What's the difference between Google Maps and Google Earth?

Both navigate the globe, but they serve completely different purposes. Discover when to use Google Maps for transit and Google Earth for 3D exploration.
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UCLA researcher teams up with NASA to map the Earth in unprecedented 3D detail

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer, or EDGE, will map the Earth’s topography, vegetation, ice and coastal regions with unprecedented 3D detail. Set to launch in 2030, the new satellite will provide ...
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NuView Aims To Map Earth In 3D Using Satellite Based LiDAR

Johnson’s Reef on the northwest shore of St. John Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands forms colorful peaks in this lidar image recorded by NASA’s Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) in ...
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What is the difference between Google Maps and Google Earth? Understand the technology behind both.

While both Google Maps and Google Earth are Google's mapping services, there are significant differences in their ...