Google has developed a new tool that lets people see how much electricity they’re consuming. This of course will detail much more than your monthly electricity bill. It’s knowledge that they hope will incite many people to cut back on their power use, according to Forbes. A team of about 30 people from Google and [...]
The recent Mumbai terrorists attacks show web maps such as Google Earth can be a tool for terrorists. The information super highway appears to be letting some get away with highway robbery. With free software available to any person’s disposal online, tools such as Google Earth merge information from a variety of sources with private-sector [...]
Google Earth dug up some sweet historical imagery, dating back to 1945 in some areas! Web surfers can see how their watering holes and stomping grounds have changed over time. Not only that, young an old alike will take a new appreciation for things like seeing industrial revolution, birth of ballparks, stadiums and other now [...]
US environmental gurus have released an interactive Google Earth map showing bunches of contaminated land sites that could be developed to provide renewable energy. Talk about using technology for the green revolution. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hopes the Renewable Energy Interactive map will encourage the use of contaminated lands for renewable energy production by [...]
Google is officially denying widespread Internet rumors that its Google Earth software located the mythical sunken city of Atlantis off the coast of Africa. Google may be totally trying to hide something and as I always appreciate a nice juicy conspiracy theory, I’m going to go with this theory. From what it sounds like, a [...]
