Link: http://www.mapthefallen.org/

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.

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The Best Links:

1. Map the Fallen
2. Website for Fallen Soldiers Launches in Time for Memorial Day
3. Interactive map tool creates online memorial to U.S., coalition troops
4. Interactive Map Honors Fallen Soldiers Of Iraq And Afghanistan
5. Honoring the fallen on a Google Earth map

Link: http://www.360cities.net/

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.

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The Best Links:

1. Rio de Janeiro
2. Hong Kong
3. Los Angeles
4. Tokyo
5. London
6. Venice
7. Moscow
8. Amsterdam
9. Paris

Link: http://earth.google.com/rome/

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.

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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.

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The Best Links:

1. The Weirdly Mesmerizing Google Earth iPhone Product Demo
2. Techcrunch Hearts Google Earth iPhone
3. Get the App Here (Opens iTunes)

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!

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The Best Links:

1. Holy cow! Cattle Possess Magnetic Compass: Study
2. Google Earth Reveals Sixth Sense of Cattle, Deer
3. May Not Equal The Thrill Of Spotting Celebrities
4. Farmers Have Known For Centuries
5. Some Interesting Cow Related News
6. Meat Compass

Imagine touching Google Earth. It’s official: Google has pwned us, and there’s no going back.

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