These breathtaking Google Earth images gather the output of the company's most recent geographic tech tools. Satellite imagery has altered the way scientists and travelers operate, enabling both to get in-depth looks at iconic regions throughout the world. In whichever case, the aerial perspective is undeniably beautiful.
Satellite image rugs and 3D-inused maps are only some of the ways in which designers and photographers have made use of Google Earth's programs. The ability to zoom in or rotate images on a 360 degree scale offers an assortment of unique vantage points, making the features both interactive and remarkably precise. Best of all is the ability to follow up on the progression of various territories over time, tracking the development of natural landscapes.
35 Breathtaking Google Earth Images
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Unexpected Aerial Art
10 Google Earth Discoveries
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Art for Google Earth
Henk Hofstra's Urban River
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iPod Ad Visibile From Space
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Google's Hidden Flight Simulator
Google Earth Goggles
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Google Earth Games
Where On Earth Is Waldo?
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Beijing Olympics on Google Earth
3D Aerials of China
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Satellite-Aided Nature Discoveries
What You Discover on Google Earth Could Kill You
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Warped Bridge Screenshots
Clement Valla's Postcards from Google Earth Series Shows a Magical World
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Artistic Aerial Photography
Stephan Zirwes Captures the World as One Big Canvas
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Giant Dutch Street Art
Henk Hoftra's Art Eggcident
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Odd Google Earth Sightings
Giant Makeup Compact?
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Awesome Aerial Photography
Brett Beyer Captures Rooftop Architectural Images
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Personal Landmark Map Art
Cosmographies by Carlos Romo Melgar is Like a Graphic Bio
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Satellite Image Rugs
David Hanauer's Worldwide Carpets are Inspired by Google Earth
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Satellite Sea Bottoms
Google Earth Now Shows The Ocean Floor on Bathymetric Maps
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Digital Mountainside Tours
The Google Grand Canyon Maps Tracks the Arizona Landscape
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Astounding Satellite Snapshots
The DigitalGlobe Best of 2012 Portfolio is Aerial
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Online Space Data
Microsoft and NASA Are 'Out of This World' Competition For Google Earth
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Google Earth Tours
Disney World Interactive Mega Map
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Scannable Rooftop Marketing
Phillips & Company Blue Marble Takes Advantage of Google Maps
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3D-Infused Maps
Google Earth 3D for Mobile Gives Users a Full Topography View
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Sounds Brings Google Earth to life
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Google Earth Tours
'Google Touring' Is the Illustrated Photo Tour of the Future
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High-Tech Carpet Collections (UPDATE)
The Google Earth Carpets are Out of this World
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Stalking Airplane Apps
Google & Flightwise.com Provide Near Real-Time Tracking of Airplanes
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Buy a Tree, Watch it Grow on Google Earth
MyBabyTree.org
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Eco Catastrophe Tapestries
Mary Edna Fraser's Batiks Capture Breathtaking Natural Disasters
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Google Forecasts
The Google Earth Real-Time Rain and Snow Feature Helps You Plan Your Day
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3D Online Cityscapes
Google Earth Unveils Buildings Layer
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Mapping Evolution
Time Machine Effect Launches With Google Earth Historical Images
