Category Archives: Google Earth

Antarctica’s Research Stations

Posted on June 4, 2007 by admin

Please be aware that images of Antarctica are currently only available in Google Earth so the Google Maps links below will not work. To view the sights in this post you will have to Mirny station was established during the … Continue reading →

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North Dumpling Island

Posted on June 3, 2007 by admin

Like any good inventor it seems Kamen is a wee bit eccentric, having declared the island to be an independent state with its own currency (in increments of Pi) and its own navy, consisting solely of the Kamen has also … Continue reading →

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Hashima (Abandoned) Island

Posted on April 15, 2007 by admin

Yet another place to roam around on Google Earth. The “fantastically eerie photo set” is also worth checking out. Hashima Island, 15 kilometres from Nagasaki, Japan, was once the densest human development on Earth, and today stands completely empty and … Continue reading →

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Antipodal Map Tool: The other side of the world

Posted on March 20, 2007 by admin

There’s a common belief, at least in the U.S., that if you were to dig a hole deep enough (assuming the technology existed), eventually you’d pop out on the other side of the earth, and this would be somewhere in … Continue reading →

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You'll never take my land!

Posted on March 19, 2007 by admin

Boing boing have recently featured stories about people who refuse to sell their homes to developers, no matter what the price. This first house in Bismark was once part of a residential area, but as the nearby St. Alexius Medical … Continue reading →

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Planes in Formation?

Posted on March 19, 2007 by admin

Always something strange to see on Google Earth… Initially we thought this was possibly the coolest find ever, but sadly this is not 9 small planes flying in formation over Denmark. No, even better than that, when you look closer … Continue reading →

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Browse census data with Google Earth

Posted on March 19, 2007 by admin

The GCensus web utility lets you download and overlay census information on top of Google Earth maps. Just choose your data source (GCensus only maps population characteristics like race and age, but more info like income are likely to come), … Continue reading →

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See real-time weather on Google map

Posted on December 19, 2006 by admin

Weather junkies, your site has come in. Weather Bonk gives you not only the local forecast, but also traffic webcams, monthly averages and live conditions overlaid on a Google map. Just type in your ZIP code or city name to … Continue reading →

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Compare maps with Flash Earth

Posted on December 16, 2006 by admin

Compare 8 different online mapping services with Flash Earth. Included here are maps from Google, Yahoo, Ask, MSN, NASA, and OpenLayers. The well-designed interface allows you to easily switch between services; you can sample each one’s particular representation of satellite … Continue reading →

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Maho Beach & Princess Juliana Airport

Posted on December 14, 2006 by admin

Pictures of Maho Beach on the Dutch Antilles island of St Maarten have been cropping up on the net for years – usually with people claiming them to be the result of a photoshopping competition. You see, the island is … Continue reading →

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