If you've ever wondered what the elevation of your location is, you can find out with Google Maps on both desktop and mobile.

Have you put Google Earth (G-E) on your computer yet? I have been using it for a while now, and I’ve probably just scratched the surface in terms of its capabilities. There is one particular feature I ...

We recently did several posts about drawing contours using altitude data from different Altitude API services. The first version used the Google Maps Elevation API and the second used Mapzen’s ...

Thank you to GEB reader ‘DJ’ for suggesting this idea in the comments of our post on simulating lakes. It turns out that the algorithm for drawing contours given a regular array of altitude data is ...

New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could ...

Google has quietly added elevation data to bike routes in its Maps service, providing better intel for intrepid cyclists. The feature, which launched Friday, seems to work for much of the U.S. and ...