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Computer Simulations for Disaster Relief
Google Earth Pro To Help Save Lives and Plan Evacuations
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Mobile Interactive Maps
Google Earth for iPhone
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Time-Lapse Mapping Tools
Google Earth Engine Features Progressive Charts
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Google Earth for Embryos
Researchers Focus on Zebrafish
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Search Engine Skydiving
Google Earth Skydiving is for Low-Risk Adventurers
Related Ideas
25 Google Street View Selections
From Digital Historic Maps to Carriage Train Cameras
30 Barcode Branding Breakthroughs
From Scannable Inked Art to Temporary Barcode Tattoos
Natural Wonder Photography
Gerd Ludwig Captures the Beauty of Nature
Smeared Aerial Photography
Matt Molloy’s Sky Photography Shows Beauty Through Haziness
Aerial Nature Photography
Robert B. Haas Photographs Stunning Scenes From High Above
49 Incredible Global Tourism Destinations
Hotspots + Worldwide Festivals You Can't Miss
Social Media Comparison Charts
The 'Facebook IPO: Can it Beat Google?' Infographic is Informative
Fabricated Landscape Photography
Kim Keever's Stunning Topography Captures are All Fake
Bare Naked QR Codes
The Zappos More Than Shoes Ads Ask Viewers to Dress Models
All-Purpose Smartphone Stickers
The Wallee M Lets You Mount Your Phone onto Any Metal Object
Patterned Bar Code Prints
001 by MDKtm Forms Readable Textiles that Link to Tweets
Magic Carpet Coffee Tables
Allawan Flying Furniture Uses Smoke and Mirrors to Achieve Flight
Satellite-Aided Nature Discoveries
What You Discover on Google Earth Could Kill You
Recessionary Cartography
Economic Fallout Creates Enormous Aerial Auto Maps
Image-Inscribed Mapvertising
This Vodacom Geolocation Campaign Finds Your Family Members
Ethereal Aerial Landscape Captures
Highway Interchanges by Peter Andrew is Stunning
Optical Illusion Rugs
The Sima Pashtun Carpet Looks like It's Sinking into the Ground
Solitary Aerial Portraits
Eugene Soloviev Photoshops Surreal Worlds
Surreal Atlas Artistry (UPDATE)
Fernando Vicente Illustrates Human Portraits Using Old Maps
Skin-Baring Stitches (UPDATE)
Erin M. Riley's Tapestries Focus on Baring it All
Culinary Carpets
The WordofMouth Sunny Shag Up Rug is Eggcellent
Intricate Carpet Illustrations
Jonathan Brechignac Draws Stunning Rugs Using Bic Pens
Space Colony Architecture
RFM FM Radio Station Headquarters, Poland
Aerial Urbanite Photography
Adam Magyar Snaps from a Spectacular Bird's Eye View
Aerial Airport Photography
The Series X-Planation by Hubert Branz Explores the World of Planes
Globally-Visible Graffiti
JR's '28 Millimetres' Project Can Be Seen From Space
Warped Bridge Screenshots
Clement Valla's Postcards from Google Earth Series Shows a Magical World
Starlight Tapestries
Morild by Astrid Krogh Will Put a Tantalizing Spell On You
Scannable Inked Art
The QR Code Tattoo Reads "Hold On" When Scanned
Ultra Luxurious Job Offers
Tourism Queensland Offers 'Best Job in the World'
Minimalist Typographic Subway Maps
Fadeout Design Creates Pared Down Public Transit Art
Artistic Aerial Photography
Stephan Zirwes Captures the World as One Big Canvas
Map-Completing Campaigns
The Toyota iQ Street View Fills in What Google Missed
All-Inclusive Area Rugs
The Sail Rug by Luca Nichetto Even Incorporates Living Room Seating
Social Media Tapestries
'The 50 Different Minds' Fiber Optic Canvas is Twitter-Ready
Satellite-Visible Art
The Molly Dilworth Rooftop Paintings Can Be Seen in Space
Volcanic Crater Tours
Real-Life Journeys to the Center of the Earth
Scannable Album Pre-Orders
The Lupe Fiasco QR Code Interactively Promotes 'Lasers'
Paragliding Photography
George Steinmetz Takes Breathtaking Aerial Pictures from Above
Crazy Chromatic Carpets
Sonya Winner Designs Graphically Colorful Rugs
Craggy Landscape Captures
Eamon Mac Mahon Photographs an Aging World's Wrinkles
Awesome Aerial Photography
Brett Beyer Captures Rooftop Architectural Images
QR Code Chronographs
Clocks for Robots Can Be Read and Interpreted by Artificial Eyes
Real-Life Video Games
‘Bike Hero'
Couture Carpet Captures
Arnaud de Harven's Rugs Fashion Editorial is Vibrantly Stylish
Satellite Graffiti
TV Show Inspires 60-foot Phallus That's Viewable From Google Earth
Blustery Aerial Maps
The National Weather Service 'Wind Map' is an Airy View of the U.S.
