Here is a quick trick that I have found useful on all sorts of occasions. KML files are “Keyhole Markup Language” files which contain geographic information for display in software such as Google ...

Google has updated its Google Earth iOS app with support for KML files to add custom maps and overlays to the earth. KML files exist for all sorts of different types of data, including real-time ...

Google has rolled out a new update to their Android Google Earth application for mobile devices this week which has brought with it a number of new features, including support to now view custom maps.

According to the Google Earth Blog, Google Earth version 4.3 (free) is coming later today. Among the upgrades and improvements are faster load times for 3D buildings, day/night lighting, new ...

Someone has put up a nifty free Google Maps mashup called KML Writer which let’s you draw a path or a polygon which can then be written into a KML file (GE file). Simply move the map to a location ...

Here is how Google Earth for Android looked before: Here is the new version: Last but not least, the app now lets you open KML files from Google Drive directly from the Google Earth app. This is a ...

At Caltrans District 7 in Los Angeles, we use the onboard GPS capability of smartphones to navigate in real time to the locations of proposed aerial targets and National Geodetic Survey (NGS) control ...

Google Earth was released in June, 2005, but the story of it begins well before that. Keyhole, Inc was formed in 2001 and created a product called “Earth Viewer” — essentially an early version of what ...

One of the great features of electronic maps is the ease with which they can present information in its geographical context on-demand. GPS units will now readily let you know where to find your latte ...

Google Earth is useful for storing geographic information such as land coordinates and placemarks for places of interest. It is a valuable tool for businesses that do asset management or land surveys ...

Geo sitemaps give those with Google Earth / Maps KML file formats a way to submit their geo content to Google. You can learn about the format over here. Here is a picture from one webmaster with the ...