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Official Google Blog – Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Posted by Cyrus Mistry, Product Manager, Google Enterprise Search
When we launched Google Search Appliance 6.0 in June we introduced a brand new architecture, (GSA)n. The GSA now lets organizations search over a billion documents, and we are constantly looking to develop on (GSA)n even further. [...]

Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 8:55 AM
[Cross-posted from the Google Australia Blog. Updates will be posted on the Google Australia Blog. --Ed.]
Over the weekend, a terrible bushfire tragedy has been unfolding in Victoria, Australia.
We’ve today pulled together a Flash Map, containing the latest up-to-date information about fire locations and their status from the Country Fire [...]

1/21/2009 07:47:00 AM
Posted by Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City    
[From time to time we invite guests to blog about initiatives of interest, and are very pleased to have Mayor Bloomberg join us here. – Ed.]
This is New York City: the ultimate destination and home to world-class hotels, dining, shopping, arts, entertainment and more.
In partnership [...]

Google Maps Blog
Google Maps has just undergone a major redesign of the user interface. The big changes are to the controls and to the way that Street View is displayed.
In the picture on the right the new map control is shown (on the left) next to the old map control (on the right). The new [...]

Google Maps in have launched their Adwords sponsored links, that are tied to geographic search queries within the maps system. If you are wanting to know where queenstown is located in relation to Christchurch, you enter queenstown, new zealand into the search box and you will see flights and travel related adwords sponsored links.
Google Maps [...]

Over this last weekend, GoogleEarthBlog reader Mark Crook in Queenstown, New Zealand spotted a Google Street View car.  Google Streetview has spent the past couple of months covering the north & south islands.

Google Taiwan launched its enhanced mapping system yesterday, which it said could turn cellphones into personal navigation systems.
Fewer than 10 countries in the world offer total comprehensiveness on their nation’s Google Maps enhanced version, including the US, Japan, Australia, China and some European countries, the Internet search giant said yesterday.
Google Taiwan’s proprietary software allows mobile [...]

Google have recently released new installation packages for Google Maps for mobile in enterprises. These new packages allow developers to make Google Maps for mobile, with new features such as Street View and transit directions, available to corporate BlackBerry users.
While this blog tends to focus on consumer applications of Google Mobile products, many Google products [...]

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Geology and Earth Resources recently completed a geology portal upgrade project.  The Geologic Information web portal was upgraded to improve speed, comprehension, and general user experience. Geologists use this application to learn about the geology of an area of interest.
“We needed an interactive map application [...]

The new Sydney Sidetracks project from the ABC puts an intriguing twist on the Google Maps mashup genre, linking historic video, audio and pictures to their locations online.
The ABC has been documenting Sydney street life for much of its history.  The celebrations, notorious crimes and the residents that Sydney won’t easily forget.  They have been [...]