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Today we launched an embeddable map and Google Earth layer that enables users around the world to follow the path of the 2008 Torch Relay as it traverses the globe. The torch will travel through cities, oceans, and even the world??™s highest mountain, Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest).

By going to http://maps.google.com/torchrelay, you can view [...]

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Last summer, I used the contour lines on a topographic map to find my way around the Adirondacks. When I joined Google Seattle as an intern in the fall, I was hoping to do something that would impact everyday users. I was given the same responsibility and freedom that a full-timer enjoys, and [...]

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Greetings, geo fans! Today we’ve launched a significant amount of new imagery throughout the world. The updates include new imagery of all seven continents, touching over 86 different countries. As always, I’m leaving hints here, and I’ll post answers and a more complete listing of the updates tomorrow. Good luck!
1) The fans of [...]

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I’m happy to say that we’ve just added public transit directions for Perth, Australia, Bia?ystok, Poland, and New Jersey Transit to Google Maps. Australia and Poland now join eight other countries where Google offers trip planning and detailed transit schedules in select cities.
Transperth’s Oren Vandersteen announced the Perth launch over at the Google [...]

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Just over a month ago, we brought you a dozen new cities in Street View, and now I’m excited to say we’re topping that. We’ve added imagery for 13 new metropolitan areas - and a national park! We have expanded our coverage in 6 of our existing cities. Among the new areas are:

Albuquerque, [...]

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As Stefan Geens noted on Ogle Earth, the sky can provide real fireworks. In this case, one of the most powerful explosions ever witnessed happened to be timed to provide a wonderful salute to the passing of Arthur C Clarke earlier this month. The gamma ray burst, GRB 080319B, is situated in the [...]

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According to Google Earth Outreach partners the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), areas the size of six football fields are cut down every two minutes in Borneo’s rainforest due to illegal logging. To counteract this, the intrepid folks at WWF have a plant-a-tree campaign where you can donate a small amount for them to [...]

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Well, on a new Penguin Publishing site, you read it like a book. The text of select stories is literally displayed on maps. The site promises “Six authors. Six stories. Six weeks.” The first is a short story by Charles Cumming entitled “21 Steps,” inspired by the John Buchan novel The 39 Steps. [...]

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You may have noticed that the Google Maps team is pretty interested in politics. On the flip side, we’ve discovered a politician who is enthusiastic about maps. Senator Ben Nelson has been creating My Maps to communicate and connect with his Nebraska constituents. He has made maps to share photos, videos, and insight [...]

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