About Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
Why is North Korea saying it's watching the White House?
![Why is North Korea saying it's watching the White House?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/529C/production/_131884112_kimglobe.png)
... " Anyone can clap eyes on the White House these days using Google Earth and internet livestreams...
Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?
![Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/26DB/production/_130674990_166b11bc-f9a4-4a55-9c49-22e5f2b4ff8e.jpg)
... But even without that there will be an element of recording from modern sources like Google Earth - so even if the building has been entirely cleared you will be able to see the foundations in the aerial photographs...
Indiana Jones fan's Suffolk treasure find 'largest' Claudius reign hoard
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... In September 2019, he came across an unusual crop marking in a Suffolk field, while tracing Roman roads on Google Earth...
Iran plane crash: What is the evidence of a missile of the Ukrainian plane is shot down?
![Iran plane crash: What is the evidence of a missile of the Ukrainian plane is shot down?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x576/p0803k9j.jpg)
... the rows of blocks, a construction site and a store, all of which appear in the video, and play Google Earth image of the location, according to BBC Monitoring...
Uncovering the secrets of the mysterious civilization in Saudi Arabia
![Uncovering the secrets of the mysterious civilization in Saudi Arabia](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/106AC/production/_109044276_img_4562.jpg)
... While the Google Earth and the trained eye can often natural to distinguish disasters and man-made features, it is equipped light aircraft with special cameras that provide the most detailed images of the area - including the Al Ula, wadi, and the opening out of valleys...
Google Maps shows sunken car where missing man's body was found
![Google Maps shows sunken car where missing man's body was found](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5128/production/_108767702_7448_47243.jpg)
... , an online database of cold cases in the US, said the vehicle had plainly [been] visible on a Google Earth satellite photo of the area since 2007, but apparently no-one had noticed it until 2019 ...
Whaley Bridge: How well was the dam maintained?
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... Vegetation can be seen on the spillway in this Google Earth image Images from Google Earth show there was still vegetation growing out of the concrete slabs earlier in 2019...
University of Cambridge reveals 'changing face of UK' in aerial photos
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...The archive includes this aerial image of Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire on 26 July 1948 A collection of aerial photographs described as the historical Google Earth has been made available online by the University of Cambridge...