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If asked which software truly brought GIS (Geographic Information Systems) out of the ivory tower and made it a "must-have" on the average person's computer, the answer is likely one and only: Google Earth. Recently, the official Google Maps Platform released a special commemorative page celebrating the 20th anniversary of Google Earth's release. Hearing this news will surely take many veteran GIS professionals back to the moment they first spun the blue planet on their screens and first searched for their own rooftop. This editor first used Google Earth before university; perhaps by chance, or perhaps inspired by it, I ended up entering this field. Taking this opportunity, let's talk about the evolution of the world's most influential GIS software.

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Recently (on October 24), the Google Earth team updated their official website, announcing that this upgrade officially integrates the Gemini large model into Google Earth, adding geospatial reasoning capabilities. This transforms it from a platform primarily displaying satellite images into an intelligent geospatial analysis platform that can understand and respond to natural language queries.

Geospatial Reasoning

To solve complex problems, one must see the big picture. This is the concept behind "Geospatial Reasoning," a framework powered by Gemini that now enables AI to automatically connect different Earth AI models—such as weather forecasting, population maps, and satellite imagery—to answer complex questions.

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Valentine’s Day is here again, and the GIS community group at Malagis is buzzing with excitement. Watching the lively discussions makes one nostalgic for youthful enthusiasm. On such a romantic day, shouldn't everything—including GIS—have its own charm? Let’s explore two GIS-inspired romantic ideas shared by the group.

1. The Bonne Projection

Do you still remember the Bonne projection? Or have your cartography lessons faded into memory? Here's what it looks like:

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While reviewing flood reports, an unusual phenomenon caught my attention: Vietnamese ducks carried by floodwaters into Guangxi, China. This initially seemed geographically counterintuitive—Vietnam lies south of China, so why would floodwaters flow northward? Further investigation revealed fascinating hydrological realities.

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