From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope finally has SpaceNavigator support

October 29, 2008

When WorldWide Telescope came out earlier this year, it blew a lot of people away — including me.  It’s a phenomenal program!
However, it didn’t support the excellent SpaceNavigator device, making it much more difficult to use.  I thought it was a bug at first, but it was simply not a supported device.
Today 3Dconnexion announced support [...]

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StreetView now in Italy

October 29, 2008

Fresh on the heels of launching StreetView in Spain, Google has released StreetView in four major areas in Italy: Florence, Lake Como, Milan and Rome.
Check out some of the cool sights that Keir found on Google Maps Mania, and then submit your own to the GEH StreetView Gallery.

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StreetView comes to Spain!

October 27, 2008

It’s been a big day for Google.  Earlier we had the Google Earth iPhone app come out (and yes, it’s very slick), and now we have StreetView in Spain.
They only added in four cities (Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia and Barcelona), but each seems to have rather extensive coverage.  Google Maps Mania has found a handful of [...]

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Google Earth has arrived on the iPhone

October 26, 2008

Somewhat out of the blue, though not totally unexpected after we saw EarthScape, Google Earth has been released for the iPhone!
It’s still being rolled out (Australia and Japan can get it now), and it’s not available for my area yet.  I’ll post more details once I get it.
A little more info can be found on [...]

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A few more 3D cities in Google Earth

October 17, 2008

Just a few weeks after they added a bunch of new 3D cities to Google Earth, there appear to be a few more.  As of right now, according to the Google Earth Blog, the new cities are Los Angeles and San Diego.  As with the other cities, these two are absolutely stunning.
There are likely some [...]

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More StreetView locations in France

October 14, 2008

As reported by Google Maps Mania, France has just received a bunch more StreetView imagery to go with the Tour de France imagery they already had.
It appears the new cities include:
 

Lille
Lyon
Marseille
Nice
Paris
Toulouse

Areas of some of those cities were already in there from the Tour imagery, but the coverage is much better now.  Go see what kind [...]

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Google Earth imagery update

October 13, 2008

It appears that another Google Earth imagery update is underway, covering a variety of locations around the world.  The latest list, as provided by the Google Earth Blog, includes:

Large portions of India
Various places in the US, including parts of North Carolina and Utah
Northern Mexico
Romania — maybe the entire country?
Parts of Spain
The entire Czech Republic

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StreetView coming to the iPhone and to Singapore

October 6, 2008

A couple of good pieces of news for StreetView fans.  Somewhat unsurprisingly, StreetView is apparently making it’s way onto the next firmware release (v2.2) for the iPhone.  Considering it’s already on Google Maps Mobile and on Android, this wasn’t a shocker.  Still, it’s nice to know it’s coming soon.
Also, CNET is reporting that Google StreetView [...]

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Tons of new 3D buildings in Google Earth

October 1, 2008

As reported by the Google Earth Blog, Google Earth is now featuring thousands of new 3D buildings.  Some of the updated cities include:
 

Atlanta
Chicago
Jacksonville
Miami Beach
Nashville
Philadelphia
San Diego
St. Petersburg

There are also new buildings in a  variety of European countries.  There are probably others as well, so please let us know in the comments if you find any.

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