I was pretty excited when Google Earth was originally launched, I was however, rather disappointed by the time delay and various other glitches. When Sarah M asked me to take a look today, I will admit that I was seriously impressed by how far Google Earth has come. Now just in case I didn’t have enough YouTube videos to distract me, I now have to contend with Google 3D images, searching for my house (good to see my gardener is working hard), “fly in searches” and various other applications. However the latest addition is what has my attention today…

Google Earth at Night 


The new layers update shows various images, including how much light various cities put out at night (and yes Zimbabwe is pretty dark). Further features include; placemarks to astronaut photography taken of the Earth from space, such as the snow in Lesotho, and interesting satellite photography NASA has collected of the Earth.



It would appear that this is only the beginning and a lot more layers and cool features will keep being added. If you want to check it out, look under the layers section – features section – NASA Folder – Earth city lights (nothing like making it easy to find).
 
Otherwise I shall keep exploring these new features and let you know about any improvements. I have high hopes that the images used by Google Earth will start to come in real time – not 1 to 3 years after they have been taken.