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Google Earth Enterprise: Customer Success Stories

Government

Northern Territory Government

From locating landing strips in the bush to envisioning civic redevelopment, the Northern Territory Government in Australia is tapping Google Earth for automated web mapping and GIS solutions that help drive sustainable development in this booming region.

San Bernadino County

San Bernardino County in California is the largest geographical county in the contiguous United States, covering over 20,000 square miles of land.

"And it helps county workers to work smarter and creates better decision models. The old saying 'A picture's worth a thousand words' - is so true with Google Earth. You can zoom in and look at a house or property, the slope on a mountain where a fire has burned, or fly into the canyons and see how steep that terrain is and why a flood occurred. It's just amazing."

South Florida Water Management District

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional agency of the state of Florida, and is charged with managing and protecting water resources of the region by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems and water supply in 16 counties with a population of more than 7 million.

US Forest Service

The US Forest Service’s "Automated Flight Following" system allows government employees to view real-time aircraft location information in Google Earth, allowing them to improve information sharing among agencies and to use Forest Service resources more effectively in fighting fires and fulfilling the agency's other missions.

Virtual Alabama

Established on June 18, 2003 as the first state cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, the Alabama Department of Homeland Security (ALDHS) coordinates with federal, state, local and private sector officials to collect and analyze information regarding terrorist threats and activities, to protect lives and safeguard property.

Commercial

Dell

"Dell is pleased to take advantage of the new features of Google Earth Enterprise Version 3.0 for both marketing and customer support. By visualizing global website traffic at www.dell.com in Google Earth, we are building a stronger sense of community with our internal and external partners through awareness and better visibility around traffic trends and patterns," said Jamie Wills, vice president of sales and marketing systems for Dell.

"In addition, our global Enterprise Command Center gains a global view of customer activity at a glance, ensuring optimum responsiveness for customers with Enterprise Silver, Gold and Platinum Plus support. Google Earth gives us the intuitive yet powerful interface to critical business information that we need to manage effectively in today's fast paced business environment."

GeoAge

GeoAge provides solutions that are on the cutting edge of field marketing research, emergency response, forestry, civil engineering, and education. See how Google Earth helps GeoAge customers navigate the world on mobile devices.

Statoil Hydro

"Statoil Hydro welcomes Google Earth Enterprise V3 as a innovative tool for our global exploration efforts," noted Ole Martinsen, Head of Exploration Research. "With Google Earth's intuitive 3D geo-browsing experience, researchers can visualize data more effectively, allowing us to explore areas of interest more efficiently than ever. Deployed in our Research Centre in Bergen, Norway, the Google Earth Enterprise system is used to synthesize large quantities of global data including high resolution imagery and terrain models and dozens of vector layers that are relevant to Hydro's interests. It's an eye opening experience to see years of accumulated geological and geophysical data appear with just a few clicks."