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Poor Earth. - http://t.co/5GJhDiwo - 9GAG-Link: http://t.co/BLxpfN39 #9gagtweets

This satellite image can be viewed at Bing Maps. Notice the hidden message?

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And here’s the same location on Google Maps:

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(thanks Rodeo)

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#Google #Earth, más #realista que nunca : http://t.co/6aM4msJq http://t.co/eAMS7CzU

Spotted three typos in Google Earth (Geneva). Here's one: http://t.co/R9GC6l2L

Google Earthをひさびさに立ち上げたけど、すげえ進化してる。ポーランドの世界遺産トルンの街もこんな感じで驚いた… http://t.co/SwHjopLq

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London is finally [somewhat] in 3D on Google Earth. Even Western is rendered. http://t.co/F5jbKHbS

Google Earth 6.2公開、Google+統合や検索機能の大幅な改良も -INTERNET Watch http://t.co/WrCK3DHD @internet_watchさんから http://t.co/M0FUM2a9

E o cachorro do @JonathanSilvaP1 saiiu no Google Earth. O Tigrão arrasa!! Kkkkkkk' http://t.co/AtOuHbbH

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World Biggest Holes on Earth!! - http://t.co/vIp3A9Wm - 9GAG-Link: http://t.co/aH5mwS2P #9gagtweets

今のGoogle Earthってすごいんだな http://t.co/bTqOgYGv

Google not only released all new more beautiful imagery of the Earth today, but they also released a whole new version of Google Earth - version 6.2. You can download it here. The biggest news is the integration with Google+:

Here is a quick list of the new features:

• Integration with Google+ - you can now sign into your Google+ account and you can Share your current view with Google+. This feature could have meant that your "My Places" content would be shared on different machines, but apparently they have not implemented that capability yet.
• New Search Interface - Google has made substantial changes to the way searching is done in Google Earth. The results look more like Google Maps. You can also now get walking and biking directions just like in Google Maps. Search results also happen dynamically.
• New graphic rendering - Google has made changes including turning on anisotropic filtering by default.
• New Imagery in Google Earth Mobile version - The new version of the imagery of the Earth also appears in the mobile version of Google Earth.
• Improvements to Network Links - better handling of parallel loading of network links.

We will keep adding to this list as we find significant new features. More details from Google are available in the release notes.

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Who did this to Harman-Geist Stadium?

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http://t.co/ilHQAq5p - Ballena capturada con google earth,,,,vuela libre

Whale captured on google earth http://t.co/ilHQAq5p

Google has just this morning released a new, prettier, version of the Earth for Google Earth. The short version is that it now looks much more Earth-like and less like a bunch of satellite and aerial photos patched onto a sphere. And, it really does look MUCH better!

Since Google Earth was first released in 2005, Google has made thousands of changes to their imagery. Changes to how the imagery looks (colors, contrast, lighting) when combined so it has a more pleasant look from space. One of the most frequent comments about Google Earth is "why are these ugly patches of rectangular images on the Earth?". Well, Google has released today a new attempt to address the problem.

Some of the changes Google has attempted to its imagery were not successful. For example when they attempted to cut images that showed away from the coastlines which removed a lot of valuable information. Google later provided access to that valuable imagery in in the historical imagery layer. Or the time they tried changing the colors in a detrimental way, which they quickly removed a few days later.

Today, Google has finally combined many different attempts, and suggestions from the Google Earth user community, and implemented a major change to the imagery that greatly improves the look of Google Earth. The most obvious change is that the "patchwork" of random-looking rectangles of imagery from different sources is no longer obvious. But, Google's new imagery is much more dramatic than the obvious. They have altered nearly all the imagery of the Earth and made dramatic improvements to the contrast, lighting, and consistency of the imagery at all levels. And, they have used features inherent to Google Earth's abilities to transition at different zoom levels to smoothly move between imagery that is very pleasing to the eye.

These changes are subtle if you don't have access to the way things looked before. Here are some comparison shots showing the dramatic change before and after in just a few places:

Before/After USA

Before/After Africa

Before/After China

As you can see, the improvement is dramatic when you compare the old to the new. But, once most people start using this, they'll probably quickly forget how it used to be and just accept the new look. However, we should really appreciate the huge effort Google has made to pretty up the Earth, and thank them for a job well done!