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You can pay tribute to those who died while serving the country by going online to the new Google Earth layer known as Map the Fallen.  With this interactive map, users can view stats about how, when and where the service member died.  The map is made up of individuals… Continue Reading »

Microsoft Streets and Trips is currently the bestselling travel and map software program.  It has advanced GPS functionality with detailed street maps, directions, and trip planning features.  Instead of paying for the standard and deluxe editions, check out these other options.  There’s no need to hit up the Pirate Bay… Continue Reading »

Google Earth is a dream come true for armchair geographers.  Using Google Earth, people can explore mountains, forests, and deserts around the world with just the click of the mouse. Now, Google Earth 5.0 has introduced a new layer that might cause oceanographers and naturalists in our midst to gaze… Continue Reading »

Spend long enough on Google Earth and it can quickly get addicting, particularly if you’re the type who loves travel.  Google Earth offers a whole new world (quite literally) of fun and adventure. One of the most enlightening features of Google Earth is the Walt Disney World 3D layer.  This… Continue Reading »

I’m having a hard time controlling my excitement about the newest enhancements to Google Earth.  Try to restrain yourselves, this news is shocking.  Google has added oceans to Google Earth.  And you can time travel.  Oh, and they added Mars.  As in the planet.  Sounds more like Google SciFi to… Continue Reading »

Garmin has introduced a new application for owners of their navigational systems.  BaseCamp will allow users of the program to easily transfer information about their trip between a computer and select Garmin outdoor GPS systems.  With this utility, you can manage your trips by recording different tracks, routes and waypoints.… Continue Reading »

Last month, I asked whether Google would start to pay favorites with respect to designing and upgrading their products now that the Android phone was out.  Today, I learn that Google Earth for iPhone became available yesterday as a free application from the App Store.  There is no Android version,… Continue Reading »

In days past, photographers had to rely on their memory to answer the question “where did I take this shot?”. Not so any more. Geotagging is fast becoming popular in the days of digital photography. By definition, Geotagging is the process of adding a form of geospatial geographical identification metadata… Continue Reading »

Thor, the deer has been “geo-hacked” and undergone an interesting experiment, all in the name of science. Valery Hronusov, a developer of numerous geo-hacks, actually thought up the blog posting deer scenario. Using his tips and ideas, ‘Siberian’, a Google Earth Community member, figured out how to track a deer… Continue Reading »

Perhaps you’ve made time to play with Google Sky in Google Earth, the downloaded program that lets you roam around the planet and in the case of Google Sky, around space.  If you’ve been to busy…or lazy…Google launches their Google Sky site.  Like Google Maps, Google sky gives you free… Continue Reading »