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Google Buys Keyhole: The Bet That Became Google Earth and Helped Build Google Maps

Google’s 2004 Keyhole acquisition turned a niche 3D earth viewer into foundational geospatial infrastructure for Google Maps, satellite imagery, and Google Earth.

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