Frozen Planet Photography
Mark Meyer Captures an Alien Landscape in These Pictures of the Arctic
Aerial Vacation Ads
The Karnataka Helitourism Campaign Inspires Wanderlust With a Birds-Eye View
Aerial Web-Like Homes
These Futuristic Homes by Kyuangyi Tao Put You Up in the Air
Social Media Check-Ins
Topguest Lets You Check in and Earn Rewards Online
Step-Sensitive Vacuums
The Robo Tap Cleaner Tidies Where Your Toes Tell it to
Personal Landmark Map Art
Cosmographies by Carlos Romo Melgar is Like a Graphic Bio
Internet Traffic Visualizations
'Icons of the Web' Shows Just How Popular Websites Are
Peeled-Back Earth Ads
The Batelco Directory Campaign Shows How Easy It is to Find a Place
Free Travel Tablets
The In-Room iPads at the Royalton Hotel Make Overnight Stays Easy
Vibrant Upcycled Carpets
Native American Rugs by Alicia Beck are Creative and Eco-Friendly
Satellite Image Rugs
David Hanauer's Worldwide Carpets are Inspired by Google Earth
Deep Valley Rugs
The Terra Carpet by Stepevi Has a Cozy 3-D Landscape Look
10 Skydiving Innovations
From Airborne Army Upgrades to Skydiving Mice
Ceremonious Lavender Seating
The Cuentame Chair Invites the Sitter's Attention
Ethereal Satellite Snaps
Landsat Earth Images are Taken from 450 Miles in Space
Origami Fold-Up Loungers
Sasan Magic Carpet Conserves Space and Provides a Place for Resting
Awesome Aerial Photography
Cameron Davidson Offers a Stunning New Perpsective of the Earth From
Scannable Artwork
The Barcode Gallery Boasts QR Code Canvases as Wall Art
Aerial Oil Spill Photography
Edward Burtynsky Gives Us a Bird's Eye View of the BP Oil Spill
Pristine Search Engine Packaging
Arda Buckun Renders Concepts for Fictional Google Products
Apple-Shaped Running Routes
The Tribute to Steve Run Recognizes the Former CEO
Interactive Airplane Cockpits
ODICIS One Display is a Paperless, Tech-Savvy Vision of the Future
Geometric Tree Tapestries
The Wooden Carpet by Elisa Strozyk
Sweet Scan-Able Cookies
The RedPepper Oreo QR Code is Technology You Can Lick
Custom Creatable Carpets
Zip-Design Your Own Decor with Mut Design's Zip Rug
Conceptual Topography Images
These Val Britton Collages are Reminiscent of Maps
Socially Connected Drinks
Bottoms Up to the PromoJam Social Media Cocktail Handbook
Melodic Subcultural Sketches
The Tokyo Music Subway Map Charts the City's Musical Scenes
Geometry-Inspired Carpets
Luis Porem's Platonic Rugs Bridge the 3-D and 2-D Worlds
Keyword-Based Virtual Tourism
Pastiche Lets You Explain NYC's Neighborhoods by Tag
Satellite Sea Bottoms
Google Earth Now Shows The Ocean Floor on Bathymetric Maps
Musical Barcode Apps
The Barcodas App Turns Barcodes into Pianos
Terrifying Hot-Air Flights
Christian Brown's Glass-Bottomed Balloon is Not for the Faint of Heart
Tapestry-Like Shelving
The Bookwave Hanging Storage Suspends Your Reading Material
Gourmet Food in Space
Gerd Kafer and Talis Team Up for Historic Meal in 2013
Bird's-Eye Eco Photography
These Bernhard Lang Aerial Photos Turn Humans into Ants
Crowdsourced Artwork
A Sequence of Lines Traced by 500 Individuals is Simply Stunning
Astounding Satellite Snapshots
The DigitalGlobe Best of 2012 Portfolio is Aerial
Alaskan Aerialography
Richard Thompson III Captures Barren Beauty
Intricate Urban Landscapes
Li Han Makes Beijing Come to Life with Her Detailed Illustrations
