I'm sure there are people that would like to know that information, and that is why we have different applications with those features, To know the year it was built and exactly why it has historical significance. Rarely have I ever looked for directions to a building, needing Wikipedia layer has stayed on in Earth, which makes sense when you think about the reason for the application, to really dig in and analyze the earth. The layer was removed from Maps because of little use, but replaced with 'Places' a user review driven information snippet. The Wikipedia layer on Google Earth is one of large differences in recent years. You need directions somewhere, but if you are doing an in depth analysis on erosion of a desert based on water and wind patterns, you will find Google Earth very helpful. It is the difference between looking at a globe with topology versus a map with a topographical legend. It such as, below water 360° scenes and aerial analytics you can zoom into. Advances in technology and imagery are closing the gap, but the difference is a macro versus micro usage type. Earth has amazing layers associated with In the beginning, Google Earth and Maps were extremely different. Google Maps was launched in February of 2005, and has stayed popular and relevant due to its continued collaboration with the public, every-day-people collaboration, not just New programming ability, AJAX, which allowed you to put pins in the map on the wall, 'geolocation'. Using Expedition' as the backbone, the team added traffic analysis and geospatial layers, turning it into theĪpplication we are familiar with today. What made this application so different was the use of a Great, but what about the internet, which is what Google's Larry Page wanted when negotiating for the prototype. Google acquired the company in October, 2004. Software that can be downloaded for use is

Designed by brothers, Lars and Jens Rasmussen, 'Expedition' was mapping software. It all started back more than 11 years ago at 'Where 2 Technologies' with a C++ program. The Google map cars provide 360° views where you could be immortalized on the 'street view' until an update goes User data from smart phones, crowd sourced traffic information and the imagery from planes & cars. We've all seen the familiar images of our cars, friends or family, on Google Maps images, maybe even held a crazy pose while the Google car drove by.

Satellite map with street addresses