Google's free program for viewing satellite imagery hits billion-download milestone after just six years.
After six years of offering users the ability to peruse satellite imagery of the planet from the comfort of their home computers, Google Earth has hit the one-billion download mark.
“How large is one billion? One billion hours ago modern humans were living in the Stone Age. One billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. If you traveled from Earth to the Moon three times, your journey would measure one billion meters,” wrote Google Earth and Maps vice president of engineering, Brian McClendon, on Google’s LatLong blog.
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