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Take a plunge into the oceans of the world with Google Earth 5.0. In the new ocean layer, you can dive beneath the surface of the ocean, view exclusive conte...
Google Earth dives under the sea
news.bbc.co.uk 2/2/2009 — BBC: Google has lifted the lid on its first major upgrade to its global mapping software, Google Earth. Google Ocean expands this map to include large swathes of the ocean floor and abyssal plain. Users can dive beneath a dynamic water surface to explore the 3D sea floor terrain. The map also ...
New Google Ocean Takes Google Earth Beyond the "Dirt"
news.nationalgeographic.com 2/1/2009 — National Geographic: Exploring the oceans no longer requires a wetsuit. Ocean in Google Earth, which launched today, builds on the free, popular 3-D mapping software Google Earth by allowing users to navigate underwater in unprecedented clarity. (See new Google Earth ocean pictures.) New ...
Google Earth 5.0 Adds More Eco Features
goodcleantech.com 2/3/2009 —
With each added version it becomes increasingly clear that Google Earth is good for more than just looking up your street from space. The satellite based 3D mapping application has already been used to fight deforestation and gauge the effects ...
Google Earth maps the oceans —
Environment
It began three years ago with a chance meeting in Spain between the legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle and John Hanke, the director of Google Earth, the company’s free virtual globe software.
“John, when are you going to finish it?” asked Ms. Earle, “You should call ...
New Species Discovered Via Google Earth —
TreeHugger
With Google Earth around, it seems almost a waste of time to step outside your front door. You can discover rare fringe coral reefs, stop deforestation, travel under the ocean. ...and even discover new unmapped forests that harbor unknown species of animals.
And that's exactly how BirdLife ...
Google Earth is Becoming Google Water! —
La Marguerite
Google Earth’s gotten even cooler now , and “just got an upgrade to include oceans. Previously, the space between Earth’s recognizable landmasses had flat blue and, well, not all that educational.”
That’s all good for marine life enthusiasts. Being more of a ...
Google Oceans (x 2) —
Oceana News
At long last! After two-and-a-half years, starting tomorrow, Google Earth will live up to its name by including the oceans in its maps, a very exciting step forward for ocean mapping. The move comes a few months after Google unveiled an ocean tool at the IUCN conference. And coincidentally, ...
Google Earth allows exploration of oceans, Mars —
Ecoearth.info Blog
Associated Press: Google Inc. on Monday launched a new version of Google Earth that allows users to explore the oceans, view images of Mars and watch regions of the Earth change over time. The new features mark a significant upgrade to Google Earth, a popular software program that provides ...
Google Earth adds insight into Earth's oceans —
The Guardian | Environment
For the past three years, Google Earth has given its hundreds of millions of users a way to explore, tag and discover the surface of our planet. Well, the land parts at least. Today, Google completes the picture of the world by adding into its popular software the oceans, which cover more ...
Google Earth Adds Sea Floor to Maps and Imagery —
TreeHugger
Photo via Flickr Creative Commons: Lauretta Burke, World Resources Institute
Google Earth has become a great resource for environmentalists , and now it might be even easier for those people focused on our ocean's health to monitor the deep blue sea.
And they're making the announcement of ...
Ocean floor to get the Google Earth treatment —
Super Eco News Feed
The Wizard of Oz, also known as Google, is reportedly taking one step closer to completely mapping out the Earth. We've previously reported how Google wants you to help it save the world , and now, according to some well-founded rumors, it's giving us a little treat in the meantime. ...
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