In honor of Memorial Day, here's a project that uses Google Earth to map US and Coalition military casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can see photos of the men and women who have died in these wars, find their hometowns, and learn where and how they died. The guy who created the map, Sean Askay, has been working on it for four years on his own time.
You can now tour fancy Spanish museums on Google Earth. The Prado gave Google high-res images of its most famous pieces, so you can perfect the Head-Tilt, Backstep, and Frown maneuver in the privacy of your own home. Also, Google Earth does not admit Japanese tour groups. Everybody wins!
Adding a layer of content to Google Earth, 360Cities brings you interactive panorama shots of cities from around the world. This is an incredible time suck, though I wish there were more everyday shots, less focus on the main tourist attractions of each city.
Google launches a 3-D rendition of Ancient Rome as it looked in 320 A.D. It is not the Delorian, but it is a vast improvement on your average Colosseum diorama.
Tech Buzz Google’s Earth software becomes a free iPhone app. Now there’s another reason to constantly be pulling out your iPhone in the middle of conversations.
Science Buzz Google Earth helped scientists discover that cows tend to face north-south, aligning themselves with the earth’s magnetic field. Scientists think humans may do the same and these discoveries may change architecture forever!
Science Buzz A new study using Google Earth has revealed that cows have an internal sixth sense, enabling them to align with Earth’s magnetic fields while they graze. As one Digg comment reminds us, next time you go camping, don’t forget your cow!
Imaginetouching Google Earth. It’s official: Google has pwned us, and there’s no going back.
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