Google Earth
E72249
Google Earth is a virtual globe and mapping application that lets users explore detailed satellite imagery, 3D terrain, and geographic information for locations around the world.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Google Earth canonical | 11 |
| Google Earth mobile app | 2 |
| GEE | 1 |
| Google Earth Pro | 1 |
| Google Earth Web | 1 |
| Google Earth imagery | 1 |
| Google Earth team | 1 |
| Google Earth web | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T576878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Google Earth Context triple: [Google Maps, integratedWith, Google Earth]
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A.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping and navigation service by Google that provides detailed maps, real-time GPS navigation, traffic conditions, and location search worldwide.
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B.
OGLE
OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment) is a long-term astronomical survey focused on detecting dark matter, exoplanets, and variable stars through gravitational microlensing and photometric monitoring.
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C.
Goole
Goole is an inland port town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, known for its significant docks and role in regional maritime trade.
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D.
Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
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E.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Google Earth Target entity description: Google Earth is a virtual globe and mapping application that lets users explore detailed satellite imagery, 3D terrain, and geographic information for locations around the world.
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A.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping and navigation service by Google that provides detailed maps, real-time GPS navigation, traffic conditions, and location search worldwide.
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B.
OGLE
OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment) is a long-term astronomical survey focused on detecting dark matter, exoplanets, and variable stars through gravitational microlensing and photometric monitoring.
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C.
Goole
Goole is an inland port town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, known for its significant docks and role in regional maritime trade.
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D.
Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
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E.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mapping application
ⓘ
virtual globe software ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Google ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| allowsUserAction |
create custom maps
ⓘ
explore any location on Earth ⓘ share placemarks ⓘ view 3D terrain ⓘ view satellite imagery ⓘ |
| availableAs |
desktop application
ⓘ
mobile application ⓘ web application ⓘ |
| businessModel | freeware ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| feature |
3D buildings
ⓘ
3D terrain visualization ⓘ Street View integration ⓘ historical imagery ⓘ layers ⓘ measurement tools ⓘ place search ⓘ placemarks ⓘ street maps overlay ⓘ tours ⓘ |
| genre |
geographic information system software
ⓘ
virtual globe ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Google Earth
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Google Earth Pro
Google Earth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Google Earth Web
Google Earth self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Google Earth mobile app
|
| initialReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Google Maps
ⓘ
Google Maps ⓘ
surface form:
Google Street View
|
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Android
ⓘ
ChromeOS ⓘ Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| originalDeveloper | Keyhole Inc. ⓘ |
| originalName | EarthViewer 3D ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
Voyager guided tours
ⓘ
distance and area measurement ⓘ time slider for historical imagery ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
KML
ⓘ
KMZ ⓘ |
| usesDataSource |
GIS data
ⓘ
aerial photography ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Google Earth Description of subject: Google Earth is a virtual globe and mapping application that lets users explore detailed satellite imagery, 3D terrain, and geographic information for locations around the world.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GEE
this entity surface form:
Google Earth Pro
this entity surface form:
Google Earth Web
this entity surface form:
Google Earth mobile app
this entity surface form:
Google Earth web
this entity surface form:
Google Earth mobile app
this entity surface form:
Google Earth imagery
this entity surface form:
Google Earth team