Google Earth

Google Earth is a program that emulates a 3-D version of the Earth, launched in 2001 by Keyhole, Inc. Google eventually gained rights to the program, and a Google Earth YouTube channel was created in 2007. It has uploaded over 1,000 videos since.
== History ==
Keyhole, Inc. was formed in 1999. They developed a 3D version of the Earth using mapping data from various sources. The program, named Keyhole EarthViewer, launched on June 11, 2001. It was originally sold on CDs, and users would also have to pay a yearly fee to use it. Keyhole however struggled to keep their company afloat.
Google acquired Keyhole, Inc. in October 2004. Keyhole EarthViewer would subsequently be renamed to Google Earth. The first version of Google Earth published by Google would release in June 2005. A Google Earth YouTube channel was set up in 2007. The first video was uploaded shortly after.
Since then, the Google Earth channel has uploaded over 1,000 videos. The most popular ones include time lapses of cities and forests using mapping data from the system. The channel would experience a surge in viewers and subscribers after they uploaded a forest time lapse video on April 15, 2021. Other popular videos are mostly videos introducing new features or tutorials.
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== References ==
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Category:Users who joined in 2007