Since 2006, we’ve had textured 3D buildings in Google Earth, and we’re excited to announce that we’ll begin adding 3D models to entire metropolitan areas to Google Earth in the near future.

Thanks to new imagery rendering techniques and computer vision, we’re able to create 3D cityscapes, complete with buildings, terrain and even landscaping, from 45-degree aerial imagery.

By the end of the year, we aim to have 3D coverage for metropolitan areas with a combined population of 300 million people.

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For the last decade we’ve obsessed over building great maps for our users—maps that are comprehensive, accurate and easy to navigate. This video gives you a glimpse into that journey, and also talks about what’s next for Google Maps.

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This animated video-doodle celebrates the opening of the first drive-in movie theater June 6th, 1933. Drive in, grab your spot, and have some popcorn!

google.com/ipv6 — Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, and a founding father of the Internet, discusses the next version of the Internet, IPv6, and why we need it.

When the Internet launched operationally in 1983, no one ever dreamed that there might be billions of devices and users trying to get online. But like a telephone network that is running out of phone numbers, the current Internet is running out of IP addresses, and if we don’t roll out Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6), we won’t have the room we need to grow and the Internet would become tangled, unsafe and unsustainable.

Google+ Local makes it easy to find great places recommended by Zagat and people you trust. We followed Eve 6 on their national tour to find out what local foodie spots they discovered with the help of Google+ Local.

Learn more: http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/local/

Music: “Curtain” by Eve 6. http://www.eve6.com

Learn more: http://google.com/+/learnmore/local

Love the food but hate the service? Love the chicken but hate the pasta? Google+ Local makes it easy to share your opinions and photos as expressively as you can in real life. Help your friends decide where to go by sharing your reviews on Google.

Learn more: http://google.com/+/learnmore/local

Make smart decisions with Zagat’s summaries of user reviews and its expressive scoring system that helps you make a decision based on Food, Service, Decor and Price. The most comprehensive local information is now on Google. See Zagat reviews and scores in Search, Maps, Google+ and on your phone.

Learn more: http://google.com/+/learnmore/local

Discover great places through reviews and photos from people in your Circles. By adding your friends, family and experts to your circles, you’ll see local recommendations from people you trust in Search, Maps and Google+. When you search on Google for a place to go, the opinions you value are easy to find.