Google Earth now features Gemini AI for conversational geospatial reasoning. Ask natural questions, combine weather, satellite and demographic data fast.
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Google is expanding artificial intelligence in Google Earth by adding support for the Gemini large language model. Users can effectively talk to Earth: the system understands natural-language questions and analyzes real geospatial data in an ongoing dialogue. It nudges the service from a static globe toward a conversational tool.
The updated Geospatial Reasoning capability now brings together several AI models, including weather forecasts, satellite imagery, and demographic maps. With that blend, a user can ask which areas might be in the path of an approaching storm or pinpoint settlements prone to sandstorms during the dry season. The emphasis shifts from simply viewing a map to extracting timely, practical context.
For now, the new feature is available to members of the Google Trusted Testers program. They can not only ask questions in chat but also plug their own datasets into Google Earth’s models — including population, environmental, and infrastructure-condition data. That integration turns the product into a single workspace for deeper analysis of environmental and social risks.
In the United States, Gemini-powered chat will be available to subscribers of Google AI Pro and AI Ultra, with higher usage limits for those plans. In the coming weeks, Google plans to open access to the updated AI models for users of Google Earth Professional and Professional Advanced, gradually weaving Gemini into the geospatial analysis ecosystem worldwide.