For more detailed elevation information, consider using Google Earth Pro. ... Make sure the toggle for View topography and elevation is turned on in the Terrain pop-up at the bottom of the map.

The Topography of Plate Tectonics in Google Earth. March 6, 2014. It’s somewhat surprising to me that after all the years that Google Earth Blog has been around, ...

The elevation of nearly every place on Earth is now available, thanks to a NASA satellite mission. By analyzing 1.3 million images collected by a Japanese instrument aboard the spacecraft, the ...

Mickey has been using Google Earth since it was released in 2005, and has created a variety of geo-related sites including Google Earth Hacks. He runs a web design firm in Marietta, GA, where he ...

Who needs Google Earth? NASA and Japan just improved the most complete—and free—digital topographic map of Earth. The Japanese Advanced Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, is ...

Google has released an “Ancient Rome 3D” layer for their popular Google Earth geographic browser. The new layer shows many of the buildings, structures and topography that made up the city ...