2 February 2009

NSIDC Data Included in New Version of Google Earth

NSIDC data is included in the newest version of Google Earth, launched today. The new “Ocean in Google Earth” feature contains NSIDC sea ice extent data and photographs showing glaciers shrinking through time. These and other NSIDC data products are also available to Google Earth users online via our Virtual Globes page at http://nsidc.org/data/virtual_globes/.

Visit the Ocean in Google Earth landing page at http://earth.google.com/ocean. For more information about Google Earth, contact press@google.com

For more information about the NSIDC data included in Google Earth, please contact User Services at nsidc@nsidc.org; members of the press, please contact srenfrow@nsidc.org or +1 303.492.1497.

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