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Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...
Brian McClendon. Brian A McClendon (born 1964) is an American software executive, engineer, and inventor. [1] He was a co-founder and angel investor in Keyhole, Inc., a geospatial data visualization company that was purchased by Google in 2004 [2][3] to produce Google Earth. Keyhole itself was spun off from another company called Intrinsic ...
Rebecca Moore (scientist) Rebecca Moore in 2016, wearing her Rachel Carson Award medal. Rebecca Moore (born 1955) [1] is an American software engineer, director of Google Earth, and director and founder of the Google Earth Outreach and Google Earth Engine computer mapping projects. [2]
Terravision (computer program) Terravision is a 3D mapping software developed in 1993 by the German company ART+COM in Berlin as a "networked virtual representation of the Earth based on satellite images, aerial shots, altitude data and architectural data". [1] Development of the project was supported by the Deutsche Post (now Deutsche Telekom ...
A Pacman related interactive Google Doodle from 2010 will be shown to users searching for "google pacman" or "play pacman".. The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s.
Google I/O is Google's largest developer event, which is usually held in May at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. Google Summer of Code is a mentoring program to find students for open source projects. In 2016, the program received nearly 18,980 applications. Google Code Jam is an international programming competition.
Google Building Maker was a web application that allowed users to build three-dimensional buildings for inclusion in Google Earth. [ 1] Buildings were created using simple three-dimensional shapes combined with aerial photos. Google reviewed new building submissions and included them in Google Earth's three-dimensional buildings layer when they ...
Sergey Mikhailovich Brin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брин; born August 21, 1973) is an American businessman and computer scientist who co-founded Google with Larry Page. He was the president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., until stepping down from the role on December 3, 2019. [1] He and Page remain at Alphabet as ...