EarthViewer 3D
E356370
EarthViewer 3D was the original 3D virtual globe software developed by Keyhole, Inc. that later evolved into what is now known as Google Earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EarthViewer 3D canonical | 4 |
| Keyhole EarthViewer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3427021 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EarthViewer 3D Context triple: [Google Earth, originalName, EarthViewer 3D]
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A.
Terminal 3D
Terminal 3D is a concourse of Beijing Capital International Airport’s expansive Terminal 3 complex, serving as one of its dedicated passenger boarding and arrival areas.
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B.
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth is a 1958 British drama film set in colonial Africa, starring Sydney Chaplin and directed by Vincent Sherman.
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C.
Trylon and Perisphere
Trylon and Perisphere were the iconic, futurist-themed centerpiece structures of the 1939 New York World's Fair, symbolizing modernity and technological progress.
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D.
Foundation and Earth
Foundation and Earth is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues his Foundation series, following a quest to rediscover humanity’s long-lost home planet.
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E.
Return to Earth
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EarthViewer 3D Target entity description: EarthViewer 3D was the original 3D virtual globe software developed by Keyhole, Inc. that later evolved into what is now known as Google Earth.
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A.
Terminal 3D
Terminal 3D is a concourse of Beijing Capital International Airport’s expansive Terminal 3 complex, serving as one of its dedicated passenger boarding and arrival areas.
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B.
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth is a 1958 British drama film set in colonial Africa, starring Sydney Chaplin and directed by Vincent Sherman.
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C.
Trylon and Perisphere
Trylon and Perisphere were the iconic, futurist-themed centerpiece structures of the 1939 New York World's Fair, symbolizing modernity and technological progress.
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D.
Foundation and Earth
Foundation and Earth is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues his Foundation series, following a quest to rediscover humanity’s long-lost home planet.
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E.
Return to Earth
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3D mapping application
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software company ⓘ virtual globe software ⓘ |
| acquisitionOutcome | technology integrated into Google Earth ⓘ |
| basedOn |
aerial photography
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satellite imagery ⓘ terrain elevation data ⓘ |
| commercialStatus | proprietary software ⓘ |
| creatorOrganization |
Keyhole, Inc.
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linked to:
Keyhole Inc.
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| dataType |
raster imagery
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vector overlays ⓘ |
| developer |
Keyhole, Inc.
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linked to:
Keyhole Inc.
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| feature |
interactive 3D globe
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overlay of geographic information ⓘ search for locations ⓘ tilt and rotate views ⓘ zoomable satellite imagery ⓘ |
| genre |
geographic information system software
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geospatial visualization software ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of Google Earth user interface
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subsequent virtual globe applications ⓘ |
| knownFor | developing EarthViewer 3D ⓘ |
| licensingModel | commercial license ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the precursor to Google Earth
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early use of streamed 3D globe imagery ⓘ |
| operatedOn | internet connection for streaming imagery ⓘ |
| originalTitle | EarthViewer 3D ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
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linked to:
Windows
|
| predecessorOf | Google Earth ⓘ |
| product | EarthViewer 3D ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Google acquisition of Keyhole, Inc. ⓘ |
| successorOf | EarthViewer 3D ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
bookmarking locations
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fly-through navigation ⓘ layer management ⓘ |
| targetUser |
defense and intelligence users
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enterprise customers ⓘ mapping professionals ⓘ |
| usedFor |
3D visualization of the Earth
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mapping and navigation ⓘ satellite imagery exploration ⓘ |
| visualizationType | 3D Earth visualization ⓘ |
| visualPerspective | virtual camera viewpoint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: EarthViewer 3D Description of subject: EarthViewer 3D was the original 3D virtual globe software developed by Keyhole, Inc. that later evolved into what is now known as Google Earth.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.