The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and Google Earth map Land art

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA has teamed up with Google Earth to provide interactive maps of works in the current exhibition Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974 by “pinpointing their original locations to demonstrate the global nature of Land art and its relationship to real places and times.” Users can see both aerial photographs and street views of the sites as well as background information and contemporary images of each work as installed.

Google Art just keeps on growing

Just over a year ago we reported on the Google Art Project, which at the time had around 1,000 works from 17 museums.   According to the Google blog there are now over 30,000 high resolution works, from museums all over the world.   They also have 360-degree panoramic views of gallery interiors, and a growing number of gigapixel images (photographed in super high resolution, allowing for extreme detail viewing).  In addition to expanding the holdings, Google has improved the search and access capabilities, allowing users to build personal galleries and register comments.

You can watch demo videos on the blog site, or go straight to Google Art Project here.

New Google Street Views of the Amazon and Russian Highlights

Google Street View, which in the past created the Google Art Project, now offers the armchair tourist two new areas to explore: the Amazon River and Rain Forest or famous Russian buildings and parks. The unveiling of the Amazon collection coincides with World Forestry Day (March 21) and World Water Day (March 22) 2012 and includes behind-the-scenes videos of how they captured these spectacular views.

To experience other Google Street View collections, click here.

Getty encourages Google Goggles searching

The Getty Museum has partnered with Google to encourage museum visitors to use the smartphone app Google Goggles™ in the galleries. The Getty created mobile versions of some of their collection Web pages, some including audio, which Google then incorporated in their visual search technology. For a sample page, click here. The app also allows you to snap a photo of a museum object label and translate it into over 50 different languages.

Exploring museums and hi-res images with Art Project, by Google

Google has collaborated with art museums in the US and Europe to offer Art Project. The viewer navigates each participating museum with the same technology as Google’s Street View and can zoom in to view specific works of art in high resolution. With a Google account, you can create a personalized Art Collection to view and share with others. For more information about the technology and project, including YouTube videos, click here.

UPDATE: Here is a review of the project by the New York Times.

Organizing your images with Cooliris

Cooliris is a plug-in for your browser which displays images in a wonderful “3D Wall” effect – you can browse your own image folders, or online image searches (google, flickr, etc.). There’s a great explanation of it here:
http://aahvrc.blogspot.com/search?q=cooliris