HistoryGoogle Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS 3Dglobe. The product re-released as Google Earth in 2005 is currently available for use on personal computers. Google Earth is also available as a browser plugin. It was also made available for mobile viewers on the iPhone OS and it also available to Android users as a free app on the Android Market. In addition to releasing an updated Keyhole based client, Google also added the imagery from the Earth database to their web-based mapping software Google Maps. The release of Google Earth in June 2005 to the public caused a more than tenfold increase in media coverage on virtual globes between 2004 and 2005 driving public interest in geospatial technologies and applications.

Release Timeline

Illustrates timeline of KML and Google Earth history

Keyhole Earthviewer 1.0 - June 11, 2001 Keyhole Earthviewer 1.4 - January 1, 2002 Keyhole Earthviewer 1.6 - February 2003 Keyhole LT 1.7.1 - August 26, 2003 Keyhole NV 1.7.2 - October 16, 2003 Keyhole 2.2 - August 19, 2004 Google Earth 3.0 - June 28, 2005 Google Earth 4.0 - June 11, 2006 Google Earth 4.1 - May 9, 2007 Google Earth 4.2 - August 23, 2007 Google Earth 4.3 - April 15, 2008 Google Earth 5.0 - May 5, 2009 Google Earth 5.1 - November 18, 2009 Google Earth 5.2 - July 30, 2010 Google Earth 6.0 - November 29, 2010

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