Google Earth stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1086/google-earth.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70313/google-earth-al-gore-detail-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle—with the help of Al Gore—has introduced new “layers” to its Earth application that detail the possible effects of climate change in the next century. The Nobel laureate narrates an intro to a series of virtual tours that highlight terrifying scenarios and solutions. The upgrade allows users to...http://www.newser.com/story/70313/google-earth-al-gore-detail-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:41:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64848/google-earth-visits-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle Earth is no longer restricted to its namesake: on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the latest version of the software lets users explore the moon in 3-D, the Financial Post reports. “Forty years ago, two human beings walked on the Moon," said the project manager. "Starting...http://www.newser.com/story/64848/google-earth-visits-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 11:58:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59826/take-me-off-google-street-view-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdd Paul McCartney to the list of people who are freaked out by Google Street View. The Internet giant removed the former Beatle’s multimillion-dollar London abode after his security team complained, the Sun reports. “He was unsettled when he heard Google users could get a 360-degree view of the property,...http://www.newser.com/story/59826/take-me-off-google-street-view-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 12:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59817/google-earth-helps-amateur-spies-map-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpying on North Korea would seem to be a job for intelligence services, but one PhD student at George Mason University has exposed many of the secrets of the insular regime from his home computer. Piecing together clues from news reports, photos, and eyewitnesses, Curtis Melvin and colleagues have annotated...http://www.newser.com/story/59817/google-earth-helps-amateur-spies-map-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 8:24:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57115/google-earth-knows-its-abcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom an A-shaped street crossing to a building in the form of a Z, an Australian man has spelled out the alphabet using Google Earth. Rhett Dashwood spent 6 months painstakingly scanning satellite images of his native state, Victoria, and found buildings or geographical landmarks in the shape of all...http://www.newser.com/story/57115/google-earth-knows-its-abcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 12:22:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51461/google-denies-its-atlantis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle has rebuffed a claim that Google Earth 5.0 helped uncover the lost city of Atlantis, vnunet reports. The undersea lines spotted by an engineer are not streets, a Google spokesperson said, but traces of boats gathering data with sonar technology. Google Earth has aided in other "amazing discoveries,...http://www.newser.com/story/51461/google-denies-its-atlantis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Feb 2009 20:19:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50336/google-earth-sparks-texas-treasure-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California man who used Google Earth to locate a 19th century Spanish treasure ship is suing for the right to excavate on private land, ABC News reports. Nathan Smith drove to Refugio, Texas, after spotting evidence—what it was isn’t clear—from a satellite photo. The case of Smith...http://www.newser.com/story/50336/google-earth-sparks-texas-treasure-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 18:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49871/google-latitude-knows-where-you-and-your-friends-are.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle’s newest mobile app—Latitude—allows users to keep track of where they, and their friends, are at all times, reports CNET. The phone-based application debuts today and opens up a new vista for social networking. The software allows users—tracked via GPS and by proximity to phone towers and...http://www.newser.com/story/49871/google-latitude-knows-where-you-and-your-friends-are.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 12:02:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49700/google-earth-adds-depth-tackling-worlds-oceans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle has added a new feature to its Google Earth software, which now enables users to explore the world’s oceans and access information from scientists and explorers, AFP reports. “Google Earth is equipping itself with a new dimension: depth,” an engineer said. Surfers can “dive beneath the water surface, explore...http://www.newser.com/story/49700/google-earth-adds-depth-tackling-worlds-oceans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 15:51:01 CST