Google Earth News

Google Earth now features 3-D trees

Trees in the Presidio, near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. With world leaders meeting at climate talks in Cancun to discuss the future of forests, Google has added…

Global forest map moves forward

A plan to create a pan-tropical map of forest cover and carbon stocks is moving ahead with data now available on Google Earth, reports the Woods Hole Research Center. The…

Google Earth to monitor deforestation

Summary: Google to incorporate leading deforestation tracking and assessment technologies into Google Earth Partnership will enable rapid respond to deforestation occurring on the ground Prototype for the Amazon, other regions…

Google partners with Amazon tribe

The story of an indigenous Amazon tribe that has embraced technology in its fight to protect its homeland and culture is now highlighted as a layer in Google Earth. Videos,…