Tag: GOOGLE EARTH

Well, that was fast. Over the last few hours, reports from around the world indicated that a bizarre grid seen in Google Ocean might have been the legendary city of Atlantis. As it turns out, it was much ado about nothing; the lines were actually created by a ship used by Google to make the maps. The speculation about the "discovery" was fueled by the fact that researchers have named the same ...

Thanks to Google Earth, and a fortunate, cardioid shape, the tiny Croatian island of Galesnjak has become a lover's escape for couples worldwide, reports the Telegraph. The owner of the island, Vlado Juresko, told the Telegraph that, though he has always been vaguely aware of the island's shape, its uncanny resemblance to a cartoonish heart didn't dawn on him until he was bombarded with booking ...

Well, apparently Google Earth has more uses than letting you fly around your virtual neighborhood. A Los Angeles man used the program to find what he believes is a legendary Spanish sailboat filled with gold and silver. Nathan Smith started his treasure hunt after reading about the ship, which legend says grounded on the shore of Refugio, Texas during an 1822 hurricane. He started searching the ...

Google Earth is one of our favorite toys (time-wasters) here at Switched, and on Monday Google unveiled its updated version 5.0 (beta, of course) of the software. It's packed with so much new content that we're amazed we've managed to get anything done this week. One of the features that has everyone "ooo"ing and "ah"ing is the new underwater imagery. Instead of merely flying overhead, you can ...

In what may be the biggest bummer for aspiring Swiss potheads since the removal of the pipe from the Swiss army knife, the Associated Press is reporting that Swiss police came across an enormous marijuana crop using Google Earth. The events took place in Thurgau, Switzerland sometime last year, while police were investigating a suspected drug ring; officers were apparently trying to locate the ...

It was only a matter of time before satellite imagery started sneaking its way into every possible aspect of life. Law enforcement officials are using satellite surveillance imagery left and right in their work, while other folks with way too much time on their hands use satellite photos from Google Earth to study the natural orientation of cows. Thankfully, a French wine consultancy group (ICV) ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/06/24/facebook-dipping-teens-using-web-2-0-to-find-secret-pool-parti/?icid=100214839x1204824546x1200202990'; Are the dog days of summer weighing you down with heat, humidity and a bit of boredom tossed in for good measure? Well, UK newspaper the Telegraph is reporting that some British teens have found a clever way to cool off during this ...

If you haven't been to Disney World in Orlando, Florida in a few years, you might be surprised to see just how huge the thing is these days. Like, really huge -- in fact, it's overwhelmingly large enough to make the longest of family vacations feel woefully inadequate. Trying to even see the highlights over a long weekend will require some serious planning. Thankfully, organizing your trip to ...

Earlier this year, there was speculation about bringing sounds to Google Earth, but the company has gone ahead and leapfrogged that idea and gone straight to integrating full YouTube videos (with sound) right into its mapping application. If you download the latest version and go to the "Featured Content" section, you'll find a new layer called YouTube. Click next to that and you'll start to ...

Google Earth's omnipotent eye on existence has wrought many wonderful, strange and sometimes creepy discoveries. Giant bugs, Oprah tributes and even nude sunbathers have all been caught by the all-knowing, all-seeing Google-y eye. And what do we spy here? No, that's not the international headquarters of a white supremacy group -- but good guess. Believe it or not, this swastika-shaped building ...

It's raining, it's pouring the old man is . . . surfing the Internet? If he's an old Japanese man, then it's entirely possible. Conceived in the research labs at Japan's Keio University, the prototype Pileus Internet Umbrella is, as it sounds, an umbrella that's connected to the Web. The umbrella's shaft houses a tiny projector that beams Internet content to the canopy's underside via its ...

Of all the things you could ask for from a map, sound might be last on your list. But if Wild Sanctuary director Bernie Krause gets his way, sound might just be what you get. Krause's company records "soundscapes" and has banked 3,500 hours worth of audio from various parts of the world, ranging from tropical wildernesses to city streets. Though nothing is official at this time, he's currently in ...