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Google Earth 5.2 Gets More GPS-Friendly

June 21, 2010

While I was running around at E3, Google released an update to their Google Earth software that made it an even more attractive program for hikers. In earlier versions of Earth, GPS connectivity was limited to those who paid a hefty annual fee to enable “advanced features.” Over time, Google has opened up more and [...]

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GPS in Google Earth

February 5, 2009

Not too long ago, if you had a GPS and you wanted to use it with Google Earth, you had to download “Google Earth Plus,” which cost you 20 bucks a year … but a few months back, Google discontinued that product, promising they would roll over some of its features into a future version [...]

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Google Earth 5 Released

February 2, 2009

So the big news — Google Earth 5 is out and ready to rock. As was expected, oceanic data is the biggest update to this release. You can now seamlessly fly beneath the ocean waves to see detailed, 3-D maps of the ocean floor. What was not quite as expected are the new historical views [...]

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Big News for Google Earth

January 29, 2009

Apparently, something big is brewing with Google Earth. A few news organizations and blogs got invites to a Google Earth event in San Francisco on February 2nd, with speakers including CEO Eric Schmidt, Director of Google Geo John Hanke, and former Vice President Al Gore – who is also a senior advisor to the big [...]

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Big News for EveryTrail

December 17, 2008

They’re getting their own layer in Google Earth! The best damn (and easiest to use) GPS logging site for outdoorspeople of all stripes stepped it up a notch this week and announced they will soon have their hikes and write-ups available within Google’s amazing productivity-crushing 3-D mapping program. Here’s an impressive video demonstration they posted, [...]

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iPhone Google Earth

October 29, 2008

A few weeks ago, I welcomed an iPhone into my life. Long story short, it’s been mostly wonderful. I’d read about a few trail specific applications for the Jesus Phone, and since many of them were free, I grabbed them to try them out — but I honestly don’t know what they’re good for. Anyone [...]

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Google Earth 4.3 Beta

April 20, 2008

Recently, Google released version 4.3 beta of their beloved Google Earth program. It’s a minor update, but does add lots of shiny new bells and whistles — like day and night lighting effects, increased 3D views and buildings, and a new Street View layer to match up with the same view on Google Maps. Basically, [...]

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Oil in L.A.

January 12, 2008

I remember one of the first (of many) things that freaked me out about L.A. when I first moved here was the post apocalyptic wasteland of oil derricks you see when you’re driving north out of LAX on La Cienega. Coming from New England, I always assumed that sort of thing was reserved for the [...]

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