Keyhole EarthViewer 3D

Keyhole EarthViewer 3D

Detail map of Mountain View, California, United States Overview map of Mountain View, California, United States

A: Mountain View, California, United States

Google Earth is Launched

2005
An image of earth using the Google Earth program

An image of earth using the Google Earth program

In 2005 Google launched Google Earth, a virtual globe, map and geographical information program, which mapped the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained by satellite. The program, which Google acquired when it purchased Keyhole, Inc., was originally called EarthViewer 3D. 

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