Google Earth, Now With Browser Goodness

Google announced this week that their Google Earth application can now be used from the browser, instead of having to download and install the desktop application. "Google also launched an JavaScript API that lets you interact with the globe, draw markers, add layers or integrate with Google Maps. 'The Google Earth Plug-in and its APIs let you embed the full power of Google Earth and its 3D rendering capabilities into your web pages.' Google LatLong blog announced that each Google Maps mashup can take advantage of the new 3D view by adding a single line of code. 'Our goal is to open up the entire core of Google Earth to developers in the hopes that you'll build the next great geo-based 3D application, and change how we view the world.'"

Unfortunately

[gnick]

Unfortunately, as with the current version of Google Earth, it does not support proxies requiring authentication... Not sure which version this changed in, but older versions work fine.

Not compatible with:

[Andy_R]

All Linux browsers
Firefox (Macintosh)
Safari (all platforms)
Firefox 3 (all platforms)
Opera (all platforms)... ... and so on

Re:Why, why, why

[mmkkbb]

You could theoretically embed this in a web page where one would use maps now.

Re:When does...

[LiquidFire_HK]

Google Mars [google.com] already exists.

Wine

[tepples]

When will Google finally release a Linux SketchUp, or at least include its main modeling features into the Web version?

Have you tried SketchUp in Wine [blogspot.com]? If you did, and it didn't work, have you submitted problem reports to the Wine team and to Google?

Re:When does...

[glas_gow]

Google Sky [google.com] also exists, although I don't know if it's new or old (I had trouble finding it).

Fucking Blog Spam

[street struttin']

Try linking a real link instead. http://code.google.com/apis/earth/ [google.com]

nice, bot too early

[javy_tahu]

I'm waiting for Canvas3D to stabilize. Currently there is an Opera build http://my.opera.com/timjoh/blog/2007/11/13/taking-the-canvas-to-another-dimension [opera.com] for Windows and Mozilla has an extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7171 [mozilla.org] Google should better invest more on that Mozilla Canvas3D extension.

Re:Web or Linux 3D SketchUp?

[Anonymous Coward]

Google Earth 3D models simply use COLLADA XML [khronos.org] format. Sketch up just exports it for you in this way.

A lot of 3D modeling software supports export to COLLADA, which can be used in KML (google earth).

For Example:
Blender [illusoft.com]
3DS Max [feelingsoftware.com]
Maya [feelingsoftware.com]

etc...

Re:Real markers

[dotancohen]

... that lets you interact with the globe, draw markers, add layers or integrate with Google Maps ...

Aww crap! I thought they meant real markers! ...

Anyone know how to get sharpie out of LCD?

Despite what the manual says, paint thinner cleans LCD monitors just fine. Make sure you put the thinner on the rag, not directly on the screen. Added advantage: the fucking glossy laptop screen is not so glossy anymore. It actually came out more uniform than I would have though had I known beforehand that it would be less glossy.

Re:Web or Linux 3D SketchUp?

[Anonymous Coward]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=allOsEHARo8

Blender isn't any good, you say?

Re:What is a web page?

[stevied]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 [wikipedia.org]

Re:Not compatible with:

[Joe Tie.]

The money they pump into mozilla?

Re:exe?

[Anonymous Coward]

Quite possibly those that make a plugin rather than an extension which is what you are referring to. There is a difference.

A plugin allows the browser to interact with an external application or function to perform said function (for example to view a pdf with a reader application within the browser; view video and audio with Quicktime, realplayer, or other media players; view flash; run Java; and even interact with the locally installed google earth application through your browser).

Extensions just extend or change existing functionality already present within the browser itself. Except for Sun Java plugin (which causes some users more grief and confusion because of "extension compatibility" that has nothing to do with compatibility of the JRE itself), I do not know of any plugins that are installed as extensions.