Google Earth is an awesome tool for exploring the world from above, and while its novelty has somewhat worn off since its 2001 launch, there are still plenty of reasons you might want to use Earth.

Google Earth users can do more than just fly around a virtual globe. The free mapping application can display real-time weather, help compose photographs and measure distances much more easily than ...

There seems to be some armchair lawyers out there interpreting the license agreement for Google Earth to mean you can’t use Google Earth for education. To dispel this myth, OgleEarth points out that ...

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...

The virtual tours allow you to see the trails and overlooks as if you are actually on them or you can see much larger views of the entire parks and their terrain. The tours include Rocky Mountain ...

Google may have just launched its major consumer virtual reality effort, Google Daydream, last week, but the company is showing no signs of slowing development on other platforms as it looks to give ...

Mapping software Google Earth now has 2 new layers available: a U.S. Election Guide and Congressional Districts layer. Enable the new layers within Google Earth (free to download, Mac or Windows), and ...

Google announced today that it's adding Street View to the Google Earth VR experience. With a new update, users can check out Street View images from 85 countries provided by the Street View team as ...