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Google is rolling out new cloud-free satellite imagery across is mapping products today, as it looks to provide a “more accurate and comprehensive view of our planet’s landscape.” The Internet giant ...

Google Maps could soon add a new “Aerial” button to Street View. The Aerial button will allow for a quick and seamless transition to Satellite View and back. The Aerial button even remembers the ...

It’s Earth as not even astronauts get to see it—completely without clouds. A cloud-free view of vegetation patterns across the world, stitched together from data from NASA and other government sources ...

DigitalGlobe's new satellite just sent down its first image of our planet. Your Google Maps view of the world is about to get better. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Google's free satellite maps initially will be limited to North America, with images covering roughly half the United States, Hanke said. Although Google is offering the satellite maps on a test basis ...

Whether it is a family home, business or favorite vacation spot, the general public can survey damage from a bird's-eye view for free. Whether it is a family home, business or favorite vacation spot, ...

Google Maps is getting a coupons and deals infusion in a move that will become increasingly handy as wearable technology accelerates. Read now Organizations can implement the content in a variety of ...

Recent innovations in HD aerial imaging allow architecture, construction, and engineering firms to quickly identify ground conditions, improve workflows, and enhance collaboration with up-to-date, ...

It's not easy being a satellite; permanent imaging gear becomes outdated mere months after launch, and Mother Nature is constantly caught photobombing close-ups, throwing naughty clouds between a lens ...

Yes, non-emergency travel in the United States is strongly discouraged at the moment, but fortunately, you can sate your cooped-in wanderlust from the safety of your couch. Smithsonian Channel has ...