These California Wildfire Maps Let You Track Woolsey Fire and Smoke Forecasts in Real Time Three massive wildfires are tearing through California, stretching as far north as the Camp Fire in Paradise (about 180 miles northeast of San Francisco) and as far south as the Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles Read more…
Google Maps will mark road closures in real time in Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma In anticipation of Hurricane Irma, Florida governor Rick Scott has announced that the state is working with Google’s emergency response team to mark closed roads on Google Maps in real time. This will help with evacuation plans. Irma Read more…
Google updates Maps and Earth apps with super sharp satellite imagery Google has updated its mapping applications with new, higher-resolution imagery from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite, the company announced today. That means Google Maps and Google Earth now contain far sharper and more detailed photographs, which Google used to update Read more…
A 15-year-old boy believes he has discovered a forgotten Mayan city using satellite photos and Mayan astronomy. William Gadoury, from Quebec, came up with the theory that the Maya civilization chose the location of its towns and cities according to its star constellations. He found Mayan cities lined up exactly Read more…
Google Maps adds indoor views of major attractions on the regular. Ahead of this summer’s Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, the company is taking you inside the 25 indoor venues that will host sporting events in a few weeks. There are “enhanced views” of the 12 outdoor venues as Read more…