We are all spoiled by browser plug-ins and would much rather use an extension or browser add-in than a stand-alone application that we have to install separately. And that's been my big problem with Google Earth.

After being the subject of many controversies and security concerns, Google Earth is finally finding some true admirers in the academic field. The Institute of Transportation under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in China has developed which will help the drivers to identify the dangerous curves in the road. The institute has taken the help of Google Earth for this job.

A global project to map a distant strip of the universe is releasing its data today to scientists and the public to be used as part of Google Sky, a new feature of Google Earth.

New feature in Google Earth enables users to explore space from their computer

On July 26, Google announced that business and government users of Google Earth Enterprise will be able to view their organization's geospatial data in 2D on a browser, behind the firewall.

New initiative helps nonprofit organizations around the world leverage the power of Google Earth to advocate, educate; new Global Awareness layers from Global Heritage Fund, Earthwatch Institute, TransFair USA

American Institute of Architecture (AIA) teams Up with Google to Launch New Architecture Layers in Google Earth - AIA's 150th anniversary celebrated through 3-D images on Google Earth