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Google has bought digital map maker Keyhole extending the search engine leaders bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalogue almost anything in the world
Keyhole uses 3D technology to provide faraway or closeup views of a region neighborhood or specific address The images which rely on shots taken from satellites and airplanes can be tilted into different positions
Terms of the deal which was announced on Wednesday were not disclosed...
Google Buys Satellite Map Firm Keyhole Corp.
Reuters Web search leader Google Inc Quote Profile Research has acquired Keyhole Corp a supplier of online satellite maps that allow users to zoom down to street level to specific locations Google said on Wednesday
Terms were not disclosed Both Google and Keyhole httpwwwkeyholecom47 are based in Mountain View California in the heart of Silicon Valley
Keyholes system is built on a database with trillions of bits of mapping data collected from satellites and airplanes...
Google Grabs 3-D Mapping Startup
Google Inc on Wednesday branched out into 3D digital mapping with the acquisition of Keyhole Corp
In its second acquisition this year Google has bought a startup company that connects consumers businesses and public agencies to a multiterabyte database of mapping data and images gathered from satellites and airplanes
Terms of the purchase were not disclosed
Keyhole founded in sells software for viewing 3D maps and images from as far away as space and as close as street level...
Google buys digital map maker
San Francisco Google has bought digital map maker Keyhole extending the search engine leaders bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalogue almost anything in the world
Keyhole uses 3D technology to provide faraway or closeup views of a region neighbourhood or specific address The images which rely on shots taken from satellites and planes can be tilted into different positions
Terms of the deal which was announced on Wednesday were not disclosed...
Google Buys Digital Mapping Company
Google Inc has bought digital map maker Keyhole Corp extending the search engine leaders bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalog almost anything in the world
Keyhole uses 3D technology to provide faraway or closeup views of a region neighborhood or specific address The images which rely on shots taken from satellites and airplanes can be tilted into different positions
Terms of the deal which was announced Wednesday were not disclosed...