Although Antarctica's official population is zero, there is usually between 1,000 to 4,000 people living and working on the mostly uninhabitable continent. These people are representatives of the 30 countries which operate year-round or summer research stations at various locations,…

For all those who are already sick of Street View, Google have added loads of new imagery and terrain to Google Earth. The full list of what's new is on the community forum and Google Earth Blog is keeping up…

If you haven't yet heard about the Google Maps street view launched yesterday, then make sure to check it out. Although currently only available in 5 U.S. cities, there's loads to see on the panorama images and it's all wrapped…

This is Barra Airport, located on the hebridean island of Barra. Now, I know what you're thinking, it's something along the lines of "No, you idiot, that's a beach!". You're exactly right: Barra airport is the beach. In fact, it's…

North Dumpling Island is a small piece of land just off the coast of Connecticut and the private residence of Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Personal Transporter. Like any good inventor it seems Kamen is a wee bit eccentric,…

Everything "geo" is so trendy right now that you can't turn around twice with someone geocoding this or placemarking that. In fact it's so trendy that even Hollywood actresses are getting in on the act with Angelina Jolie's latest tattoo…