Several years ago, Google engineers figured out a way to stitch together satellite imagery to remove clouds, giving Google Earth and Google Maps users a better and more comprehensive view of the ...

When it comes to technology, bigger numbers are typically better – from battery capacity, pixel density, RAM and so on – but the same is also true of satellites (I guess). Google has just announced it ...

Google's one billion Maps users should start to see sharper and more detailed images of Earth after the search company sifted through nearly a petabyte of NASA's latest satellite imagery to find the ...

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Google has added fresh high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery to its mapping services for 25 cities and 72 countries. Among the imagery to get an update is the Olympic Park, London, where ...

Google Maps is getting sharper satellite imagery and more Street View content, while Google Earth will soon let users access more historical imagery. Starting this week, Google is introducing sharper ...

Google Earth is an awesome tool for exploring the world from above, and while its novelty has somewhat worn off since its 2001 launch, there are still plenty of reasons you might want to use Earth.

The novelty of exploring satellite imagery of the world in Google Earth has long worn off since the app launched in 2001. Now the the company has given you a reason to dive back in and explore the ...

Most people today use Google Maps to find local schools, malls, and the closest Starbucks, according to this year’s Google Zeitgeist, which catalogs the top searches of 2011. But there was more to ...