Last October Keyhole and Google joined forces to integrate satellite imagery with Google search technology in a single product.
While this is simply my take on the roots of Google Earth and Maps, I did find this evidence in a Google press release from Jwhich seems to validate my opinion: In fact, if you have advertised on Google Adwords, then you likely discovered that geographic filters help to effectively target your various ad campaign budgets. that we see in Google Earth and Google Maps also drives the location-based searches that help Google sell you the right product at the closest location. When you consider that singular point, it becomes apparent that the geospatial database of addresses, street names, cities, counties, etc. When you think about ‘how it all started,’ you have to put your thoughts in the context of what Google is and how it makes (the most of its?) money – i.e. The Roots of Google Earth and Google Maps
To start off this discussion of Google Earth, Google Maps and the geospatial industry, let’s look at the roots, development and future of these twin mapping utilities. How have Google Earth and Google Maps changed the geospatial industry? How and why were they created? How are Google Earth and Maps different? How will they change in the future? With this in mind, the March and April G-FAQs will address this set of core questions: Thus, in this two-part edition of the Geospatial Frequently Asked Question (G-FAQ), I offer my feelings on the topic with as many hard facts as I could rustle up. Since that time, I have heard many perspectives of their impact on the geospatial industry – some neutral, some positive and, of course, some negative. My paid career in the geospatial industry started in 2005 which happens to be precisely when both Google Earth and Maps were launched. While many of us in the geospatial industry may use Google Earth and/or Google Maps on a frequent basis, I am guessing far fewer of us have stopped to consider their impact on our industry.
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