-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Net-Gold] GEOGRAPHY: RESOURCES : INTERNET: SEARCH: RESOURCES : MAPS AND ATLASES: RESOURCES: Google Buys Digital Mapping Company Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:30:18 -0400 (EDT) From: David P. Dillard <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] ------------------ Subject: [Net-Gold] GEOGRAPHY: RESOURCES : INTERNET: SEARCH: RESOURCES : MAPS AND ATLASES: RESOURCES: Google Buys Digital Mapping Company Google Buys Digital Mapping Company IDG News Service 10/27/04 Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service, New York Bureau <http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/041027googlebuys/> Search enabler Google Inc. said Wednesday it acquired digital mapping company Keyhole Corp. for an undisclosed sum. Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots. Users can enter an address and pull up an image of the specified area; they can also create flyover animations of locations such as venues and neighborhoods. Three-year-old Keyhole covers thousands of cities and claims to be the largest 3D, commercial imagery database available online. Its images vary in age from two months to three years, and its image resolution in some areas is a fine as 0.5 foot (0.15 meters). ------------------------------------------- The complete article may be read at the URL above. More coverage of this breaking news story may be found here. Associated Press Google Buys Digital Mapping Company 10.27.2004, 10:59 AM Forbes Associated Press <http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2004/10/27/ap1613794.html> With an Internet connection, users enter an address or other location information and Keyhole's software accesses the database and takes them to a digital image of that location on their computer screen. The interactive software then gives users many options, including the ability to zoom in to street-level, tilt and rotate the view or search for other information such as hotels, parks, ATMs or subways. Google also announced a price reduction for Keyhole 2 LT to $29.95 from $69.95, effective immediately. ------------------------------------------- The complete article may be read at the URL above. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [log in to unmask] <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org> World Business Community Advisor <http://www.WorldBusinessCommunity.org>