Among those is the ability to import a KML mapping file right into the app, simply by tapping a link on the web from your device. These ‘Google Earth’ files allow people to distribute custom ...

The Google Earth custom maps features that allows you to view KML files, is extremely powerful and has now been added to mobile devices in Google Earth 6.2 for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.

For amateur cartographers, Google Earth has also gained the ability to import KML files from Google Drive. Predictably, the update is rolling out in stages.

For years now, Google has produced a special network link file that shows the latest imagery that has been added to Google Earth. Each time they push out fresh imagery, the network link is updated ...