Google Earth hits 1 billion downloads
Google Earth is not only very impressive but also very practical. With KML (Keyhole Markup Language) every computer geek in the world is able to produce content, add and analyse geographic data in a fairly easy way. (check this link).
“We’re proud of our one billion milestone, but we’re even more amazed at the way people have used Google Earth to explore the world,” wrote Google Earth and Maps vice president of engineering, Brian McClendon, on Google’s blog.
At Google’s new OneWorldManyStories website, the company has collected stories from people worldwide about how they have used Google Earth “to follow their dreams, discover new and distant places, or make the world a better place,” McClendon said.
source: Google blog