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How large is one billion? One billion hours ago modern humans were living in the Stone Age. One billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. If you traveled from Earth to the Moon three times, your journey would measure one billion meters.

Today, Google announced Google Earth reaches 1 billion downloads.

When Keyhole, Inc. launched the Earth Viewer application back in 2001, John Hanke and Brian McClendon, two of Keyhole’s founders, never imagined it would be used in such innovative ways by educators, scientific researchers, activists, and everyday enthusiasts. Keyhole, Inc. was acquired by Google in 2004 and Google Earth was launched the following year.

McClendon reflects on the launch of Google Earth and the shift from primarily enterprise users to the consumer market. "There was a time when explorers spent and risked their lives in search of new geographic discoveries. When we launched Google Earth, we made geographic discovery accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. Armchair adventurers have made significant discoveries using this tool and can claim to be explorers in their own right."

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