Liquid Galaxy Explained

The Liquid Galaxy is an open source project founded by Google. Created in 2008 by Google employee Jason Holt, the Liquid Galaxy started out as a panoramic multi-display Google Earth viewer, but shifted to a general data visualization tool for various uses including operations, marketing, and research.^[1]

The Liquid Galaxy enables users to navigate Google Earth, view videos and photos, develop interactive tours, and graphically display GIS data.^[2]

Liquid Galaxies are regularly used by Google to showcase Google's geospatial technologies and to promote its image at trade shows and exhibits. Some companies, nonprofits (e.g. Sylvia Earle Alliance/Mission Blue^[3]), and universities (e.g. Auburn University,^[4] University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,^[5] and Westfield State University^[6]) use Liquid Galaxies.

Development partners

For most of the life of Liquid Galaxy, Liquid Galaxy construction and support has been outsourced to End Point Corporation.^[7] Other companies like Tietronix and GLGteam have also produced Liquid Galaxy systems.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mellen. Mickey. Expanding the capabilities of the Liquid Galaxy. Google Earth Blog. 29 April 2014.
2. Web site: Liquid Galaxy. Google.
3. Web site: Liquid Galaxy at Sylvia Earle Alliance/Mission Blue. Sylvia Earle Alliance/Mission Blue. 10 September 2012.
4. Web site: Liquid Galaxy at Auburn University. Auburn University, Alabama.
5. Web site: Liquid Galaxy at UNC Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
6. Web site: Liquid Galaxy at Westfield State University. Westfield State University, Massachusetts.
7. Web site: Liquid Galaxy by End Point. End Point Liquid Galaxy.
8. Web site: WhereToBuy - liquid-galaxy. code.google.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419120234/https://code.google.com/p/liquid-galaxy/wiki/WhereToBuy. 2015-04-19.