In the Himalayas, Drones Map Melting Glaciers by Brett Walton May 28, 2014 May 28, 2014. Share this article: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ... UAVs, or drones to the ...

You can in Google’s latest app, Verne: The Himalayas. Google’s Creative Labs is utilizing the vast collection of 3D imagery from Google Maps for educational purposes.

“Verne: The Himalayas” was built by Googlers who tested the concept with their own children, and used Google Maps’ 3D imagery along wtih the Unity game engine, according to the app’s website.

The result is a new Android app called Verne: The Himalayas. It’s sort of like a cross between a really simple mobile game and a 3D map of the world’s highest mountain range.

Google has just released a game for Android devices called “Verne: The Himalayas” that makes use of Google Maps’ 3D imagery. The post about it on Google’s Lat Long blog seems to imply that ...

The fragile geology of the young Himalayas added to the complexity of the challenge. One winter afternoon in 2010, while boring the headrace tunnel, the team encountered a nasty rockfall. Probing ...