Data Mining Google
U.S. Circulatory System of Highways
Reused Topography Designs
Susan Stockwell's Recycled World Map is Made up of Computer Parts
Typographic Transit Maps
TRNSPRTNATION Uses Words to Guide Commuters Around Major Cities
Mesmerizing Tapestry Art
Louise Bourgeois' Textiles Focuses on Feminine and Domestic Themes
Intergalactic Boom Boxes
Space Researchers Puzzled by Strange Extraterrestrial Noise
Unconventional Alphabetic Maps
Ursula Hitz Maps Famous Cities With Names of their Neighborhoods
Lite-Brite Artwork
Joey Syta Lites Up a Famous 15th-Century Tapestry
3D-Infused Maps
Google Earth 3D for Mobile Gives Users a Full Topography View
Kaleidoscopic Earth Views
Get Lost with the James Bridle 'Rorschmap'
12 Cases of Aerial Artistry
Supersized Field Art Inspired by Google Earth Crop Circles
Politics From Space
GeoEye-1 Satellite Inauguration Pic Still Looks Like A Lot Of People
Google Earth Tours
'Google Touring' Is the Illustrated Photo Tour of the Future
Extraterrestrial Inaugural Celebrations
UFO Spotted Flying Past the Washington Monument
Search Engine-Inspired Books
Google by Felix Heyes and Ben West Makes a Dictionary with Images
Twittering Airplanes
Lufthansa MySkyStatus Lets Passengers Auto-Tweet Their Current Position In-Fl
High-Tech Carpet Collections (UPDATE)
The Google Earth Carpets are Out of this World
DIY 3D Greetings
Build Your Own New York Postcards
Stalking Airplane Apps
Google & Flightwise.com Provide Near Real-Time Tracking of Airplanes
Globetrotting Home Decor
Document Your Travels on the World Map Wall Decals
Digitally Recreating Ancient Cultures
Google's Virtual Rome
Eco Catastrophe Tapestries
Mary Edna Fraser's Batiks Capture Breathtaking Natural Disasters
Google Forecasts
The Google Earth Real-Time Rain and Snow Feature Helps You Plan Your Day
Skydiving Mice
Microsoft Uses Daredevil Rodent to Plug PC Peripherals
Country-Wide Interactive Online Exploration
Google Street View Released for U.S.
3D Online Cityscapes
Google Earth Unveils Buildings Layer
Mapping Evolution
Time Machine Effect Launches With Google Earth Historical Images
Aerial BMX Shoots
Mutiny Bikes Heli Test #1 Clip Films Extreme Sports up in the Air
Computer Simulations for Disaster Relief
Google Earth Pro To Help Save Lives and Plan Evacuations
Time-Lapse Mapping Tools
Google Earth Engine Features Progressive Charts
Airborne Music Performances
The Birmingham Opera Company Prepares for a Helicopter Show
Viral Nerd Skydiving
The Intel Bass Jump Shows the Wild Side of Computer Geeks
Worldly Wall Curtains
The Atlas Tapestry Lets You Mark Your Place in the World
Physics-Themed Video Games
'World of Goo' Will Turn Any Engineer Into An Addict
Social Media Airfares
Book Airplane Tickets with Facebook & Delta Air Lines
Species Documenting Cartography
The Map of Life Highlights Where Certain Animals Live in the World
Artful Aerial Activities
Paths of Flight Video Illustrates the Beauty of Air Traffic
Search Engine Skydiving
Google Earth Skydiving is for Low-Risk Adventurers
Elevators for Extraterrestrial Travel
Push-Button Access to Space Stations Now Plausible
Measured Metropolis Topography
The NYC Energy Consumption Map Shows Amounts of Electricity Usage
Revamped Search Engines
The New Google Images Search Provides More Efficient Results