Engineer David Phillip Oster shows off Earth Surfer, an open source application that allows you to surf through Google Earth.
The software is available at: http://code.google.com/p/earthsurfer/
We are always excited to see clever ways to interact with Google Earth. Note the following similar examples of devices interacting with Google Earth:
DFKI’s Balance Board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKUDU9lE–E
Steering Board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1beS-eeNt1k
Wiimote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkPem-RU9XM
Floor Pads: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoNwJ931aqI
Multi-Touch Monitor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr98be8P_Sc