Prepare for takeoff. ✈️ Flight simulator is now available globally on web to all users. goo.gle/4fBYnWO We've recently added many our most powerful professional desktop features to web. Elevation profiles, new import types, but there's always been one other feature you've been asking us to add to the web version of Google Earth, just for fun... Where will you fly? Share your best maneuvers, views, and flyovers with us!

When three landslides shut down critical access roads in Colombia, geotechnical civil engineer Alex Cuellar Díaz evaluated 45 km² in Google Earth to focus fieldwork on the highest-risk 7% of the terrain. goo.gle/3W2mkyz Instead of sending crews across 45 square kilometers of rugged ground blind, Alex imported project boundaries and regional geological records into a Google Earth map project. He combined elevation contours, land cover data, slope , and checked historical imagery for erosion to build a shareable hazard map from his desk: "By combining Google Earth's imagery, data, and tools with my own data, we could select our sites strategically and target field visits strictly to where they were needed. Google Earth allowed me to analyze my site, understand terrain, and tell a clear story with my findings."

Google Earth has not 3... not 4... but 5 new site analysis tools! Learn how to take advantage of all these new capabilities from Juan Francisco Saldarriaga on the Google Earth team. goo.gle/4z8N5zS

Assess terrain from your desk with four new tools in Google Earth. goo.gle/3VWSjQF Terrain decides where sunlight hits, how irrigation lines run, how steep an access road gets, and how much dirt has to move before anything gets planted or built. Using these tools is as easy as point-and-click: 🗺️ Elevation contours: See how the ground rises and falls with on-demand contour lines down to 1-meter intervals. 📐 Slope: Check how steep the land is at 1-meter resolution to plan access roads and building pads. ☀️ Aspect: See which way the slope faces to check sunlight exposure across your site. ⚖️ Cut and fill: Calculate how much dirt has to move so excavation matches fill and keeps hauling costs down. These tools are available on all Google Earth plans. Standard allows you to generate one layer with a tool each month. Professional plans include expanded access and capabilities when you need more tools, a larger site, or both. Learn more: goo.gle/4hR22AC

Learn how to analyze sites on Google Earth. goo.gle/4z35ZIk New tools, data layers, and historical imagery can save you even more time in Google Earth. Learn how to take advantage of all these new capabilities from Juan Franisco Saldarriaga on the Google Earth team. At the end of this tutorial you leave with a complete site assessment using: - New terrain tools - Change detection - Historical imagery - Data layers - and more!

Urban planner, Alejandra Macarena Tomietto, used Google Earth to plan the future of Buenos Aires. goo.gle/4cZepYM Analyzing vast metropolitan areas to track urban expansion, infrastructure needs, and environmental risk, Alejandra mapped 2,567 square kilometers to protect 400,000 residents living in high environmental risk zones. She combined Google Earth's historical imagery with data layers to visualize development patterns and inform better planning decisions across the region: "Google Earth helped us anticipate the future by showing real-world development patterns. By observing how these patterns were developing, we could predict where the city was expanding and identify open spaces available for services. It turned a mountain of abstract geographic data into a clear, visual language that we could actually use to plan effectively. We were tackling something deeply complex, and Google Earth made it feel easy."

Learn how to use Google Earth's new change detection tool from the team that built it! goo.gle/4xL0fSr By applying this new capability to site analysis, Juan Francisco Saldarriaga will teach you how to use the tool and combine it with historical imagery to save time at work.

Detect where and when change happened, anywhere on Earth. goo.gle/4ygvCWf Historical imagery already lets you travel through time and gives essential context for projects. But, finding change across time and space can feel like a needle in a haystack. With Google Earth's new tool, detecting change is as easy as point and click: ⚡ Activate the tool and see an instant preview. 📅 Pick two years and compare annual intervals between 2017 and 2025 across your area of interest. ✏️ Draw a polygon to get increased granularity from 40-meters to 10-meters and save the view to your project. 🔥 Read the heatmap to see where the planet changed. 🕰️ Dive into historical imagery and historical street view to inspect further and inform what tools or data layers you might need next! Learn more: goo.gle/4yibD9w

Analyze sites with new tools in Google Earth. goo.gle/4j3kNSH Every project starts with the same question: is this the right site? Now you can answer it in Google Earth, before resources are committed or field work begins. • Detect change: See exactly where and when a site changed over time with a saveable heatmap. • Terrain analysis tools: Evaluate elevation contours, slope, aspect, and cut and fill from your desk or the field, with point and click tools. These tools are available on all Google Earth plans. Standard allows you to generate one layer with a tool each month. Professional plans include expanded access and capabilities when you need more tools, a larger site, or both. Learn more: goo.gle/4y6x2Cl

Learn how to use Google Earth's imagery for work. goo.gle/4cO289o Learn how to master all of Google Earth's different imagery types from Product Lead, Brian Ho. • Navigate 3D imagery: Inspect building heights, structural clearances, and line-of-sight perspectives directly from your desk. • Review historical imagery: Track environmental shifts using four decades of satellite baselines back to 1984 and aerial photography dating to the 1930s in select cities. • Inspect street-level ground truth: Validate curb cuts, utilities, and road conditions across more than 280 billion Street View images.

Master professional Google Earth workflows. Watch the complete tutorial with Product Lead Brian Ho. goo.gle/4j2T6cq • Inspect 3D imagery: Examine site boundaries, structure heights, and sight lines directly on the real-world canvas. • Add curated data layers: Overlay parcel boundaries, zoning regulations, and elevation models directly in your workspace. • Assess terrain remotely: Run point-and-click tools for elevation profile, slope, cut and fill, and more. • Delegate work to a geospatial agent: Learn how to work with Ask Google Earth.

A lot has changed on Google Earth recently. Learn how to take advantage of our new professional features from Group Product Manager, Brian Ho, in our new Google Earth Tutorial! goo.gle/4fY9ZTA You'll learn about everything from data importing and imagery to Gemini-capabilities. Use these new skills to help you save time at work and bring your ideas to life.

We are thrilled to announce that eligible organizations can now apply for Google Earth credits through the Google Maps Platform (GMP) Public Programs. goo.gle/4pJ0nQ5 For decades, environmental and social benefit professionals—from conservationists protecting wildlife to public health officials improving sanitation infrastructure—have relied on Google Earth to turn planetary data into real-world action. This program is specifically tailored for organizations aligned with sustainability and public health goals. In addition to free capabilities available in our Standard plan, this credit program gives your organization expanded access to even more of Google Earth’s latest advanced web capabilities and tools, such as: - Large-Scale Data Import - Advanced Data Layers - AI-Powered Analysis Ready to Get Started? Before applying for credits, we encourage you to explore the new Google Earth plans and sign up for a free trial. If, after your trial, you would like to continue your plan you can check your organization’s eligibility and submit your application for Google Earth Credits via GMP Public Programs. Credits are valid for 12 months. Recipients must report on their impact (i.e. hectares protected, emissions reduced, or lives impacted) and can request an extension at the end of the cycle.