Google Earth is a program that shows the planet as a three-dimensional globe built from satellite and aerial images, allowing users to zoom from space down to street level. Its origins lie in a company called Keyhole, which developed the software in 2001 under the name EarthViewer 3D. Google bought Keyhole in 2004 and relaunched the product as Google Earth in 2005. Later versions added Street View, 3D buildings, historical imagery and tools for scientists and journalists. Google Earth has been used for education, environmental monitoring and mapping disasters, and it changed how many people see geography.
Before and after
- January 2001Release of Metacritic
- 2001Founding of Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- 2001Establishment of Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park
- 2001Creation of C#
- 2001Release of Google Earth
- 2001Creation of Visual Basic .NET
- 8 January 2001Construction of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- 15 January 2001Release of Drupal
- 15 January 2001Release of English Wikipedia
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The era
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