The first imagery update of the New Year is now available in Google Earth. As usual, Google have announced the update with a scavenger hunt while Google Earth Blog, which noticed the update earlier today, has a more complete list…

The number of cars in the drive, and the number of people in the pool at this house in Cleveland, Ohio, can mean only one thing... Pool Paaaaarty! I wanted to illustrate what this pool party might look like from…

Way out in the Mojave Desert lies California City. With an estimated 2007 population of little more than 12,500, the name suggests a hope for much more than it ever became. Nevertheless, the city's area is a massive 203.6 square…

Today on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, it's John Frum Day. Each year on the 15th of February, hundreds of people come to the tiny village of Lamakara from all over the island to celebrate their…

In the Saratoga Passage, Washington, there appear to be four planes flying in very close formation. Although it could just be an image overlay problem (there appears to be a seam between them) the four 'motion ghosts' are all in…

The Google Lat Long blog has announced that Google has just added 12 more US cities to their street view coverage, bringing their total coverage to, um.. lots. The new cities added are as follows: Albany and Schenectady, NY Boise,…