To transform people’s understanding and decision-making about the planet, the Google Maps Platform is increasingly leveraging ...

Satellite imagery collected for Google Earth has revealed some strange things in the past—from phantom islands to mysterious shipwrecks—but zooming in on a rural area in northern Texas recently showed ...

Dig deep on Google Earth and you’ll inevitably find a surprise or two. Maybe you’re looking at far-flung islands in the middle of an ocean or checking in on something closer to home. A few years ago, ...

Google DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research arm, announced the release of AlphaEarth Foundations on Wednesday, a new AI model that can process terabytes of daily satellite data ...

Google has introduced a new AI model called AlphaEarth Foundations that it says can function like a "virtual satellite." The model uses a system called "embedding," which works by taking big volumes ...

Space is more accessible than ever thanks to the proliferation of small satellites and more affordable launch prices, which opened the door to bespoke applications like global pollution monitoring, ...

When taking a trip down memory lane, some might flip through a photo album or scroll through their phone’s camera roll. But would you think to check Google Maps? Since 2007, Google’s Street View cars ...

Whether you're looking up the storefront of a specific restaurant or exploring a continent virtually, Google Maps and Google Earth are great tools for viewing a part of the world from your device. Now ...

Digital navigation apps are an indispensable tool in our daily lives. Apps like Google Maps not only help us with directions, but also with checking real-time traffic along your route, finding local ...